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Beer Can Island

Why on God's green Earth they call this Beer Can Island I'll never know. It's not even an island, just the northern tip of Longboat Key. Nonetheless here I am sneaking a break in my day to capture a few shots of the beach at midday. I'm more of a sunset guy but I thought I'd expand my horizons a little and see what I could do during the day. Easier said than done, you need a polarizer, exposure compensation and blah-de-blah-blah-blah. I was just happy to get out of the office for a few minutes over lunch.

Why on God’s green Earth they call this Beer Can Island I’ll never know. It’s not even an island, just the northern tip of Longboat Key. Nonetheless here I am sneaking a break in my day to capture a few shots of the beach. I’m more of a sunset guy but I thought I’d expand my horizons a little and see what I could do during the day. Easier said than done, you need a polarizer, exposure compensation and blah-de-blah-blah-blah. I was just happy to get out of the office for a few minutes over lunch.

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Fishing Tip

If I knew the slightest thing about fishing it would be twice what I know now. That being said, I think this is a good fishing spot. I only know that on account of the numbers of fishermen that show up here after the sun goes down. And by fishermen I mean humans, pelicans, herons, ...you name it, they all show up for the party. This is the Longboat Key Bridge as taken from the dock in Bradenton Beach Florida at night. And if I was into fishing, this is were you'd find me tonight.

If I knew the slightest thing about fishing it would be twice what I know now. That being said, I think this is a good fishing spot. I only know that on account of the numbers of fishermen that show up here after the sun goes down. And by fishermen I mean humans, pelicans, herons, …you name it, they all show up for the party. This is the Longboat Key Bridge as taken from the dock in Bradenton Beach Florida at night. And if I was into fishing, this is were you’d find me tonight.

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Morning Fog

This is the draw bridge to Longboat Key on a foggy morning in Manatee County Florida. As I understand it, we get fog when the air temperature rises or falls relative to the water. So it seems we get that in Florida a few times in winter. I look forward to it not only for photography, but because I get to wear warm clothes. During these time I think visitors look at me kind of funny, bundled up in a jacket when it’s only fifty or sixty degrees. But I digress.

This is the draw bridge to Longboat Key on a foggy morning in Manatee County Florida. As I understand it, we get fog when the air temperature rises or falls relative to the water. So it seems we get that in Florida a few times in winter. I look forward to it not only for photography, but because I get to wear warm clothes. During these time I think visitors look at me kind of funny, bundled up in a jacket when it's only fifty or sixty degrees. But I digress.

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Lower Longboat

Thousands of little fish, I’m not sure what they’re called, swim close to the surface and the birds along the waterways are more than happy to scoop them up. This is the southern tip of Longboat Key near Sarasota Florida. Late afternoon is a great time to be close to the water as you’ll always see something interesting and unexpected. The day I took this I saw a six or seven foot shark about a hundred feet off shore (in an area not too close to the beaches). As I said, interesting and unexpected.
Lower Longboat
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Longboat North

This was taken at the northern tip of Longboat Key on central Florida’s west coast where people pause what they’re doing and come to watch the sun go down. Sometimes it’s fun just to watch people watching the sunset. If you look down the beach just as the sun hits the horizon, you can see hundreds of little flashes as people try to grab that perfect picture. Count me among them.
Because I procrastinate so much I usually arrive after the sun goes down, but on this day I made it on time and was rewarded. In this central part of Florida's west coast people come from all over to the beach to watch the sun go down. Sometimes it's fun just to watch people watching the sunset. I can be easily distracted.
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