South Florida Landscape & Nature Photography – Click on each image title to order
Photo by Lee Smith
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge was still and empty – no one was there except us. My friend Ivan and myself.
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Spending a few hours taking photos and pulling them together
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We had a clear night over South Florida and we headed out to a favorite spot out in the Everglades. The moon set at 3pm so we did not have to deal with moon light. The stars were shining brightly and the wind was almost still. We put on bug spray and could still hear the buzzing of mosquitoes and got a few bites.
We set out cameras up to capture the stars and some star trails. Each star trail has about 120 image to make one photo. Each image is about 30 seconds and taken 1 second apart then stacked to create the star trails.
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Traveled to a location to photograph Downtown Miami at night. I took a series of photos to catch the transition from sunset to night time.
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I traveled with my friend Ivan to visit Kirby Storter Park in the Big Cypress Preserve of Highway 41. It was a long ride to the interior region of the Everglades. After waiting till the sun went down, the stars started to shine through the blue skies. The darker the skies got, the more stars appeared. It was amazing. This is my first attempt at a Milky Way capture and it was a challenge. The key is to focus your camera before it gets dark, otherwise you have to do it by feel.
Be sure you got some really great mosquito repellant – I highly recommend a product called Repel – Lemon Eucalyptus – Repel 94109 Lemon Eucalyptus Natural Insect Repellent, 4-Ounce Pump Spray – Order it from Amazon
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This is a definite must for being in the Everglades at night!
Coghlan’s Bug Jacket, Medium
Taken Friday – 7/11/2014
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