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Ft Lauderdale Beach at Dawn
I was in FTL this week on business, picked a hotel on A1A right near Las Olas. From what I understand, this is pretty much the main historical Beach Blanket Bingo sort of location for all those 60s movies from Gidget to Elvis, Doris Day to Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, Its right down the road from the Elbow Room Bar shown in many of those old movies. Great place to walk over and get some sunrise photos before getting dressed in a Tie and heading to business meetings. Pretty cool way to start the day.
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My Buddies at the Bar.
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Hop a Long Woody the Stork.
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Floundering Around
North Beach
Fort De Soto Park FL
Canon 7D Mark II
100-400L
Foggy as heck day, the 7DM2 did a great job with autofocus in the fog,
MINE
Through the fog, I could tell something was flying around, no idea what.. only s shade of dark color going in circles.. Then down they came, I was able to get focus as the battle headed near the deck... They did not land, but went out over the Gulf, then came back later again.. Fog is fun, you can not see very far, so when you do get them into view,, you gotta be fast, its a surprise and sometimes you get something cool, I was wearing white, so they barely saw me in the fog.
Big Red Busts onto the Scene
Big Red, the rare Reddish Egret, hunts on the North Beach salt marsh at the Famous Fort De Soto Park in Tiera Verde Florida, in the Tampa Bay Metro area. Reddish Egrets are the most rare of the US Egrets. They are found in Salt Water areas, marshes and shorelines. Canopy Feeding as well as their well known "Dancing" as the chase small fish make them one of the most prized photographs at North Beach. Locals call him Big Red, there are more than one here, and there are also the very rare White Morphs (which locals refer to as Her).
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Reddish Egret in fog
I had the chance to be at Fort DeSpoto during a massive thick sea fog that lasted from pre sunrise for the entire day. Granted the normal perfect light of DeSoto is great, but being able to shoot in this very different set of lighting conditions was a pretty creative experience, plus the birds were everywhere.
The Root of all is not Evil
Low Tide, North Beach, Salt Marsh, Ft De Soto, Tiera Verde, Florida.
Foggy day provided some very interesting and creative opportunities.
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Day One, Spring Training Practice
Was one of the first ones into the first full day of practice at NY Yankees Spring Training 2015.
Dark and Gloomy outside, just like the Yankees Prospects for the Pennant.
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Daylight Savings Sunrise
Taken on the first sunrise of 2015 Daylight Savings time.
Fort DeSoto, East Beach, FL.
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Adult TriColored Heron
Stalking the flats at low tide.
Sunrise Marsh
Fort De Soto Park
Tierra Verde Florida
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