Winning Photo!

I'm very proud of my husband Mike! His first ever photo contest, the Power of Photography show, and he wins two awards; the "New Member Award" and he placed 1st in the "Animal" category. The show is hosted by the Wide Angle Photo Club in Pensacola that we recently joined.

The Power of Photography show is an annual juried photo show open to members and the general public while being a fundraiser for ARC Gateway.
-Jody

Here's his winning photo... 'Moonlit Snowy Egret'

Ft. Pickens: Pensacola Beach

The road for vehicles to get to Ft. Pickens had recently opened after having been closed a few years from hurricane storm damage. We ventured out to the fort and a few trails. Another traveler pointed us to a nest that had three Ospreys in it. Sarah Beth captured a nice photo of the birds.




Typical tree damage from Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Dennis






Sarah Beth

Sarah Beth







Typical tree damage from Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Dennis

Full moon....or NOT?

Using one of the photos of the Snowy Egret that I took at Wakulla Springs and applying some adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop resulted in the image below that gives the photo the effect of it being shot at night with a full moon. Scroll down to the next post to see the daylight version.




The photo below was taken by my husband Mike, from an ever so slightly different angle.

Wakulla Springs State Park

Wakulla Springs is one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world. Here are a few images I captured while on the riverboat tour....Jody

A Snowy Egret turning the eggs in her nest.