Brooksville Raid, 2018
January 28, 2018
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The annual Brooksville Raid was held the weekend of January 20-21, 2018. It was very nice weather - not to hot, not to cold! Seems lately we don't know whether to grab a jacket or put on shorts. This was my first time visiting the Brooksville Raid re-enactment. One of the vendors told me that this far south, Florida really didn't have concerns with...
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Pet Photography - Theme Catch lights
January 26, 2018
This week's theme for Pet Photography is "Catch lights". For those of you that might not be familiar with this term, that's the reflection of light in the eyes of your subject. In much of my photography, the catch lights are provided by the sky as this is the primary source when outside and shooting on location. I have used a small LED panel to pro...
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The Clydesdales are in town for Gasperilla, with guess appearance in Palm Harbor
January 21, 2018
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This past Wednesday (the coldest day of the year thus far), the Clydesdales came to the historic district of Palm Harbor. Temperatures started in the low 50's, dipping into the 40's before the night was over. I'm sure the Clydesdales loved the cool temperatures and all us humans were bundled up!
The area was packed with cars and people all conve...
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Pet Photography - Theme Fill the Frame!
January 19, 2018
Pet Photography can be fun and rewarding and I love 'filling the frame' with the pet. I'm often getting really close to the pet either physically or with a longer telephoto zoom lens. I want you to see the eyes, the texture of the fur, the color of their eyes - experience your pet fully in photographs!
Often when photographers are new to taking ph...
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Perfecto Garcia - abandoned Cigar Factory, 1914
January 14, 2018
The Tampa Times had an article not to long ago about the various cigar factories that once were very prominent in the Ybor and Tampa areas. Today, many of the buildings still exist - the Tampa Times reported about 25. Of the buildings that still exist, some are abandoned, others have been re-purposed into apartments or other uses.
Today's blog pos...
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