The next Pensacola Gallery Night will be November 15, 2024. If you are in the area during your travels this is a most event to attend.The theme for June “Festival Of Living Art”.It’s a time went the street is full of Artist, Stage & Performers, Food Trucks, Nonprofits, and most local Merchants will be open.For more information please check out the Gallery Night Website.
Morning Glory (Macro)
While out for a recent morning hike on the grounds of Fort Pickens Florida and only carrying the Sony ZV-1, I photographed this Morning Glory. This Macro handheld shot had camera settings of 1/400 sec at f/4 with ISO 125. It’s not my regular camera I use for doing Macro, but for just hiking with a light camera it’s definitely fun to have along.
Fisherman Golden Hour Silhouette
Golden hour fisherman silhouette captured with the Sony ZV-1 (1/250 sec at f/4.0, ISO 125) along the bay near Fort Pickens located on the far West end of Pensacola Beach Florida.
The Evening Cloudscape
It’s aways interesting to photograph the evening sunset cloudscape from the grounds of Fort Pickens on the far West end of Pensacola Beach Florida. With this capture I was out traveling light with juat the Sony ZV-1. This was a handheld shot with camera settings of 1/320 sec at f/4.0, ISO 125.
Sunset At The Beach
One of my many Pensacola Beach sunsets captured during a golden hour. This shot was captured with the Sony A7M3 using the FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM lens. The handheld shot had camera settings of 1/30 sec at f/22, ISO 200.
Cloudy Afternoon
As I hiked along the shoreline I was out hiking with just the Sony ZV-1. It was a cloudy afternoon along the shoreline on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Nature Preserve (North Side) in Gulf Breeze Florida during the late afternoon. Handled shot captured with the Sony ZV-1 with camera settings of 1/160 sec at f/5.6, ISO 125.
Osprey
Camera used for this handheld shot was the Sony A75 with using the FE 70-200mm F4.0 Macro OSS II, + 2X teleconverter. For this handheld shot camera setting were 1/3200 sec at f/8.0, ISO 1600. Post processing done with Adobe Lightroom Classic.
Brown Pelican
To capture this shot of the Brown Pelican during the late afternoon I used the Sony A6700 with the Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens. This handheld shot was done on the grounds of Fort Pickens located of the far West end of Pensacola Beach Florida.
Great Blue Heron Morning Snack Time
Even though I have not been traveling long distances lately I still get out locally as much as I can. With this shot I just headed out to one of my favorites places in the area which is Fort Pickens on the far West end of Pensacola Beach Florida. Not only is the fort a great place to visit and photograph it’s also a good place to photograph wildlife especially birds like this Great Blue Heron. If you are in the area you most definitely want to put this place on your bucket list,
USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL PARK
Battleship park Be sure to check Website for current hours as they are subject to change. Living in NW Florida gives you the opportunity to visit and photograph a number of places within a fifty mile range. Meaning some nice short day trips. Just about 50 miles west of where I am located, just outside of Mobile, Alabama, is USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. It’s where the Battleship USS Alabama is docked. But not only is the great ship there, you will also find the submarine, USS Drum along with a museum and military aircraft on the grounds. Once you arrive at the park there is a $4.00 charge for…