SINKING BELOW THE HORIZON

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. The sun sinking below the horizon will forever be my favorite moment in photography.

Dennis

CHOKOLOSKEE SUNSET

I spent a lot of time fishing around Chokoloskee as a kid. I have a ton of great memories of the area.

I hadn’t been back in over 20 years until this past February when I went back for a night sky program that was being put on by the National Parks Service.

While I waited for night to fall, I captured a sunset time-lapse. The clouds didn’t cooperate but it was still fun to be back in a place that had such a large impact on my childhood.

Dennis

LA Dawn

I love the Hollywood Bowl Overlook so much that I went back the next morning for sunrise. The weather gods were fickle this morning. Downtown was shrouded in fog but it led to some amazing colors.

Dennis

Hollywood Bowl Overlook

I was in LA in January for work. I was lucky enough to sneak away a couple times to take some photos. I’d actually been to this spot at the Hollywood Bowl Overlook a few times but each time before the weather didn’t cooperate. Luckily, this time it did.

The elevation gives you a great perspective on just how large the LA area really is. It seems to go on forever.

Dennis

South Beach Miami Sunrise Time-Lapse

This was a windy January morning. I’ve always loved this part of South Beach. It feels very different from the restaurant and club area that is just a few blocks away.

Pulling up at 6am, you pass the last of the club goers from the night before on their way home. You walk out onto the jetty in the pitch black and the ocean seems to go on forever.

Aside from the birds which are ever present thorn in my side, the only thing I would have changed is the cloud line. The clouds at the horizon crushed the moment of sunrise. Other than that I enjoyed the people moving in and out of frame, the ship that came into port and the wind that continuously swept the clouds from right to left.

Dennis

Layers of clouds

I loved how the clouds were layered here. The clouds in front were dark and moved very quickly. The clouds higher up and farther behind were lit by the sun and moved much slower in the wind.

Dennis

First Light at South Beach

I was running a touch late after making the 45 minute drive down to South Beach so I didn’t get the very first light. Still, the orange blending to dark blue was incredibly beautiful on this early January morning.

Dennis

HOLEY LAND SUNSET

We’re going to try something a little different this week. I’ve been playing around with panoramic photos lately. I like how the added width helps in telling the story.

This photo was taken at Holey Land nature area. It’s essentially a water management area on the edge of the Everglades on the Broward/ Palm Beach county line.

I love how the additional width of the panoramic style allows to capture the intensity of the sun setting off to the right and the softer colors off to the left that aren’t as affected by the sun. It also allows me to capture more of the sweeping clouds higher in the sky.

Dennis

LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA SUNRISE TIME-LAPSE

I never quite got the explosion of color I was hoping for but I did enjoy this sunrise. Of course the kids and birds tested my patience already thinned by the early wake up call.

All in all, it was a nice morning to watch the sun do its thing.

Dennis

BETRAYAL BY CLOUD

Alas, the clouds betrayed me and were too thick along the horizon. They blocked the actual sunrise, but did manage to give this cool funnel effect in this gap in the clouds at one point.

Dennis