Florida Keys
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The magical quality of the island is prevalent in every component of life from the time you disembark the ferry. It's like going back in time. It's a slower pace which enables more awareness of the surroundings.
High winds made photography challenging this week. The winds also created high drama on the sea, churning the waves into white topped crests.
The Appledore V is a 65-foot two-masted schooner that voyages back and forth from the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys and vice versa each year. The owning company offers sailing tours and private charters from Key West throughout the winter & spring months and then sails back to the Great Lakes in late spring. This photograph was taken from the beach during the day while its passengers enjoy a beautiful day on the ocean.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 200
Aperture – f/6.3
Exposure – 1/125 second
Focal Length – 125mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. ”
― Ansel Adams (American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Located at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street, Key West's most iconic landmark draws crowds that stand in line for a postcard-like picture with the famous yellow, red, and black painted buoy. Built in 1983, the buoy not only represents the southernmost location in the continental United States but also its close proximity to Havana, Cuba only 90 miles away.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
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We interrupt Teton Tuesday for a short Tropical Tuesday series :)
We got to visit this island for lunch after our snorkel trip. Great lunch and a great time
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“I want to get to Key West and get away from it all.”
– Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer and journalist)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy-sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
Group Cover Photo - Quarta Sunset Group - 11/9/21
2nd Place Challenge Winner - Daarklands Group - 10/2/22
"The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed."
-- Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Florida’s most prolific iguana is the most substantial of all invasive species. The Green Iguana grows over 5 feet and can weigh up to 15 pounds. These iguanas are shades of emerald green with large spikes running down their back and tail. Green Iguanas also have a large dewlap (or neck flap) for regulating their body temperature. They present their dewlap to potential mates during courtship.
The Green Iguana’s tail is its primary weapon. It’s capable of whipping other animals when threatened. When ensnared, an iguana can detach its tail and grow another one. Green Iguanas also have another unique defense system, a third eye. On the forehead, they have a primitive pineal gland. The gland is not capable of forming images like the other two. They use their parietal eye to sense changes in light and track predators above.
Green Iguanas are herbivores. However, their diet in Florida does not provide enough water to regulate their body temperatures. As a result, the iguanas tear through plant matter, leaving little behind.
Green Iguanas are prolific breeders. Females are capable of laying 45 eggs in every clutch. With few natural predators, most of their young reach reproductive maturity.
Green Iguanas are native to Central and South America. The iguanas first established populations in the Florida Keys. It’s thought the green iguanas first hitched a ride on South American fruit ships. In the following years, careless pet owners released the iguanas into the wild.
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/80 second
‧ Focal Length – 190mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Waikiki Beach...Sunset...Palm Trees...Sand...Ocean...Perfection!!
Image above was taken with my cell phone and edited slightly with Photoshop 6.
“See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me. And no-one knows, how far I’ll go”
– Moana (a sea-loving, strong-willed wayfarer and only daughter of the tribal chief in Disney's animated movie 'Moana')
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-- Unknown
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/80 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Mallory Square, famed for its Key West sunset celebrations, is home to a handsome military memorial dedicated to the men and women who have served, chronicling military events that affected Key West and the Florida Keys. Simple and elegant, the display highlights events beginning in 1822, when the U.S. Navy raised the American flag over Key West through today. It even has a gun turret recovered from the battleship Maine, which departed from Key West, prior to being sunk in the Havana Harbor.
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”
– General Norman Schwarzkopf (United States Army general who served as the commander of United States Central Command during the Persian Gulf War)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
"A boat is safe at the boathouse but that's not what boats are made for..."
-- Adaptation of a quote by William Shedd
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Catch A Wave" - The Beach Boys
"I want to get to Key West and away from it all."
-- Ernest Hemingway (American author and journalist)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Island of Tortola - one of the few inhabited islands
British Virgin Islands - from hillside overlook - 6/7/23
40th Anniversary 8 Day Cruise - Saint Croix - Tortola
Adventure of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_of_the_Seas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - blue and turquoise]
*[taken from an open-air tour-vehicle...while in motion! LOL]
*[Local tradition recounts that explorer Christopher Columbus
named the island Tórtola. Translation; "turtle dove" in Spanish]
"The ocean has always been a salve to my soul…the best thing for a cut or abrasion was to go swimming in saltwater. Later down the road of life, I made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.”
— Jimmy Buffet (American singer-songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy sky - lone palm]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. It was beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Saturday In The Park" - Chicago
"I want to get to Key West and get away from it all."
-- Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer and journalist known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers and who has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image)
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/3.8
‧ Exposure – 3 seconds
‧ Focal Length – 21mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Key West's favorite beach...as quoted by the Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park website. And it was extremely relaxing and very beautiful...I suggest a visit if you are ever in the Conch Republic!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
“Key West: where the sea meets the sky and dreams dance upon the horizon.”
– Unknown
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
Island of Tortola - one of the few inhabited islands
British Virgin Islands - from sea level overlook - 6/7/23
40th Anniversary 8 Day Cruise - Saint Croix - Tortola
Adventure of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_of_the_Seas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - island mountainside homes]
*[Local tradition recounts that explorer Christopher Columbus
named the island Tórtola. Translation; "turtle dove" in Spanish]
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. It was beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Catch A Wave" - The Beach Boys
SUNSET - #149 in Explore 10/17/21
Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - lone coconut palm tree]
Mule Key is an island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida. It is within the boundaries of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge and located in the Outlying Islands of the Florida Keys. It is the easternmost of the Mule Keys that are 9 miles west of Key West. The photograph above was taken from our flight into Key West during the landing approach to the airport.
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 125
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/60 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
"Among all the marvels of modern invention, that with which I am most concerned is, of course, air transportation. Flying is perhaps the most dramatic of recent scientific attainment. In the brief span of thirty-odd years, the world has seen an inventor's dream first materialized by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk become an everyday actuality."
-- Amelia Earhart (American aviation pioneer who, on July 2, 1937, disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world)
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 125
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/125 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - park-light - gold-sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
Our little home away from home during our stay in Key West, Florida...it wasn't much but it was dry and air conditioned and clean! All the things vacationers could need in a hot, sticky vacation spot.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Catch A Wave" - The Beach Boys
Island of Tortola - one of the few inhabited islands
British Virgin Islands - from hillside overlook - 6/7/23
40th Anniversary 8 Day Cruise - Saint Croix - Tortola
Adventure of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_of_the_Seas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - blue and turquoise]
*[taken from an open-air tour-vehicle...while in motion! LOL]
*[Local tradition recounts that explorer Christopher Columbus
named the island Tórtola. Translation; "turtle dove" in Spanish]