After returning to Tampa in 2022 this was one of my favorite shots of wildlife. Tampa Bay has parks, trails and nature walks galore, as well as an incredible zoo at ZooTampa.
Creamsicle Sunset
This was one of my early shift days at work, but I had to stop and check my garden to make sure everything was fine. I looked out at the lake and saw the most incredible colors, and it wasn’t until I got the full unobstructed view that this particular shot would be one of my favorites of all time. I also love that in the middle portion of the picture to the far left you can see a house with the lights just coming on to seize a brand new day.
Sky Vapors
“Sky Vapors” has its origins one Friday dawn as I was stepping out on the back porch to have my coffee before my Uber arrived to take me to work. There was a peculiar light reflecting on the lake behind the house, and as I came outside I realized it was the leftover sky vapors from the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that had occurred just a few minutes ago.
Moonrise
It’s been a few minutes since I’ve journaled, but I’m pleased to say that I took a giant step and moved back to Tampa after having spent the last 13 incredible years living in New York City.
“Moonrise” was taken in the backyard of my new residence. It certainly looks like a sun rise, yet no matter what tool or filter was used, I couldn’t duplicate what I was seeing with my own two eyes.
A special shout-out to the lone goose cruising the waters in the path of the moon beam…
