It seems like every time I want to go out and take pictures, it rains. Well, this past Sunday was no different. I awoke to a beautiful blue sky with white puffy clouds. “Looks like a perfect day to go out and shoot” I thought. Florida’s weather changes pretty quickly, so you sometimes just hope for the best.
Needless to say, when I got out of the house, the sky had turned dark and it was starting to rain. I decided to press on and just see what I could come up with. After driving around for awhile, stopping at different places, I was not having a very photographic day. As the daylight was dwindling down, I started driving to this local beach park.
Sitting on Florida’s gulf coast, Fred Howard Park is a beautiful location to go to the beach, go swimming, or even have a picnic. Upon entering the park, you are greeted with lots of shade trees and picnic pavilions. Just a short way around you come across a causeway with a picturesque view of an island beach.
I drove all the way out to the beach just to get an idea for a picture. Nothing really jumped out at me, so I headed back to the tree lined picnic area and parked. I walked towards the causeway figuring I might see better, photographically speaking, than if I were driving. I was looking at the sky and noticing that there might be a chance for some color to pop out, so I continued walking.
I stopped along the way taking a few pictures here and there, not even realizing that I had walked almost all the way to the beach area. Since I was already that far and the sky was looking pretty amazing, I continued on my journey.
When I got to the beach, I figured I had about a 5 minute window of opportunity to make some pictures. As I suspected, the sun briefly broke through the cloud layer over the water, and there was orange sky for about a minute. I was shooting silhouettes of trees and had to quickly change my position.
This lone lifeguard chair was calling out to me. I surveyed the scene unfolding before me and setup my tripod. The sky was absolutely amazing and the beautiful light came and went in the blink of an eye. Before it was gone, I got this shot!
To enjoy a larger view, please click on the image below!
As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s post and I encourage you to join the conversation by writing your thoughts below as I truly like to hear from all of my visitors! 🙂
Michael you just proved a great photo is a combination of patience, timing and composition!!! The end result is a glimpse of heaven. Cheers Nonoy Manga
LikeLike
Wow, thanks so much Nonoy! I really appreciate the very kind and thoughtful comments!
LikeLike
Wow that sky is amazing. Great shot Michael.
LikeLike
Thank you very much Edith!
LikeLike
The calm water against the angry sky makes for a beautiful contrast. Very nice shot Michael.
LikeLike
It’s great to see you again Jim! Thank you for the wonderful comments!
LikeLike
Gorgeous shot. A part of me wants to move around the lifeguard stand to get a better view of the horizon and the other part loves the color and subject contrast it provides. Nicely done!
LikeLike
Thank you Heather! I appreciate the great comments!
LikeLike
Incredible image – love the colors.
LikeLike
Thank you so much Susan!
LikeLike
Exactly so, heavenly photo!
LikeLike
Thank you for the compliment!
LikeLike
Absolutely breathtaking shot here, Michael! Wow, I can’t get over how incredible those colors in the sky are, and I just love how the lifeguards tower in the foreground acts as an anchor and brings some context to the scene here!
LikeLike
Thank you very much Toad! I was so excited when I saw the sky and then the tower was beckoning me to take a picture of it!
LikeLike
Wow! Nice capture! Love the colors!
Sorry I haven’t commented the last few times, your site wouldn’t let me. Oh, oh, this could be bad news depending on how you want to look at it! 🙂
God Bless You!
LikeLike
Thank you Dei! That’s really strange. Maybe it’s a wordpress issue. God Bless You too!
LikeLike
Great stuff Michael.
LikeLike
Thanks Mike!
LikeLike
Sweet image, I love it when nature rewards you with a sky like that, well done
LikeLike
Thanks so much Mike! I was pretty excited about that sky!
LikeLike
So glad you pressed on through the rain…I think rain brings (and leaves) the very best, deepest pictures. A wonderful shot, Michael!
LikeLike
Sometimes you just have to persevere! And in this case it paid off for me! Thank you for your wonderful comments Anne!
LikeLike
Great texture and color in that sky, Michael! And I like the contrast of the red paint against the blue 🙂
LikeLike
Thank you very much Eden!
LikeLike
Truly it is a beautiful and heart warming blue sky 🙂 Lovely and amazing shot!
LikeLike
Thanks so much Dolly!
LikeLike
Gorgeous! I spent a week in Destin, FL the same time you posted this on your blog. 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks Amanda! I have never been to Destin but I have heard it’s really beautiful there!
LikeLike
Amazing shot Michael.
The sky here is really beautiful.
Nicely captured!
LikeLike
Thanks so much Pablo!
LikeLike
Wawaweewah! Look at that sky! LOVE this photo Michael, another super amazing shot!
LikeLike
Thanks so much Bec! I really appreciate it!
LikeLike
Lovely colors, can’t believe it’s real, but world surprise us every moment
LikeLike
Thank you Katy! I am amazed everyday by the light and colors we get to see in this beautiful world!
LikeLike