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'Palm & Shadows' by Zen Sutherland | DeLand | Creative Commons

2008-04-07T13:21:32-04:00

Here is a piece of art created by a North Carolina photographer who visited DeLand on vacation. It's one of those photographs that just makes me gaze and gaze. As I've often said, I'm all about the...

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'St Augustine Lighthouse' by Allen Whitson | Used by Permission

2008-04-07T01:06:45-04:00

Allen Whitson made this magnificent photograph of the famous St. Augustine Lighthouse. The lighthouse has a reputation for being haunted and I've seen a most intriguing documentary revealing the...

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'Navarre Beach' by Heather Rasley | Creative Commons

2008-04-04T18:03:21-04:00

As I said, I don't know western Florida well and I don't know Navarre at all....but I am entranced by the slightly rosy cast of the sand under that sky and in that light; and by the translucent blue...

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'Navarre Beach Bridge' by Jason Humphries | Navarre | Creative Commons

2008-04-04T17:44:16-04:00

One of the best things about this project is seeing places in Florida I've only heard of, but never visited. The Panhandle, glorious though it is, is a long way from where I live. People in the...

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'Americana' by Greg Turner | Micanopy | Creative Commons

2008-04-04T05:53:20-04:00

Here's a wonderful shot by Greg Turner of the American Cafe in the beautiful little North Florida town of Micanopy (accent on the third syllable). Micanopy is Florida's oldest inland settlement...

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Late Afternoon Light by Caleb | St. Petersburg | Creative Commons

2008-04-04T05:35:53-04:00

Another subtly glorious shot from Caleb's 'subtropical noir' series; a portrait of the power of the late afternoon light to steep everything it touches in mystery. I love the shadows on the house and...

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'Showered in Sunlight' by Ralph Orona | Miami | Used by Permission

2008-04-04T05:19:52-04:00

In addition to his glittering or glowing cityscapes, Ralph Orona does beautiful in-her-face studies of Nature manifesting herself subtropically. Or, to be more accurate, he sees God manifesting...

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Bottle at Sunrise by Judy Malley | Tampa | Creative Commons

2008-04-04T04:57:22-04:00

Even a discarded or a forgotten bottle can make art for a photographer who has the artist's eye. Without the bottle to pull this together, would we notice the reflection of delicately tinted sunrise...

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"A Rusty Pelican Sunset" by Ralph Orona | Used by Permission

2008-04-04T04:31:00-04:00

I love photographs of Florida cities that reveal to those who don't know just how closely the beautiful natural Florida obtrudes on, and glorifies, its sometimes stark urban realities. This shot has...

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'Sunset in Key Biscayne' by Ralph Orona | Used by Permission

2008-04-03T23:17:24-04:00

Ralph Orona has kindly permitted to use this beautiful sunset shot from Key Biscayne, I love the gorgeous, serene radiance of it. If you look at it for a moment, you feel as if you're standing right...

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'Pineda' by Don Jones | Brevard | Creative Commons

2008-03-26T21:53:12-04:00

Photographer Don Jones, who does such amazing night shots and such evocative photos of old Florida houses, took this vintage-feeling and very painterly shot of State Road 404, the Pineda Causeway....

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'The Florida Theater' by Craig O'Neal | Jacksonville | Creative Commons

2008-03-25T02:05:37-04:00

Here is a beautiful night shot by Jacksonville photographer Craig O'Neal. The Florida Theater by Craig O'Neal | Craig O'Neal does photography for Jacksonville.com. To see more fabulous photographs,...

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'Miami Vice' by Ralph Orona | Miami | Used by Permission

2008-03-25T01:42:02-04:00

Here's a breathtaking shot of Miami by Ralph Orona: "A wide shot of the MacArthur Causeway in Miami Florida...it reminds me of Miami Vice. All it needs is a White Ferrari Testarossa with Crockett...

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'Lake Eola' by Don Jones | Orlando | Creative Commons

2008-03-25T01:21:13-04:00

I realize that many people find cityscapes a bit monotonous. But imagine the amazement of someone from the Victorian age: they'd see nothing but fairy-tale palaces, and fairy-tale lights. I'm not...

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'Stand Firm' by Ralph Orona | Miami | Used by Permission

2008-03-24T11:52:15-04:00

The photographer wrote: "This guy was battling the wind all day!" I love the petals blowing in the wind like hair, and I don't think I really need to say anything about the effect of that brilliant...

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'I'm so hungry I can eat a tree' by Ralph Orona | Miami | Used by Permission

2008-03-24T11:38:10-04:00

"Num, num, num.....What?" This little cutie has his little black claws wrapped around that nice, juicy leaf. Isn't he so ferocious with his tiger stripes and his fierce black horns? This is one of my...

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'Blue Heron' by Judy Malley | Tampa | Creative Commons

2008-03-24T11:21:09-04:00

I've posted several photographs of Blue Herons---my favorite Florida bird since a couple of them adopted my family back when I lived in Kissimmee---but this one by Judy Malley shows in perfect detail...

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"Downtown Lakeland" by Josh Hallett | Lakeland | Creative Commons

2008-03-17T21:56:12-04:00

Since I love photographs of buildings against that indigo-tinted Florida sky, I was immediately drawn to this photograph by photographer Josh Hallett of a golden-colored building in downtown...

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'Winter Haven Sunset Celebration' by Josh Hallett | Winter Haven | Creative Commons

2008-03-17T21:44:11-04:00

Another magnificent shot by Josh Hallett of the sun setting over Winter Haven, the 'Chain of Lakes' City. The darkness of the reeds and the shadowy foreground gives this image a wild vibrant quality....

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'Winter Haven Sunset Celebration' by Josh Hallett | Winter Haven | Creative Commons

2008-03-17T21:30:47-04:00

A sunset enormous lake in the little Central Florida town of Winter Haven in Polk County Florida, home of Cypress Gardens. Having once been engaged to a man who was living there---and who lived right...

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'Bok Tower' by Josh Hallett | Lake Wales | Creative Commons

2008-03-17T00:29:28-04:00

Here is another marvelous photograph of the Bok Sanctuary Carillon Tower----before we had its golden door; now we have the summit reflecting the color of the sun at sunset. Photographer Josh Hallett...

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'Brass Door' by Sara Mooney | Lake Wales | Creative Commons

2008-03-17T00:04:14-04:00

Here is the magnificent golden door to the Carillon Tower (see a photograph here) at Bok Sanctuary Gardens in Lake Wales. There's an almost dreamlike aspect to this photograph, with the reflecting...

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'Florida Scrub Jay = Yoda' by Daniel Godwin | Lake Wales | Creative Commons

2008-03-16T23:34:30-04:00

This photograph was sent to the photographer by his brother and posted at Flickr under a CC license (yay!) The photographer's brother explained why this little nestling is be-robed for the photo: I...

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Signs of Cassadaga (Central Florida's Spiritualist Town) | Cassadaga | Creative Commons

2008-03-16T21:46:54-04:00

Most non-Floridians don't really seem to have heard about Florida's psychic and spiritualist camp, Cassadaga, hidden away in the pine barrens of Central Florida, within about 50-60 miles of Orlando....

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'Fort Myers' by Alexander Wrege | Fort Myers | Creative Commons

2008-03-16T19:32:43-04:00

Here's a radiantly tinted shot from the Gulf Coast city of Fort Myers. I love the red awning and the flashes of yellow and royal blue. Magnificent holiday shot---wish I was there now. I really do....

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'An Eye' by Etrusia UK | Tampa | Creative Commons

2008-03-15T21:40:38-04:00

I was mesmerized by the golden eye of this snowy egret set against the blue-green background. Look at the luminousness and delicacy of its feathers, and the streaks of paler blue against the...

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'Tram stop (HDR)' by Yevgen Pogoryelov | Tampa | Creative Commons

2008-03-15T20:55:22-04:00

Here's a color fantasia of a view of a Tampa street car terminal. It looks like a futuristic toy train set. I love the colors of this---the sunset pinks and purple in the background, the saturated...

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'Subtropical Noir' by Caleb | St. Petersburg | Creative Commons

2008-03-15T20:27:29-04:00

Here's another richly colored, intricately textured photograph from Caleb's 'Subtropical Noir' collection of St. Petersburg scenes. I am fascinated by the golden shimmer of the bricks. The mortar...

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'St. Pete' by Caleb | St. Petersburg | Creative Commons

2008-03-15T20:14:49-04:00

More of Caleb's St. Petersburg magic with late afternoon light and color. This is my favorite time to photograph in Florida: the colors are so saturated and so intense in that slanting golden light....

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'Downtown St. Pete' by Artanis Knarf (Kurt) | St. Petersburg | Creative Commons

2008-03-15T19:51:58-04:00

Here is a gorgeous photograph of downtown St. Pete just after sunset. I love the contrast between the jewel-like effect of the lights along the causeway and the high-rise buildings against that very...

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'Florida Keys Sunset' by James Good | Creative Commons

2008-03-13T06:29:59-04:00

When I visited the Keys a couple of years ago, we drove through a sunset much like this one, but for some reason neither of us can now remember didn't pull over to take a photograph. If we had, our...

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'Flyby' by James Good | Florida Keys| Creative Commons

2008-03-12T21:02:32-04:00

Entrancing---and unique--- as I find James Good's Miami cityscapes, it's really hard (in fact, impossible) not to get sidetracked by his other work. This, for example: 'Flyby' by James Good |To see...

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'hazy, hot, and humid' by Joiseyshowaa (B. Katz) | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-12T20:40:56-04:00

Here is a breath-taking photograph of palm trees on a summer night. It was apparently taken in Gainesville, so the title is apt; don't let the cool, silvery color fool you. Note how each tree is...

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'Orchids at the Mount Dora Plant Fair' by Judy Malley | Mount Dora | Creative Commons

2008-03-12T17:37:16-04:00

More splendor from the Mount Dora Plant and Garden Fair.... Photograph by Judy Malley | To see her other Flickr photographs, click here | | To see the largest version of this photograph on Flickr,...

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"Water Lily Display at the Mount Dora Plant Fair' by Judy Malley | Mount Dora | Creative Commons

2008-03-12T17:12:31-04:00

One of my friends, looking through this blog, was disappointed not to see more Florida flowers. Fortunately, photographer Judy Malley has amassed quite a collection of beautiful photographs. These...

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'Downtown and Marina on Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa Florida' by Judy Malley | Tampa | Creative Commons

2008-03-07T12:39:28-05:00

There's something so surprising to me about Tampa's silver and platinum urban castles set right next to the water. I've never seen Tampa from this angle, which really brings out the beautiful harmony...

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'Sunset' by Don Jones | Bunnell | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T20:28:55-05:00

As I've mentioned before, photographer Don Jones has a real eye for the contrasts and contradictions that constitute the real 'Old Florida' that people who stick to the expressways and attractions...

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'Wacahoota Church' by Don Jones | Wacahoota | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T20:03:24-05:00

Florida is filled with white-painted wooden churches. They are beautiful against North Florida's indigo-tinted late afternoon sky. I've passed this one---in Levy County, S.R. 121, as the photographer...

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'Karin's Patio' by Ariel Ophelia | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T19:40:00-05:00

This is so perfectly perfect Gainesville. The porch surrounded by trees, the plants, the furniture covered in cool fabrics. What elevates this photo from 'someone's porch' to 'the art of the porch'...

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'Every once in a while' by Greg Turner | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T19:07:25-05:00

"Every once in a while," says the photographer, "We get fall colors in Florida." And when we do, we really do. Scarlet against silvery grey, what colors could be more resplendent? 'Every once in a...

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'Pluck' by Greg Turner | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T18:52:57-05:00

It's a green...orange. "Noticed the unripe orange out my window and liked the way it looked against the sky," the photographer says. It looks gorgeous. "Pluck"by Greg Turner | To see his other...

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One yellow chair (horizontal) by Greg Turner | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T18:40:02-05:00

Photographer Greg Turner really captures the funky, unpredictable, eclectic spirit of Gainesville, home of the University of Florida, where every other person who waits on you at restaurants is a...

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'Why do you come here?' by Greg Turner | Gainesville | Creative Commons

2008-03-06T18:15:00-05:00

When I was living in Gainesville in the late Eighties, I dated a man who lived in a house much like this one. It might even have been this one. In a town inhabited by a huge transient population of...

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'Orange Beach Sandcastles' by Kevin 'Elvis' King | Pensacola | Creative Commons

2008-03-01T18:29:48-05:00

The flags are a nice touch: they look like an add-on. There's a weird 3-dimensional effect to this photograph in consequence. It's a surreal effect: everything in the picture seems much more...

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'Nature Walk Crab' by Kevin 'Elvis' King | Pensacola | Creative Commons

2008-03-01T18:29:00-05:00

Check out this little gal. Could she be more adorable? "Catch a Falling Star," I imagine she's humming. Kevin 'Elvis' Smith takes amazing nature photographs and this is just one of them. LOVE it....

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'Orange Beach Fenced' by Kevin 'Elvis' King | Pensacola | Creative Commons

2008-03-01T18:27:36-05:00

This...is a work of art. How many colors can you see in this? 'Orange Beach, Fenced' by Kevin 'Elvis' King | Website | To see his other photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this...

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Radiant Beach | Photographs of Pensacola by Kevin 'Elvis' King | Creative Commons

2008-03-01T18:19:58-05:00

I discovered photographer Kevin 'Elvis' King while I was looking for photographs of Pensacola. Over and over I'd find myself screaming, "WOW!" over a photo that turned up in my search, then look...

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'Downtown Miami' by James Good | Creative Commons

2008-02-25T16:00:10-05:00

"A view of downtown Miami, from underneath the MacArthur Causeway bridge," the photographer explains. I love everything about this photograph, especially the magenta and violet tinted light on the...

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'Biscayne Bay in the Mist' by James Good | Miami | Creative Commons

2008-02-25T15:04:07-05:00

To be honest, I have grown tired of looking at sun-over-water photographs. There are so many of them and they are all so similar. I have already found some of Flickr's best, but how many photographs...

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'Pitts House East' by Don Jones | Marion County | Creative Commons

2008-02-25T01:04:41-05:00

Here's another shot by photographer Don Jones----a complete contrast to the dream- city versions of Orlando here and here. I live not too far from this very house and I've tried to photograph it...

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