Last weekend my buddy and I went to Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando on a rainy day. I spent my day there taking photographs and the rain really improved some of the shots.
Blue Flower
Orange Flower
Pink Flower
Pink/White Flower
Yellow Flowers
Red/Yellow Flower
Orange Flower Side
Pink/White Flower Side
Owls
Frog Archer
On Sunday, I went to Universal Studios with some friends. I had gotten an annual pass in November and this would be my fourth trip, but this time I brought my DSLR camera wanting to take some photos. Thankfully, all the holiday decorations were still up because I wanted some photos of the tree and I found other decorations to photograph while walking around the park. I’ve narrowed it down to twelve photos:
I love this logo – simplistic and artistic. They also have good pizza!
One of the cars outside of Mel’s Diner, which also has good food!
Car Ornament
Holiday Decorations
Fountain Statue in “London”
Christmas Tree
A Purple Wreath
The Hogwarts Express
Dragon Challenge – Chinese Fireball
The Hulk and Dr. Doom
Jurassic Park Ride
The Hulk
Happy Day-Before-Thanksgiving! I have a busy weekend ahead with some scuba diving, hang gliding, and a marathon planned. I’ve uploaded some images from my recent road trip to share with everyone. Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving!
This is a church we passed while driving through Tallahassee (or one of its suburbs):
The swimming hole at Florida Caverns State Park was exceptionally blue!
Also in Florida Caverns State Park was this statue, which I think has an uncanny resemblance to my physique. /flex
At Falling Waters State Park, I took some pictures of the flowers along the side of the path:
At Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, the bell-tower rang every 15 minutes and made for this lovely shot:
And while hiking through Stephen Foster State Park, I came upon one of the few trees in Florida that celebrates Autumn:
This tree however was celebrating something completely different, and a little wild:
Just down the street at Big Shoals State Park the Suwannee River turns into some rapids:
Also in Big Shoals were these beautyberries, which I see all over Florida:
One of the nice features of the new phone I have (an LG Optimus L9) is that it takes panorama photos. Sometimes the photos don’t come out great. If you’re panning from shade to light, the focus won’t adjust and the light part will get washed out. Likewise, if you pan from a light area to a dark area, it will be extremely dark. Some panoramas have obvious chopping on the photo where it didn’t splice correctly, probably due to my shaky hands or moving too fast. It also doesn’t recognize panning across a similar scene, like the horizon of the ocean with no variation. I can still get a few good panorama shots out of it though, sometimes taking the same shot multiple times so when I view it back on my computer, I have more options. Here are some of the panorama shots I have taken.
Brasstown Bald, Georgia:
View from Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s Highest Point.
View from Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s Highest Point
Britton Hill, Florida:
View from Britton Hill, Florida’s Highest Point
View from Britton Hill, Florida’s Highest Point
These pictures are from Site 1 at Canaveral National Seashore, not the ‘clothing-optional‘ area, in case you were wondering.
Canaveral National Seashore Beach
Canaveral National Seashore Inland View
Crystal River:
My friend and I bought Groupons to swim with manatees, which was in the Crystal River. The first picture was from the pier near where we started our trip. The second is from a dock where we were stranded after our boat overheated during a severe storm.
View from Crystal River Pier
Stranded During Severe Thunderstorm
View from Dam Out to Canoe Run
View of Dam and Canoe Run
Georgia:
Random Lake in Georgia
Plane and Hang Glider
Clear Blue Skies and Storm Rolling In
Beach at Honeymoon Island State Park
Beach at Honeymoon Island State Park
I took a lot of panoramas here and a few problems that I had included the shots being too dark, so they came out fuzzy, and the text on some rockets creating a shadow text due to how it pieces the photos together. These are two of the good shots.
Rockets at Kennedy Space Center
Entrance at Kennedy Space Center
Little Manatee River State Park:
Canoe Launch at Little Manatee River State Park
River at Little Manatee River State Park
Oval Park in Heathrow, FL:
Small Public Park in Heathrow, FL
Ponce De Leon Springs State Park:
Not to be confused with De Leon Springs State Park.
Ponce De Leon Springs
Salt Springs River
Silver Glen Springs State Park:
Silver Glen Springs
Lake and Mountains
Waterfall at Vogel State Park
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