South Florida Landscape Photography

Glowing Sunrise, Stuart, FL – Photo Art

I was in Stuart, FL in June and had an opportunity to take some sunrise shots. Since I was not familiar with the area, I asked a bar tender at Outback Steak House while eating dinner if he knew any areas or scenic places to photograph. He mentioned this one location that offered public parking and easy access. I was really pleasantly surprised when I go to the beach and saw how beautiful the shoreline was. The Anastasia Limestone Formations run from Palm Beach to St. Augustine and are unusual because they are either buried or underwater normally. This section in Stuart, was simply amazing and stood 8-10ft in some places

Glowing Sunrise Photo by Lee Smith - Stuart, FL — Stuart, FL – IMG_4947_8_9.jpg

Hollywood Beach Sunrise 51-2-3

It was a quiet December morning when I took this photo. The winds were blowing in from the north and the sun just started to rise. The warm glow of the sun cast its color across the sky and the buildings facing east. Amazingly there were only a few souls out and about enjoying the spectacle of the new day.

Fourth of July

I was inspired by some of my photography friends
I compiled 6 photos and was able to assemble the shots into one photo

Matheson Hammock – the Blue Hour

I get up early to travel to my locations before the sun rises in the east, because the time before dawn is so special. The bright colors of the sky that are created by the slowly rising sun are spectacular and are never the same. There are elements of the environment that can affect what colors we see, like clouds, dust, salt air and even pollution, these factors can create unique mixtures like an artist’s painting easel to to create the most beautiful colors of each dawning day.

Pompano Beach Sunrise

I recently had a wonderful surprise while I was watching the ocean sunrise at Pompano Beach. These light beams grew from behind the clouds offering an opportunity for me to capture.

Haulover Beach Fishing Pier (1974)

After graduating High School in 1972, I spent most of my free time at the beach. The beach was a place to surf when there were waves, catch up with friends and find out about parties. People would come from all over Dade & Broward as well as from all the different local schools.

The guys would look for girls and the girls would look for guys… and some would look for a quiet place just to enjoy the surroundings. This location was about the beauty of the pier, the ocean, the inlet and the people. The ocean could be as peaceful and calm as any place could be or a raging windy storm with 6 to 10ft waves. We would play frisbee, walk along the beach, fish off the pier or along the walls of the cut and many would come just to hang out along the wall.

There were no fees for parking, only to pay for the entrance to the pier. It seemed like a party going on every time we came to the beach. People would bring food, beers, smoothies from Athens and you would hear music from radios or people playing instruments. There was almost always the smell of something in the air, BBQ or whatever….

Life was simple, the number of friends we had was only limited by how many people you wanted to meet.