Category Archives: sunrise

Kiss the Morning

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Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida

Kiss the Morning
Olympus E-M1 MK II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/6s, 26mm, f/11, ISO 200

Morning Bath Time?

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Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, FL

I’m stuck in Florida! I guess when I wake and it is -6 F, I find it hard not to search out warmer images. Early morning at Melbourne Beach.

Morning Bath Time?
Olympus E-M1 MK I, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 40mm, f/8, ISO 200

Wake-up Call

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Juno Beach Pier, Florida

It is -10 F this morning with a wind chill making it feel like -20 F. Why am I still here?

Now would be the perfect time for a trip to a warmer setting. Actually, I originally planned on being in Disney next week for the Festival of the Arts, but due to starting a new job I cancelled that trip. I moved that trip to June (well, planning any way) but now I think I know what I need. It isn’t Disney, which I’m still having an internal conflict over, it is the ocean. Sunrises on the beach! Waves crashing against the sand!

I was looking through my Lightroom catalog again this morning, searching out places to visit along the Florida coast. It has been three years since my last trip to the ocean. I wish I could have another year like 2016 when I made four trips to the Sunshine state and the ocean. In November of that year I visited Juno Beach for the first time. The weather didn’t always cooperate but I did have one good morning at the pier.

Wake-up Call
Olympus E-M1 MK I, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/13s, 23mm, f/16, ISO 100

Sounds of Silence

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Silent Sunday
Melbourne Beach, FL

Sounds of Silence
Olympus E-M1 MK I, M. zuiko 40-150mm f/4.5-5.6 R, 1/15s, 100mm, f/16, ISO 200

Bring on the Sun

Posted by Mike on

Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida

I’m sitting at my desk this morning wondering if I’ll even venture out today. It is currently -7 F with a wind chill down to -25 F. The high today will be a whopping 7 F. Tomorrow is expected to be warmer, but then late in the day a winter storm will cruise through. Depending on who you want to believe and exactly where you live, we could see anywhere from 7 – 18″ of snow by late Monday. I need some warmth!

My thoughts turned to the Florida coast. I haven’t visited the east coast of Florida (around the Melbourne area) since late in 2018. I’m not even thinking about Disney, I want the beaches, the piers and the ocean crashing against the sand. I could spend days, heck probably weeks working my way down the coast exploring and photographing everything. I’m hoping I remember I misplaced a large pile of money somewhere so I can jump in an RV and live the life of a photography nomad…

Here is a morning view of Cocoa Beach Pier. I love when I can get the reflection in the wet sand.

Bring on the Sun
Olympus E-M1 MK II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/13s, 19mm, f/16, ISO 200

Crack of Dawn

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Framed Friday
Bellamy Harbor Park

I was saving this image from last Saturday until today. I have been attempting to follow the daily themes outlined on the Photofocus Community. Today is Framed Friday and I wanted to use this image of Bellamy Harbor with the natural framing for my post. It was a very cold morning and you can see the “steam” rising off the ice.

Crack of Dawn
Olympus E-M1 Mk III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/20s, 17mm, f/11, ISO 400

Goose, Goose, Geese

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Bellamy Harbor Park

OK, it started out at 4F degrees when I went out for the sunrise but it was -4F by the time I got back home. I would have been OK with the temp but my walk away from the car was apparently with the breeze and the walk back nearly froze my face off. Damn, it was cold!

I found where the geese decided to sleep for the night. I suppose the water was a good 30F warmer than the air but still looked cold to me. When I came around the west side of the Mohawk River to capture the view I wanted, the geese didn’t like how close I was getting and started to move away. Although a few might be blurry due to the shutter speed, having them farther out in the water does add to the story of the image. You can see “steam” over the ice in the Barge Canal.

OK, I’m getting cold again looking at this image, time for another cup of coffee…

Goose, Goose, Geese
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/6s, 20mm, f/11, ISO 400

Life Reflected

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Tree of Life, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

At one point yesterday I looked out the window at work and saw blue skies, puffy white clouds and the sun. That all changed about an hour before I left work. We got snow! Not a lot, only 4 – 6 inches but enough to change my plans… no sunset photography. Now the snow I’m OK with but these single digit temperatures hurt. It is supposed to be clear skies this morning, maybe I’ll brave the four-degree temps and search out the sunrise… maybe… 🙂

My Lightroom catalog was still on the Disney folder when I opened the program. Yeah, a warm looking sunrise image would help take my mind off the current temperature. Most images of the Tree of Life at the Animal Kingdom are from the “front”, if a tree can have a front or back. There is generally a long line of people waiting to grab the iconic image (Tree of Life Morning), but I prefer the opposite view. Probably due to my preference for a good reflection.

Life Reflected
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/40s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200