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Deering Estates Sunrise

One of the most unique locations in South Florida – The Deering Estates – a photographer’s dream location to capture. The Deering Estate is comprised of many different ecosystems – pine rockland habitat, coastal tropical hardwoods, rockland hammocks, mangrove forests, salt marshes, a coastal dune island and a wonder Royal Palm tree lined boat dock along Biscayne Bay.

  • Deering Estate is a 444-acre archaeological, botanical and historical preserve.
  • Featuring Historic buildings – the Stone House and Richmond Cottage
  • Fossil bones have been found as far back at 50,000 years
  • The Deering Estate is part of the Miami-Dade County Parks Division
One of the most unique locations in South Florida that is a photographer's dream location to capture
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The Sun behind the Royal Palms

Just after sunrise, at the Deering Estates – a view of the sun behind the Royal Palms
Sony A6000, 18-55mm

Just after sunrise, at the Deering Estates - a view of the sun behind the Royal Palms
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Sunrise at Deering Estates

It was an early morning at the Deering Estates. The special photographer’s event started at 5:30am so getting up at 4am was essential to make it on time. Although next time, I am stopping at that little gas station for a Cuban coffee and a ham croquette before the shoot.

As we walked to thru the entrance to the Estate, you could feel the breeze. The winds were pretty strong about 15 mph and the clouds were moving from the south – southeast.

This panoramic photo is made up of 3 images taken with my Canon 5DM2 /16-35mm F/2.8L II

© 2016 Lee Smith

It was an early morning at the Deering Estates. The special photographer's event started at 5:30am so getting up at 4am was essential to make it on time. Although next time, I am stopping at that little gas station for a Cuban coffee and a ham croquette before the shoot. As we walked to thru the entrance to the Estate, you could feel the breeze. The winds were pretty strong about 15 mph and the clouds were moving from the south - southeast. This panoramic photo is made up of 3 images taken with my Canon 5DM2 /16-35mm F/2.8L II
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A Fiery Ball in the Sky

The morning started off an hour before sunrise. After taking photos for an hour at the Deering Estate before the sun finally came up – I had switched over to a Sony A6000 using a Sony 55-210mm lens to capture the fiery ball rising from the horizon.

The fiery ball in the sky at the Deering Estate
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Morning Colors

The first photo of the morning with the dark blue skies and a hint of the sun along the horizon at the Deering Estate

The first photo of the morning with the dark blue skies and a hint of the sun along the horizon
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A Glowing Sunrise – Deering Estate

The skies lit up with at the Deering Estate as the sun rose from behind the horizon. It was a windy morning creating the streaks across the surface of the bay.

The skies lit up with at the Deering Estate as the sun rose from behind the horizon. It was a windy morning creating the streaks across the surface of the bay.
Deering Estate – IMG_0562-HDR

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