Wildlife, moonlight / twilight, national park, famous landmark photography
Happy New Years - Some Fireworks to Celebrate...
Well in honor of the New Years Arrival, I thought that a fireworks display would be in order. Hopefully there is lots of fireworks in store for all of Us in 2010. Tomorrow I’ll play the rest of the Photographs from this Awesome Fireworks display.
Happy New Year to All…
Date Taken: 07-04-06 5:57PM
Model: Panasonic Lumix FZ20 Shutter Speed: 1/4 second F-Stop:f4.0 ISO:100
Focal length:6mm Lens:Lens: Leica 4 – 432
St. Marks Lighthouse Long view, basking in the Moonlight, Florida’s Forgotten Coast
Here is the St Mark’s Lighthouse in the Moonlight. About 30 minutes after Sunset.
This past weekend after the busyness of Christmas was finished. I was eager to hit the road again. To continue Photographing all of Florida’s Lighthouses. I returned to a place near and dear to my Heart and my Soul…
Florida’s forgotten Coast…
We went to the St. Marks Lighthouse for some Sunset and Moonlight Photography, via the St. Marks NWR. The sunset was unremarkable. The Lighthouse shining in the moonlight was awesome. We were operating under some time constraints. I was only able to take a few shots. Here are two of my favorites, A Long view, at Top and The Tower, at Bottom.
St. Marks Lighthouse Tower basking in the Moonlight, Florida’s Forgotten Coast
Date Taken: 12-27-09 Full Moonlight 6:57PM
Model:Nikon D80
Shutter Speed:90.3 seconds F-Stop:f11 ISO:3200
Focal length:11mm Lens:Tamron 11-18 Wide Angle
Date Taken: 12-27-09 Full Moonlight 6:51PM
Model:Nikon D80
Shutter Speed:90.5 seconds F-Stop:f11 ISO:3200
Focal length:11mm Lens:Tamron 11-18 Wide Angle
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Sunset
Here is the Sunset Shot that Matches Yesterdays Post: http://www.awesomephotographyblog.com/twilight-photography/the-sunshine-skyway-bridge-in-twilight/
I have always found the Sunshine Skyway to be one of the most elusive Landmarks to Photograph. Getting the right lighting, clouds, and weather plus getting the lights on the top of the span to all cooperate is a full time job.
While driving home from the office on Friday night, November 11th, 2008, we noticed that the clouds were tall and billowy. The light was exceptional. The weather was picture perfect. The Paint job and lights on the bridge were all brand new. After Years of chasing the Skyway with Lori (In memoriam 1960 – 2008), we finally got some awesome shots of this, the most magnificent of all bridges.
This HDR Photograph was taken from the South Fishing Pier just minutes before Sunset.
HDR Photograph Taken on: 11-12-08 6:05PM EST
Model: Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
Shutter Speed: 2.5 Seconds F-Stop: F11 ISO:100 Aperture Priority
Focal length: 95mm Lens: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR [Vibration Reduction] DX Lens
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Twilight
I have always found the Sunshine Skyway to be one of the most elusive Landmarks to Photograph. Getting the right lighting, clouds, and weather plus getting the lights on the top of the span to all cooperate is a full time job.
While driving home from the office on Friday night, November 11th, 2008, we noticed that the clouds were tall and billowy. The light was exceptional. The weather was picture perfect. The Paint job and lights on the bridge were all brand new. After Years of chasing the Skyway with Lori (In memoriam 1960 – 2008), we finally got some awesome shots of this, the most magnificent of all bridges.
This HDR Photograph was taken from the South Fishing Pier during the brief 24 minutes of Twilight we get here in Florida… with my dearest Lori by my Side…
Tomorrow I’ll Post the Sunset Shot.
HDR Photograph Taken on: 11-12-08 6:05PM EST
Model: Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
Shutter Speed: 2.5 Seconds F-Stop: F11 ISO:100 Aperture Priority
Focal length: 95mm Lens: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR [Vibration Reduction] DX Lens
A Few Sea Shells and a Mermaids Lei that got washed off her after a Big Storm, Sunset Beach, FL
After a Big storm I love to go walk the beach. Many interesting things wash up after a really good winter storm. All sorts of interesting shells and other stuff are found on the beach. Those Gorgeous Amber Pen Shells with their golden color, especially radiant in the light of Sunset are my absolute favorite post storm shells. I have even read stories of pieces of old shipwrecks washing up. If only I were so Lucky…
One of my favorite post storm stories is where these interesting plants that almost look like a natural Lei, you know the Type that Hawaiians and Mermaids would wear, wash up on shore. You can see the “J” shaped piece above in the photo. I can imagine some poor Mermaid weathering the storm out in her favorite Coral Reef Home and the currents washing her hair too and fro. The Lei being torn from her neck and washing up on shore…
Great Mermaid Site: http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/mermaids/index.html
Photograph Taken on: 1-04-08 5:36PM Aperture Mode
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed: 1/15 Second F-Stop:f11 ISO:100
Focal length: 90mm Lens: Nikon 18-200mm VR
When ever I see a butterfly, I have to follow it and take pictures. The erratic way they flutter about, their beauty, variety of shapes and colors. The perfect subject for photography.
The Red Admiral butterfly is found everywhere in the world. The only place they do not do well is were the winters are especially cold. I find them fascinating because one side is these beautiful colors, the other perfectly matches the pine trees. Follow one and they disappear like Houdini.
The top Photograph is of the Red Admiral Butterfly perfectly camouflaged on a pine at Lake Seminole park. The bottom photograph is just seconds before he decided to hide from lens…
Top Photo Taken on: 03-25-07 12:45PM
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed:1/200th Second F-Stop:f5.6 ISO:400
Focal length:300mm Lens: Nikon 70-300mm
Bottom Photo Taken on: 03-25-07 12:44PM
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed:1/320th Second F-Stop:f5.6 ISO:400
Focal length:300mm Lens: Nikon 70-300mm
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Dunes – Lone Survivor – Florida’s Forgotten Coast
I have always wanted to Photograph Florida’s Dunes. Not the man made variety
but the original Dunes that covered most of Florida’s coasts since the Dawn of time. They have a hard crust and are highly resistant to the effects of Florida’s Tropical Storm season.
The Dunes in Florida’s Forgotten Coast are of the real variety.
They start South of Tallahassee, around to the west, to about Seaside, Fl.
A Winter storm front had stalled south of Tallahassee over the Dunes. My favorite
weather when doing Photography. We were late arriving and found an out of the way Park called the Bald Pont Dunes at about 10 PM. The moon was full, The skies were full of storm clouds, the winds blowing hard…
We saw this Lone Tree near the shore Holding on for dear Life, with carcasses of trees long since gone, around it.
Date Taken: 03-02-07 Full Moonlight
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed:603 seconds F-Stop:f16 ISO:100
Focal length:11mm Lens:Tamron 11-18 Wide Angle
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Florida’s Dunes, Very beautiful, Picturesque, Mystical, and are just plain fun to be around. They are a Perfect and completely natural way for protecting Florida’s coasts from erosion and the tropical storm season. We need to restore and protect all of them.
While meandering along Florida’s Forgotten Coast we came across these awesome dunes at The Mexico City Beach, FL.
This weekend, a storm front had just passed before Sunset. In this panoramic photo you can see the front, to the left of the Sun. The clouds were of the billowy, stringy, Brightly colored variety. The Sea oats were waffling back and forth in the Breeze. Perfect for a relaxing sunset with mother nature. This particular night also had an eclipse of the Moon.
So we sat back in awe of the Dunes and Sunset, Then we turned around and watched the eclipse of the Moon from in front of the dunes…
Top Photo of Dunes : Date Taken: 03-02-07 Sunset
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed:N/A F-Stop:f5.6 ISO:125
Focal length:11mm Lens:Tamron 11-18 Wide Angle
Bottom Photo of Moon : Date Taken: 03-02-07 Moonlight
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed: 1/10s F-Stop:f11 ISO:100
Focal length:200mm Lens: Nikon 18-200mm Wide Angle
The Mexico City Beach web site, a great place to visit:
http://www.mexicobeach.com/cdc/
You can read my first Dunes Story and Photograph here:
http://www.awesomephotographyblog.com/travel/dunes-lone-survivor-floridas-forgotten-coast/
I love a Great Sunset, It’s one of the requirements of being a native Floridian. It also means I follow the weather in space, especially the goings on at our Sun.
Late December 6th, 2006, Sunspot 930 had just exploded Creating a Solar Tsunami and an X6 Class Solar Flare. See a movie of the explosion on the sun at Spaceweather.com:
http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=08&month=12&year=2006
X-class flares are big, they are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. The last time this occurred was July 14th, 2000 and it caused what was “The Bastille Day Event“.
The full effects of this Solar Flare hit earth on December 8th, 2006. I had been watching the skies since sunrise, looking for anything unusual to Photograph. Around Noon in Tampa bay, I noticed Ice halos around the sun. I placed one of those Photo’s at bottom.
So, having Never photographed a sunset during a Major Solar event I headed to Sunset Beach, FL. The Place for awesome sunsets in The Tampa Bay area. The Sun was Blasting so bright even at high apertures it completely blurred the clouds around it. Even to the Naked eye…
Here is a Photograph of the Ice Halo as seen from Pinellas Park, FL
Date Taken: 12-08-06 5:13PM Sunset / Massive X6 class Solar Flare
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed: 1/30 Aperture Priority F-Stop:f11 ISO:100
Focal length: 11mm Lens: Tamron 11-18mm
Bottom Photo Taken: 12-08-06 2:29PM Ice Halo’s Massive X6 class Solar Flare
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Aperture Priority F-Stop:f11 ISO:100
Focal length: 11mm Lens: Tamron 11-18mm
The Ponies Playground
Here is were Lori (In memoriam 1960 – 2008) did a lot of her training using Her most beloved Horse “Lillie” (Story and Photo to follow soon…). Who also resided here. Some People knew it as “The Coopers”. After watching Her and those Horses interact and all the toys there in the Yard. I affectionately remember it as “The Ponies Playground”.
I used to go with her almost every evening when she was caring for the multitude of horses that have called this place home. I watched how much she loved all those horses. Heard many stories about all the young adults meeting her there to learn to ride these most majestic of all beasts.
During the Full Moon, After she was done tending to the Horses needs. We would roam the woods and the horse Trails looking for some Cool Photographs. Most times standing hand in hand waiting for the these time exposure Photographs to come out. If you look closely at the picture, under the light you will see a figure 8 where a real large moth flew round and round…
Photograph Taken on: 11-08-06 8:57PM
Model: Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
Shutter Speed: 97 Seconds F-Stop: F13 ISO:100 -2 step exposure compensation
Focal length: 11mm Lens: Tamron SP 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
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