Tag Archives: landscape

192 Causeway

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Geiger Point, Melbourne, FL

I ended my vacation where I started it, at Geiger Point next to the 192 causeway in Melbourne, FL. It was a great holiday vacation! The weather was fantastic. The Airbnb rental was amazing. I had a relaxing time with family and still managed to get out and photograph the sunrise and sunsets every day. It doesn’t get any better than that…

This image is a three exposure, HDR creation. I probably could have processed the +1EV image but I didn’t want to have to push the highlights and shadows too far to achieve the look I envisioned. I wanted to include the detail of the rocks in the foreground and with them being severely backlit, it was a good excuse to blend a few exposures. I have been using Aurora HDR by Skylum and it has allowed me to effortlessly blend any number of exposures into a great image. Typically, I only need to due a few post-processing tweaks after I create the HDR version of my image.

  

MLCreations Photography: Florida &emdash; 192 Causeway

192 Causeway
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, {6, 13 & 25s bracket}, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Pier on Fire

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Riverside Park, Indialantic, FL

When you are on the East Coast of Florida you have to search out unique locations to capture the sunset. Luckily, I know some pretty nice spots along the Indian River that never let me down during the sunset. Of course, it helps that the sky really gets into the show…

  

MLCreations Photography: Florida &emdash; Pier on Fire

Pier on Fire
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/40s, 31mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Pier Through the Trees

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Melbourne Beach Pier

  

MLCreations Photography: Florida &emdash; Pier Through the Trees

Pier Through the Trees
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/60s, 22mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Kiwanis Park Predawn

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Kiwanis Park, Palm Bay, FL

  

MLCreations Photography: Florida &emdash; Kiwanis Park Pre-Dawn

Kiwanis Park Predawn
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, {1/5, 1/8, 1/13 & 1/20s bracket}, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Moonrise Over Indialantic

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Kiwanis Park at Geiger Point, Melbourne, FL

The drive to Florida was thankfully uneventful other than a lot of delays through the highly populated areas in New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. Once we were able to set the cruise control south of Richmond, VA, the trip went by fairly quickly. After getting everything settled in the Airbnb I snuck out for a few pictures of the moon rise over Indialantic, FL. I’m really excited to explore fore of my favorite locations along the East Coast of Florida…

Moonrise Over Indialantic
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 8s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 400

Setting on Delta

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Delta Lake State Park

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Setting on Delta

Setting on Delta
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/30s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

No Swimming or Wading

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Delta Lake State Park

The first proper sunset of winter. I was being very lazy Sunday afternoon. Sitting on the couch reading while my cat Oliver was staring me down trying to convince me it was time for dinner. The sky caught my eye out the front window and I realized I had a good chance for a nice sunset. There was less than an hour before the sun would drop below the horizon but plenty of time for me to make it to my stand by location, Delta Lake State Park. Poor Oliver would have to wait until I got back…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; No Swimming or Wading

No Swimming or Wading
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/20s, 40mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Lighthouse on the Rise

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Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

It wasn’t until my fourth morning at the Beach Club that I was able to photograph the sunrise I had been waiting to see. The first morning was covered in fog and didn’t burn off until an hour after sunrise. The next two days were covered in clouds and although I grabbed some images, they were not up to my expectations. The third morning was down right frigid and I refused to venture outside (~38F).

Thursday morning was the one. As soon as I walked out the lobby door I knew the potential for a brilliant sunrise was in the air. There were enough clouds to make the sky interesting and the wind was non-existent. When the first color started to appear I was running all along the waterfront capturing different views of the sunrise. This is the one I liked the best even though it breaks a few of the photography “rules”.

  

MLCreations Photography: Around WDW &emdash; Lighthouse on the Rise

Lighthouse on the Rise
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/4a, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200