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Radiant Red Glowing Gold Stunning Sunset Spans Skies & Seas Scene - IMRAN™
(My 108th Flickr Explore!)
I was setting up the Nikon D850 to capture this sunset in a timelapse, which I will post later, when I clicked to take at least one still shot to share with you. K2, my playful soon to be adolescent German Shepherd puppy, managed to get his horse-sized ears into the picture. Kennedy, the suaver of the two, stood to my side.
I just had to share this moment with you. The glowing gold radiant red stunning sunset colors spanned the scene from sky to sea to swimming pool on Tampa Bay and reflected doubly in the windows of my blessed Apollo Beach home. Another moment of gratitude as Maghreb prayer time approached.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Super Chill Personality German Shepherd Celebrity Kennedy Ponders His Place In The Universe On The Oceans of Time & Space At Apollo Beach On Tampa Bay Florida - IMRAN™
(My 121st Flickr Explore!)
My beautiful very alpha but super chill personality German Shepherd Dog,, Kennedy, often surprises me with how humanlike his personality traits and actions, and sometimes even inactions, are. On this gorgeous early morning on Tampa Bay, as I had just taken the dogs for another walk on the beach at my blessed Apollo Beach home neighborhood, he walked to the edge of the sand, and sat down. I quickly captured this magical moment. It shows his incredibly large almost-celebrity type personality and zen-like appreciation of nature.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Shout It From The Rooftop(s) - IMRAN™
Hope it survives the hurricane in 24 hours.
(My 131st Flickr Explore!)
Well, actually, no need to shout. Just a different point of view of how I see my world, all around. And quietly say a prayer of gratitude. According to the phone photo GPS info, I was standing 65 feet (about 20 meters) above sea level and about 45 feet (15 m) above street level.
Handheld iPhone 13 Pro Max photos stitched into a quick and dirty 360°x360° panorama. Captured on a cloudy day at my blessed home in Apollo Beach when I used my twenty-eight feet new ladder to get up to the rooftop for these photos.
Tampa Bay is covered by clouds, with a dash of blue visible somewhere around Clearwater, I think. A boat in the water across from my home is easily visible in the view.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Terrific Tuesday Tampa Bay Breathtakingly Beautiful Serene Seaside Sunset - IMRAN™
(My 127th Flickr Explore!) Following Monday’s stunning sunset ( www.facebook.com/100063547631173/posts/pfbid0GJeEiGmvLKhZ... ), I humbly and gratefully present tonight’s terrific Tuesday Tampa Bay breathtakingly beautiful serene seaside sunset, as a very busy and blessed day of speeches, meetings, consultations, and learning sessions came to a close. How’s that for a long sentence. 😄
© 2022 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #IMRAN #TuesdayMotivation #beachLife #beach #SunsetVibes #summer #lifestyle #seaside #gratitude #scenery #waterfront #HomeSweetHome #night #maghreb #HomeOffice#HybridWork
SPx5: Solo Pelican Soars Past Seaside Pink Sky Peaceful Scene Picture - IMRAN™
What a pretty scene I was taking a photo of when the solo pelican soared past the seaside serenity scene under a pink sky framed by silhouettes of palm trees in my Symphony Isles neighborhood on Tampa Bay in Apollo Beach, Florida.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Melting Gold Friday Midnight Tranquility Tampa Bay Florida - IMRAN™
My 90th photo in Flick Explore! After capturing the golden orange “dull” dramatic sunset at my neighborhood beach this evening ( www.facebook.com/134701029880230/posts/3972345389449089/ ), I was blessed to be back there for a midnight walk with the dogs. This is a vivid image long exposure HDR image showing the tranquility of Tampa Bay gently reflecting the shades of night, and luxury homes glowing with the Gold Coast feel of this wonderful part of Apollo Beach.
© 2020 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaLife #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #midnight #TGIF #LaborDayWeekend #summer #night #beach
Thanksgiving Night Tranquility On Tampa Bay Florida - IMRAN™
(My 115th Flickr Explore!)
Current situation. A state of independence. A heart full of love. A soul full of gratitude.
iPhone 13 Pro Max long exposure high dynamic range photography sitting in an Adirondack chair at the beach in my beautiful neighborhood. Blessed, loved, grateful.
© 2021 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #Thanksgiving #gratitude #tranquility #motivation #inspiration #NoLimits #IMRAN
Breathtaking Dusk Over Tampa Bay Florida, Aerial Drone Flying View At Apollo Beach - IMRAN™ (360° Interactive Virtual Reality) (My 78th Explore!)
It was literally 6:10 PM when I looked out the window and realized that conditions were ideal for a stunning dusk.
There were low clouds over the horizon across Tampa Bay, which was extremely calm. And the sky above was completely covered by a layer of clouds that would provide perfect reflecting conditions for the setting sun's light, which would come through the sweet slit the sun was shafting with its beams, right over where the Sunshine Bridge and St. Pete's Beach areas are.
Within the 15 minutes between that realization and sunset time of about 6:25 PM Eastern, I managed to shoot several sunset photos with the Nikon D300, do a timelapse with the Nikon KeyMission 360 which I had to mount above the umbrella on the dock, an iPhone 6S+ timelapse from the wall of the pool deck, AND managed to change batteries, insert a memory card and get the DJI Phantom 4 drone to the dock in time for one of the most breathtaking live-streams I have ever broadcast. It left viewers, and me, gasping.
This composite imapge was created in PhotoShop from the unedited photos I took with the drone flying 120 feet above me. The color as well as lights & shadows variations were so intense you can notice how much trouble the camera had in setting exposure as the drone rotated above me to capture the 360° view.
That is why the colors in this photo are not even as stunning (and I mean gasping in amazement stunning) that you will see in the 4K video the drone also captured. I will post all of these in time, God willing.
I hope you love this scene as much as I did experiencing and sharing it.
© 2017 IMRAN™
Super Stunning Seaside Sunday Scene - IMRAN™
Some days are just so stunning that I have to let hte picture do all the talking. Zoom in on the original image I had (250MB) and you could almost see rows of windows on St. Petersburg buildings shining across from me past the shimmering waters of Tampa Bay. I did not have time to correct the lens distortion causing the buildings to appear slightly skewed.
© 2023 IMRAN™
Shepherds Sit Savoring Seaside Summer Shade - IMRAN™
My German Shepherd Dogs, Kennedy and K2, love jumping from this empty lot in my neighborhood onto the short beach and into the waters of Tampa Bay, Florida. When I was in a hurry and staying near the street to head back after a short dog walk, they both sat in the seaside summer shade and watched whether they could tempt me to stay longer with their coordinated cuteness. I did.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Gorgeous Glowing Radiant Redolent Pretty Pink Hot Hibiscus - IMRAN™
There is something so blatantly sensual, even subtly sexual, about nature's structures. Flowers in particular have that visual magic. A gorgeous glowing hot pink pretty hibiscus at my home in the morning sunlight is radiantly redolent of those sensual and erotic images in the romantic's mind. See it?
© 2021 IMRAN™
Sitting Savoring Stunning Serene Seaside Sunset - IMRAN™
What a blessing to have had a great day of work, some fun dog walks despite 90s temps in Apollo Beach, and then sitting savoring seaside sunset serene scene over Tampa Bay, outside the home. The spectacular red and gold colors on one side of the sky with soft blue on the left create the perfect moment to day a prayer of gratitude at Maghreb, as the sun says sayonara.
© 2022 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #IMRAN #MondayMotivatiin #beachLife #beach #SunsetVibes #summer #lifestyle #seaside #gratitude #scenery #waterfront #HomeSweetHome #night #maghreb
Beautiful Blue Blissful Beach Boating (SOOC iPhone Panorama) - IMRAN™
It was a stunningly beautiful blue and blissful beach & boating day when I took this handheld panorama photo with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. It is pretty amazing how good cell phone cameras have gotten.
Yes, you can notice the slight banding of two shades of water on the left and right side near the middle of the photo. The horizon may not be perfectly level, possibly due to my movement right to left to avoid getting the moving dogs and boat in the subsequent frames, which would either make them blurry or be erased by the algorithms.
But what a gorgeous day to capture. You can see various boaters in the channel heading in and one jet ski heading out past this neighbor's lot I was standing on.
No edit, no filters. Straight out of camera (SOOC) image. I merely added my name at the bottom right. Enjoy this moment of gratitude I am blessed to share with you and keep me in your prayers.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Somewhere (Here) Under The Rainbow - IMRAN™
It was actually a fairly clear and dry day when I took my German Shepherd dogs Kennedy and K2 for a quick drive.. They LOVE getting in the car, and I had not taken them anywhere in the car in a few days. So I literally just drove over to the next street over in my Symphony Isles neighborhood and came back home. They were still so happy because I think the experience of being in a moving vehicle is more important to them than the duration of the trip. Just as I was taking the turn away from my part of Symphony Isles Boulevard I saw this fairly "clear sky" rainbow seem to be dropping out of just a small single cloud. I pulled over so I could take this photo. You can see a boat of one of my neighbors on that canal side of the community.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Walking At Florida Home With Kennedy & K2 (360° VR) - IMRAN™ - (My 129th Flickr Explore!)
Sunday was hectic. But I managed to walk outside with my dogs Kennedy and K2 several times, despite the heat, and then the pouring rain on and off. This is a quick and dirty 360° interactive panorama view as we returned home. Kennedy is right under the camera view so you have to swipe down to see him.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Spectacular Summer Seaside Saturday Sunset Scene Symphony Isles Eyed By I, Aye - IMRAN™
What a wonderful weekend moment. A spectacular Saturday summer sunset seaside scene unfolding at my blessed Symphony Isles neighborhood. Captured as an iPhone panorama and presented in HDR from the MacBook Pro shortly after I photographed it this evening.
© 2021 IMRAN™
(Un)Chilling With Blue-Eyed Blonde Hottie Shannon By The Golden Red Fireplace - IMRAN™
(My 118th Flickr Explore!)
It was complicated taking this photo (no edit, no filter, no tweaking, SOOC {straight out of camera} from the iPhone 13 Pro Max) considering the angle of the sofa, angle of the camera, and my stretched and angled arm to try to fit in my double-chin, and double-magics of blue-eyed blonde beloved Shannon, all in-line with the roaring fireplace. It was not complicated feeling loved and enjoying the occasional near-freezing nights Tampa Bay, Florida can have. I had to ask Shannon to hold my can of (cold but absolutely never to be purchased again) AHA zero-sugar zero-taste zero-value non-cola. Nothing else was cold in the room that night. Kennedy and K2 were to the side, but one of the Roomba cleaning robots insisted on being in the photo.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Neighborhood/Watch/Dogs - IMRAN™
Today was a dichotomy. I was busy all day. But I got hardly any walking done. I stead of being near halfway in my daily 5 miles, 10,000 steps, walking goalI had barely done 1.25 miles by around 6PM. Just one quarter of the target! It had been a stunning, cool, and sunny day on Tampa Bay. I had opened the front doors as well as the sliders bayside for free air conditioning. As I got ready to step out for a short walk before feeding my great German Shepherd Dogs, Kennedy and K2, I saw them sitting guarding our personal “castle” I took this no-edit SOOC (straight out of camera) iPhone photo. Talk about (neighborhood/ {watch) / dogs}.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Random Nature Yellow On Green So Soothing (In 3D On FB) - IMRAN™
The empty lot nearby, which my dogs Kennedy & K2 like to run down to the short beach on Tampa Bay of, has become overgrown after all the heavy rains in Florida this summer. This unedited natural light 3D (see www.facebook.com/100063547631173/posts/pfbid02YCNyu9siaDB... ) effect bokeh iPhone 13 Pro Max photo makes the lush green wild plants with sharp yellow flowers floating in the breeze look so soothing.
© 2022 IMRAN™
#Florida #ApolloBeach #treetscene #walking #plants #flowers #botany #nature #3D #bokeh #iPhone #IMRAN #Summer #SymphonyIsles
Sure Strange Sea Shell By The Grassy Sea Shore - IMRAN™
From a distance in bright sunlight this looked like one of tens of thousands of random seashells one can see by the seaside or seashore. But getting in closer and looking at it with an enhanced contrast (but no color filters!) showed a strange alluring web of colors and shades that aren’t visible in bright sunlight.
© 2021 IMRAN™
#florida #tampabay #apollobeach #symphonyisles #IMRAN #shotoniphone #iphotography #iphonography #iphoto #seashells #seaside #nature #naturephotography
German Shepherds Ready To Furrify Freshly Cleaned Swimming Pool - IMRAN™
Mike, the great pool servicing gentleman, wasn’t able to do it on Friday so he came by to make my swimming pool look spectacular as usual on this stunning Saturday. Soon thereafter, when I stepped out to walk the dogs I got to take this photo. It looks like my German Shepherd Dogs, Kennedy & K2, are checking the pool cleanliness and thinking of ways to fill it with their fur. 😂 No edit, no filter, iPhone 13 Pro Max photo.
© 2022 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #IMRAN #saturday #swimmingpool #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #beachLife #beach #SaturdayVibes #spring #lifestyle #seaside #gratitude #scenery #waterfront #HomeSweetHome
K2 Kennedy Seaside Seating Pet Portrait Dirt Dogs - IMRAN™
During a morning walk K2 and Kennedy my German Shepherd Dogs sat in the dirt of a neighboring empty lot for a seaside portrait on Tampa Bay.
© 2022 MRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #IMRAN #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #beachLife #beach #Monday #spring #seaside #gratitude #nature #lifestyle #portrait
Red Flowers Against Green Foliage In Daily Walk - IMRAN™
No filter. No edit.
3D glasses free at www.facebook.com/100063547631173/posts/pfbid03kCsKBjkMW6A...
© 2022 IMRAN™
#Florida #ApolloBeach #treetscene #walking #plants #flowers #botany #nature #3D #bokeh #iPhone #IMRAN #Summer #SymphonyIsles
Stunning Sunset.... Afternoon (Dusk) De/Light(ning) Tampa Bay ... At 2 PM? - IMRAN™
What a surreal stunning seaside sunset scene I’m witnessing right now. There’s an actual roll of thunder lasting 15-seconds shaking the house, while supremely serene Tampa Bay waters hardly have a ripple on them past my dock. There is complete cloud cover all around blanketing the sky and horizon in grey. Yet to the south the clouds are layered mysteriously enough to create the colors of sunset and shades of dusk although it is not even 3pm. And right next to it are some lightning flashes. What an absolutely unusual beautiful afternoon de/light(ning).
© 2020 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #weather #storm #IMRAN #sunset #afternoon #prose #wordplay #writing #nature
Late Very Late Night Dark Night Home Sweet Home - IMRAN™
It was a really dark night when clouds kept the moon or any stars from shining through. It was really late too, so there were no boats or distant city lights across the waters of Tampa Bay to penetrate the long sheet of black draping the sea and sky. Walking back home with my dogs from a late very late night dark night stroll I bowed my head in gratitude at the blessing of living in my home sweet home.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Winter Water Wading Fabulous Florida Flying Drone Dogs Dockside - IMRAN™
Sure, living in Florida nonstop for the last two years due to the pandemic thinned my blood enough to make 50s Florida weather feel chilly. But you can take the boy out of New York but not take New York out of the boy. Well, man in this case.
Sure, I put on a turtleneck because of the cold 50-60°F winds this month. But what better way to show I am a New Yorker at heart despite being a Florida-living loving beach-lover than this. Wading in the wonderful winter-like waters of Tampa Bay in fabulous Florida, dockside at my blessed home in Apollo Beach. Having my two chill German Shepherd Dogs Kennedy and K2 keeping me company while I shot a few drone selfie clips and pics with the DJI Phantom 4 made it ever more fun.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Solo Pelican Soars Above Stunning Tampa Bay Florida Spring Sunset & Dusk 3 Years Ago - IMRAN™
I just noticed this photo that I took on April 21, 2021 but which I don’t think I got around to posting until tonight.
The wide span wings of the solo pelican and the palm trees at my Symphony Isles neighborhood in Apollo Beach, Florida are silhouetted by a gorgeous fiery golden orange red dusk spanning the sky. A perfect spot to offer my Maghreb prayers in gratitude to the Almighty for every day of life and every blessing.
© 2021-2024 IMRAN™
Beautiful Blue Blissful Beach Boating (SOOC iPhone Panorama).- IMRAN™
It was a stunningly beautiful blue and blissful beach & boating day when I took this handheld panorama photo with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. It is pretty amazing how good cell phone cameras have gotten.
Yes, you can notice the slight banding of two shades of water on the left and right side near the middle of the photo. The horizon may not be perfectly level, possibly due to my movement right to left to avoid getting the moving dogs and boat in the subsequent frames, which would either make them blurry or be erased by the algorithms.
But what a gorgeous day to capture. You can see various boaters in the channel heading in and one jet ski heading out past this neighbor's lot I was standing on.
No edit, no filters. Straight out of camera (SOOC) image. I merely added my name at the bottom right. Enjoy this moment of gratitude I am blessed to share with you and keep me in your prayers.
© 2021 IMRAN™
Visual Tree(at)s: Layers Of Symphony Isles Palm Trees In Night Mode - IMRAN™
There can be some beautiful views created just by one’s position. In this case, during a walk around midnight with my dogs, the view can be magical. A corner lot’s trees, seen from a side street, appear layered with those across the curving Symphony Isles Boulevard and those to the right across the roundabout to another side street.
Some trees had holiday lights on them, but most didn’t. Yet they all came alive in brilliant shades in this SOOC (straight out of camera) iPhone 11 Pro Max night-mode photo.
It almost looks 3D although the FaceBook app failed to simulate the 3D effect it can often apply to regular photos. But the the trees in the image are dazzling as they are, in my humble opinion. 😊 What do you think?
© 2020 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #trees #night #Christmas #SOOC #iPhone #IMRAN
German Shepherd Dogs K2 & Kennedy Enjoying Wading In Tampa Bay Florida On Stunning Friday Morning After Thanksgiving Perfect For Boating - IMRAN™
Today, the Friday morning after quite an event-filled Thanksgiving, was an absolute image of tranquility and perfection on Tampa Bay Florida. This is a panorama created from two absolutely unedited SOOC (straight out of camera) iPhone 11 Pro Max photos. We were at the small private beach of my lovely Symphony Isles neighborhood in Apollo Beach.
The image shows just how stunningly beautiful the blue sky and blue waters were this morning. You can see boats, sailboats and other vessels on this perfect day for anything seaside.
Kennedy always loves to wade in the water, and K2, who is actually more into swimming than his older brother, then usually follows in.
Check out the amazing "rings of wet light" around K2, where the ripples from his steps are reflecting and refracting the light as if a creature made of light was swimming around him. Even the water splashing at K2's feet is clearly visible in the image, although Facebook's dog-poop quality file uploads may not show the full detail. So I even include a link there for people to see things like this on Flickr.
We hope all of you are having a great holiday weekend and counting your blessings.
© 2020 IMRAN™
#ApolloBeach, #Architecture, #Beach, #BeachLife, #beachfront, #bluesky, #Boating, #boats, #dogs, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #gratitude, #GSD, #homes, #IMRAN, #ImranAnwar, #iPhone, #Lifestyle, #luxuryhomes, #Panorama, #TampaBay, #Thanksgiving, #tranquility, #SymphonyIsles
Delightful Dockside Dogs Drone Selfie Stunning Saturday Seashore - IMRAN™
It was such a stunning Saturday morning earlier this year when I took the 2016 DJI Phantom 4 for a flight. Kennedy and K2, my beautiful German Shepherd Dogs, kept me company dockside, while the shoreline looked magical with the low tide. This is actually a panorama shot composed of 4 photos merged for greater detail.
© 2023 IMRAN™
K2 & Kennedy Enjoying Tampa Bay Sunset Scenery At Drone Flight Start Selfie Time - IMRAN™
I was able to take the DJI M3P drone for a quick sunset flight. I find it disappointing that for some reason the ability to do live streaming from the DJI app is gone. I used to do a lot of popular drone flight livestreams with my 6 years old DJI Phantom 4 and its app.
In either case, a quick selfie as the drone took off, with the setting sun behind me painting the sky in incredible shades and hues.
K2 and Kennedy, on the left and right in the picture, sat watching the serene scenery as the drone took off. Clearly another perfect moment to say prayers of gratitude at Maghreb.
© 2023 IMRAN™
Glowing With Gratitude On Rainy Night At White House Under Black Sky By Dark Sea - IMRAN™
It was a dark and (rainy but not) stormy night. Owning two active German Shepherd Dogs means neither rain nor snow, etc. can keep us from our appointed rounds of dog walking.
Walking back home I was struck by a moment of deep gratitude on seeing the stark contrast of my blessed white home against the dark sea and black sky. It made me think not of what I have, but of all that I have had and lost, and how tenuous our grips on material things and even our own lives are.
That is why I try to take a moment, every time I can, to remember how grateful I am to still be here, at whatever stage in life I am at. I remind myself of all the potential and promise of still being able to achieve whatever I dream of and God blesses me with.
Have a Happy New Year, my family, my beloveds, my friends, and all decent people. My best to all who embrace love, beauty, justice, knowledge, and peace.
© 2020-2021 IMRAN™
#ApolloBeach, #Florida, #IMRAN, #ImranAnwar, #Lifestyle, #Nature, #iPhone, #seaside, #Night, #rain, #weather, #Inspiration, #motivation, #gratitude, #HappyNewYear, #commentary, #InMyHumbleOpinion, #Tampa, #TampaBay, #SymphonyIsles, #WhiteHouse, #IMHO
K9 Kennedy K2 Keep Watch Lookout On Neighbor Family’s Home Near Midnight - IMRAN™
Kennedy & K2 love my neighbors across the cul de sac like family. At home they’re thankfully not the kind to bark at every sound of traffic. Last night they suddenly barked and rushed to the door. I went to check.
They always and only do that when they sense someone near the home of these neighbors whom they also got taken care of two years ago when I had to be away unexpectedly for three days. Even though it was the family back from a party but another vehicle was there too.
So these two just sat outside my door not coming back inside until they saw everyone and were satisfied that everyone was safely inside. They do the same thing even when I’m upstairs and the doors are all open downstairs. Good dogs. 🐕🐕🏡
© 2021 IMRAN™
#IMRAN #Florida #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #GermanShepherds #dogs #GSD #security #discipline #neighbors #street #homes #animals
Beautiful Brilliant Blue Super Stunning Sky Wonderful White Wool Clouds Cover Cul-de-Sac - IMRAN™
What a perfect sky colors day it was at my blessed home today. Kennedy and K2, my super chill German Shepherd Dogs, guarded the cul-de-sac. I took a dozen or so photos with the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
NO editing, NO filters, NO color processing was done to even one of the frames. I just stitched them into this panorama, filled in the boring street color at my feet, and added a vertical name watermark.
Enjoy the full 360x360 equirectangular 4-pi panorama from head to toe as if you were standing right next to me. I promise the dogs will welcome you if I say I was waiting for you. LOL
© 2021 IMRAN™
Puppy K2 Towers Over GSD Kennedy Ready For Seaside Dog-Fight Fun At Tampa Bay Florida Home Beach - IMRAN™
K2, the still less than one year old puppy, is slender in body style but has been taller than the older German Shepherd Dog, Kennedy, for a few months. In this Facebook 3D photo K2 seems to be looming over still-heavier and stronger Kennedy. Literally 2-seconds later, in one playful lunge, chilling Kennedy reminded K2 who was still boss.
© 2021 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #seaside #beach #IMRAN #SymphonyIsles #GSD #winter #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #dogstagram #beachdog #puppiesofinstagram #puppylove #beachlife #lifestyle #privatebeach
December Tampa Bay Florida Sunset By Drone - IMRAN™
Get your 1-minute sunset music video fix wherever you are. Come take off with me to see a magnificent Tampa Bay winter sunset at my blessed home on Apollo Beach, Florida. Can you spot me?
© 2022 IMRAN™
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Penetrating Clouds, A Universe Of Love & Sun Beams (D{r}own) On/In Tampa Bay Florida At Apollo Beach - IMRAN™
It is the end of Christmas Day. It is always a bittersweet day for me. This date is also my late mother's birth anniversary. The loss of a beloved parent gone too young three decades ago is a sorrow that is deeper than any sea. My beloved father also left to be with her just around this time of year a dozen years ago.
The day fills me with memories of them, and others lost along the way. But it also makes me feel that an abundance of love is always shining down on me. From the heavens, and beamed at me from my beloveds here on earth. All that love gives me an even greater lust for life, love for love, hunger for passion, and an endless need for releasing all that love on the ones I consider my beloveds.
Nature reminds me of that every day, but even more so on days like this. I love it when the light plays with nature, blends with the atmosphere and weather conditions to make shafts of sunbeams visible for miles.
It is breathtaking to see them penetrate the clouds to release their heat of desire on to the warm wetness of the sea, and then drown in the loving depths of the oceans of Earth.
It is just one of those moments or nature's erotic games, played out by exhibitionist lovers separated by light years but coming together across the sky at my home. I am blessed to capture and present the vivid details of their rapture in HDR here for your every pleasure.
Life is short. Do not waste a moment. Look, and see my love, my loves. Feel it. See it. Come to it.
© 2020 IMRAN™
Apollo Beach, FL
December 25, 2020
#ApolloBeach, #blessed, #Clouds, #Dolphins, #gratitude, #Home, #IMRAN, #iPhone, #Lifestyle, #Nature, #SaintPetersburg, #seashore, #seaside, #sunbeams, #sunlight, #Sunset, #swimmingpool, #SymphonyIsles, #TampaBay, #Water, #weather
Walking With Wild Windy Weather Whipping Water Waves Beautiful Blue Bay - IMRAN™
Kennedy seems to be smelling the non-existent roses, while K2 keeps an eye on me as he runs past. Wild windy weather whipped water waves into a frenzy as even the dog leashes I was carrying were swinging in the wind when the beautiful Shannon took a series of candid photos of me on a beautiful blue day on Tampa Bay.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Symphony Isles Apollo Beach Neighbor's Beautiful Fountain Very Late Night (3D) - IMRAN™
Photo taken this past week with my 12 years old Fuji real dual-lens 3D camera.
© 2022 IMRAN™
Beyond A Shadow Of... Doubtless A Man & Two German Shepherd Dogs - IMRAN™
I sometimes go bike riding late at night, with Kennedy and K2, my German Shepherd dog and puppy respectively, running alongside on either side. They are on two leashes attached on both sides of the seat rod. Of course, I wear a helmet, and gloves, in case a random squirell sighting makes one of them take off to the side taking me down with them!
One night recently, as I was pulling into the garage to put the bike inside, I realized that the white LED floodlight in the driveways projected onto the white wall of the garage a silhouette of me holding the bike and the dogs sitting on either side. They are so perceptive. Even from their silhouettes you can see that they are both literally looking at the wall knowing that there is something there I am looking at -- even though it is the same wall they are used to seeing and there is nothing unusual going on.
I just thought it would make an interesting and unique truly black and white photo. You can see a cement block standing next to the wall, giving a surreal touch of real world to an ethereal world of what is nothing but shadows. But the shadow knows, beyond a shadow of doubtless.... a man and two German Shepherd Dogs!
© 2021 IMRAN™
#ApolloBeach, #Florida, #GermanShepherdDogs, #IMRAN, #ImranAnwar, #iPhone, #K2, #Kennedy, #SymphonyIsles, #TampaBay, #lights, #shadows, #humor, #creative, #surreal, #blackandwhite, #contrast, #dogs, #biking, #night
Man (& Man’s Best Friend)/(& The Sea{Dog})/(& Machine) - IMRAN™
There were too many wordplay combinations possible in the title of this great photo of Kennedy and me on the jetski, taken by my lovely friend & neighbor in Apollo Beach, Shelly. She and her family were out on their new kayak when Kennedy and I said hi to them on this spectacular day on Tampa Bay, Florida. She actually captured these moments as Live Photos, but this is a square still edit from one.
© 2020 IMRAN™
Glowing Sun Drowning In Golden Melting Sky Over Tampa Bay Florida At Apollo Beach - IMRAN™
It was hard to describe the last Friday of summer, in the year that has been unusual and unnecessarily drama-filled for the world, and for the USA in particular, 2020. This panorama was auto-stitched from 6 handheld iPhone 11 Pro Max photos, taken at the beach in Symphony Isles, the place I am blessed to have my Florida home. As pontoon heads out to the bay, and some boats sit on their lifts to the right, the two blue beach chairs under a melting gold sky are the best spot to soak in the sunset, when even the sun seems to be a tiny spot on the horizon, almost drowning in the colors of the clouds, before it drowns into the shades of the sea, before it drowns into the abyss of the past.
© 2020 IMRAN™
Total Tranquility Time Tampa Bay Beautiful Beach Boating Stunning Seaside Sunday Scene - IMRAN®
Two years ago today’s date. It was a Sunday. DJI drone photo at takeoff from Apollo Beach home.
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I wish my good friends and all peace loving, justice-supporting & kind fellow Americans a Happy #Thanksgiving. I do not cook or you would hear reports of a #UFO.... Unidentified Frying Object! Especially because turkeys don't fly. I'm glad #Turkey did shoot down a flying intruder #Russia plane but may this holiday season bring #justice to the occupied & oppressed without which #Peace On Earth remains just a cute postcard slogan. May it bring understanding and bridge building without which the hate mongers of all sides can't be defeated. and may it bring positive change where the haves are not gorging on us by gouging us like stuffed turkeys. God bless all good people everywhere.
Nikon D300 handheld photo with absolutely no editing of any kind, no filters. SOOC.
© 2015 IMRAN™
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Truly Terrific Tranquil Tampa Bay Beautiful Beach Boating Stunning Sunset Scene Stream - IMRAN™
It is hard to believe that one-third of this amazing, event-filled, year, 2022, is over. Where do the days, weeks, months, years and even life go? All one can do is make the best of each moment that one can, to savor in the beauty of nature, of life, of love, and of every blessing. Join me for a few minutes and just soak in the stunning sunset on Tampa Bay, Florida, tonight on my Apollo Beach home deck as my two great German Shepherds keep me company. Alas, no dolphins showed up during this livestream as they did yesterday.
© 2022 MRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #SymphonyIsles #IMRAN #sunset #dusk #livestream #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #beachLife #beach #Tuesday #spring #boating #JetSki #seaside #gratitude #nature #lifestyle
Winds (Of) Change (On) Tampa Bay Florida - IMRAN™
(Timelapse Music Video)
Yes, wordplay intended. Winds of Change are all around Tampa Bay, Florida. And, yes, see the winds change ON Tampa Bay, and see how the winds change Tampa Bay waters' colors, textures, waves, and moods.
This was supposed to be a longer dramatic music video but a timer setting error meant it was only recorded as a 2.5-seconds timelapse. That is too short to post anywhere.
So I slowed it down a little bit. That makes it 7-8 seconds so a little less shockingly twister-like as the original short recording is. But you can see the drama.
You can literally see the invisible wind visibly change right in front of your eyes. Watch the clouds initially swirl and twist perpendicular to the usual shape of twisters. See how they stretch along the East-West line but travel south to north.
But then, within seconds even in real-time, a massive shift in wind occurs and the clouds head towards the house and head east. Watch again just to see how the palm trees indicate the brute force of the shift. Dramatic nature!
© 2021 IMRAN™
"Psst, Want Some Weed, Or Grass?" - Kennedy - IMRAN™
This photo was taken last year, in summer 2019, when Kennedy had been with me for about 4 months. This lush patch of weeds and grass on an empty lot in the neighborhood is still one of his favorites.
A couple of time he has stumbled upon, and surprised, a baby bunny in there. Even though he loves to chase a rabbit if it runs, it is interesting to see his lack of aggression when he seems to notice that the other animal is a baby.
When he has had too much Pakistani food (LOL) and wants to adjust the pH in his stomach this is also where he likes to chew on some of the long, lush, juicy, blades of grass. If you want some weed, or good grass, he knows where the good (dog) sh!t is! LOL.
© 2019-2020 IMRAN™
Vivid Sunset On Tampa Bay At Apollo Beach Home January 2023 - IMRAN™
Even when it is an old Nikon pocket camera, and one of their lousier models, the CoolPix 6200, Tampa Bay, Florida sunsets can still come through amazing. You can see how the greens are washed out when the vivid settings are used to highlight the stunning sunset and dusk colors. But, it was the flaming clouds image I was trying to capture anyway, not the nearby palm tree fronds at my blessed home nor the not too distant mangroves.
© 2023-2024 IMRAN™
Sea Of Pink Above Floating Bed Of Green 3D - IMRAN™
These gorgeous shades of pink outside a nearby neighbor’s home in Symphony Isles, Apollo Beach, caught my eye in this morning’s walk with my German Shepherds, Kennedy and K2. It was challenging to frame the maximum number of flowers because it has been very windy here. But thd temperature has been perfect. Enjoy the 3D view.
© 2020 IMRAN™
#Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #flowers #nature #3D