Morning Color

Nice red sky in the morning.



Not-so-nice red sky in the morning.



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Kids at Play

Although they're eight feet tall.

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Color

Sometimes the subject is mundane, and can only be saved by color.



Or, not.

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From the Archives

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Another Drifter

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Mackeral Sky

Marina Jack, Sarasota, FL.



Often the high clouds of winter lead to more dramatic sunsets than the low cumulus clouds of summer.

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Well Worn Subject

The Bird of Paradise is a very "mature" subject.



Nevertheless, I just like the backlighting on the plumage.

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Good Boy

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The Regatta

Well, not online yesterday, so one demerit.

Here's some action at a ladies sailing event.



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Another Whodunit

I don't know what this is, but I kinda like it.



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End of the Day

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Depth of Field

When photographing flowers that are very three dimensional, creating an appropriate depth of field is a tough call.



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Orchid Patterns

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Out of Place

This wooden schooner looks like it's trying to be a Chesapeake Bay Skipjack.



Not in Sarasota Bay!

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The Flower God

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Gondola Parts

When you live in Venice, FL, it makes sense to understand gondolas. The first image includes two wooden decorative models of gondola parts. Do you recognize them?



The larger model is a forcola, the decorative oarlock seen below.



The smaller model is the ferro. It is made of an iron alloy, and adds weight for proper balance.




Notice that the ferro has six projections facing forward. They represent the six sestieres (districts) of Venice: Cannaregio, San Polo, San Marco, Santa Croce, Castello, and Dorsoduro.

It's very important to know this stuff.

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Who Knows?

In flower photography, it's easy to organize the frame with interesting colors, lines, and space-shapes.









As long as I don't have to know what these things are...

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Floor Reflections

Either you like abstract reflections...



... or you don't.

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A New Order?

Watch out, Harley Davidson...



someone might be gaining.

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Soft Rose Curves

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Give Me a "G..."

University of Florida Fighting Gator Band outlining the state of Florida, at halftime of the Florida vs Vanderbilt game.

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Tiny

This little fellow is less than two inches long.



Too small to sell insurance.

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The Heart of the Rose

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On Location

The plan is to occasionally take a portfolio of glasses on the road, to see what kind of mischief I can get into.



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A little Surf

A few whitecaps add a little pizazz.

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Oldie But Goodie

I am not very familiar with small aircraft, but I think that this might be a Piper Cub.



If so, It's probably 60 or 70 years old.

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Mr. Sunshine

Nothing like a little sidelight to improve someone's portrait.

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Enough Already!

After a few brief brushes with fall-like weather, another week around 90. Still a towering afternoon thunderstorm.



The weatherman says that it will be cooler this week - in the low 80s. Break out the snowshoes!

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