Ft Myers Sunrise

Haven't posted in ages but I have been taking pictures here and there during my down time. Spent last weekend in Ft Myers. We headed over to the Sanibel lighthouse to watch the sun come up on Friday morning...I took alot of pics that I'll post over time. I really liked this one. Love the contrast between the land and sky...and that one lone star hanging in the sky. It was a great morning.

Before and After

I'm a sucker for a dramatic sky but I use an automatic camera with very limited settings so I have to caveat this posting by saying that I increased the contrast to compensate for what I would think a filter would do for me. So I'm posting the adjusted photo and the original...I like the original, but the revised version makes me happier :o)

Before...

and after!

Nightsky from Bridge to Bowman's Beach

Thunderstorm & Smoke

Traveling across the Everglades yesterday evening...there were a few brush fires and a huge storm brewing...so the sky was really funky. The amazing thing is that to the south the sky was beautiful and full of white fluffy clouds. I wish there was some why I could have captured both in the same photo...it was really cool to see! Oh by the way...forgive the composition because I was taking these through my car window while moving :o(

Today's Everglades Sky

The sky was blue with cottony billowing clouds...then I started to notice the clouds getting heavy and dark (top photo) then as I neared the end on the West side of the state their was another brush fire with a huge smudge of smoke across the sky. I apologize for the poor quality and composition...but I took these with my cell phone driving 70 miles an hour...better to watch the road than worry about how my pics were going to turn out :o)

Everglades Clouds

Sunset Gathering

I'd heard that people in Key West gather every evening for the sunset, but clearly they do it on Sanibel Island as well. We went over to get some photos of the sunset and met a bunch of folks gathered to walk the beach or just sit on a blanket and watch the passing of the day. It was cool...I really enjoyed being there and I liked that there were some many people there for the same purpose :o)