August 19, 2023

Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 2024

Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2, 2024 BLUE ANGELS WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTS It’s pure aviation excitement as the Blue Angels return home for the NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show. Gates will open at 8:00 a.m. with the show beginning at 9:30 a.m.The Blue Angels will fly on Friday and Saturday, during the day shows, around 2:00 p.m. Admission, parking and blanket seating are FREE. There is a seating section for wheelchairs only (first come, first served). A companion may sit with the wheelchair member, but we ask that large family groups not take up space that others with handicap needs would like to use. If a family wants…

July 9, 2023

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…

July 8, 2023

Destin, Florida: A Visit To Harborwalk Village

Even though I love to travel all over the US I also enjoy just doing local travel. A couple of weeks ago on a Sunday morning I decided to do just that as I headed just east of where I currently reside in Gulf Breeze, Florida to Destin, Florida and the Harborwalk Village. It’s less than an hour drive, of course it depends on traffic. However this time of year (February) is the off season so traffic was not bad. To get there I drive along Hwy 98 which takes me through another cool place, Fort Walton Beach. Destin is located about a 20 minute drive from Fort Walton Beach….

September 4, 2022

Kites On The Coast (Pensacola Beach Florida)

It was “Kites On The Coast” along Pensacola Beach September 2-3. It amazes me how large some of these kites are. Some of the kites were 25 feet wide by 35 feet long. A long ways from the days of a paper kite.

August 23, 2021

Trail Along South Rim

Sony A7M4 Sony 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS Lens 1/000 sec at f/4.0, ISO 100   If you plan to visit the Grand Canyon click here for current Covid-19 information including South Rim Shuttle information. Be safe!

August 20, 2021

Moon Over The Canyon

Sony A7M3 Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS Lens 1/400 sec at F/4.0, ISO 100   Evening time is a good time to be at the Grand Canyon where can view and of course photograph scenes like this one. Remember to check out the up to date Canyon information by clicking here.