Lightcycle Race
Tampa is a fun city and it really lights up at night! This photograph reminds me of the lightcycle races in Tron. Here's to Saturday nights!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
High Above High Tide
I'm ready for a trip back to Wild Dunes. Even if it's just a weekend, I'll take it!
I spot five pools in this photograph, not including the beach... perfect!
When I was a kid, the only thing that would have been in this photograph was the old restaurant, called Edgar's, and an even older, open air beach pavilion full of windsurfboards and two-person Sunfish sailboats.
Hurricane Hugo devastated Isle of Palms but they rebuilt it like the Six Million Dollar Man. From the ashes of Hugo, all of this grew.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
Muggles
I have only one complaint about Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade Village at Universal Orlando: Muggles. I'm pretty sure real wizards don't wear baseball hats and fanny packs. Everything else was perfect and blew away my lofty expectations! If you even remotely enjoyed the Harry Potter books, you can't go wrong with a visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Paradise Island Ferry Terminal Market
This is another photo in my Paradise Island series. These boats are tied up at the Paradise Island Ferry Terminal, which is really just a little jetty below the bridge where cargo barges filled with plastic patio chairs shuttle people from Paradise Island to downtown Nassau. Despite the lack of frills, the local crew do put on a good show for you as you are under way, including pointing out the original docks that James Bond strutted across in Thunderball. According to the crew, Sean Connery still lives in the Bahamas to this day. This bit of trivia is quickly followed with, "Don't forget to tip your crew members on the way off the boat!"
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Abstract Stingray
The South Carolina Aquarium is a great place to take the kids and escape the heat for a couple of hours. It's got enough of the big exhibits and giant tanks to wow the young and old alike but it is super easy to get to and can be done in an hour or two without feeling like you're rushing through all of the exhibits. Don't get me wrong, you could spend all day there but if you're looking for a quick educational getaway for the kids, it checks off all of the boxes there, too.
Also, they've got Lemurs!
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Rainbow Over Oz
I'm not sure what you call this sort of rainbow but it was really cool to see. This building in the foreground is one of the villages at Ski Beech Resort. We had just taken the chairlift down from 5506 Skybar, the pub next door to the original Wizard of Oz theme park. It seemed fitting to turn back and see a broad rainbow blanketing the top of the mountain over Oz when we returned to the ski village.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Germany Pavilion
Today's photograph is in honor of the German Grand Prix, which is being raced today in Hockenheim, Germany. I'm hoping for a Ferrari win but have a feeling that Lewis and the hometown team might have something to say about that.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
Siesta Key Storm Clouds
The entire time we were at Siesta Key Beach, the clouds threatened to let loose on us but it never rained. It did, however, make for some really cool shadows on the sand under the crystal clear water as the clouds soared by.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
Fort Moultrie at Peace
We usually visit Fort Moultrie at sunset, after most of the tourists have left for the day. The grounds surrounding the fort are always so peaceful and it's hard to believe this was one of the locations of the start of the Civil War as the Confederate-controlled forts of Charleston Harbor fired upon Union-controlled Fort Sumter. Maybe Mother Nature is trying to make up for lost time.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Sunrise on the Villages
I'm ready for another week at the beach!
This was the view from our balcony at the Villages at Wild Dunes most mornings during our summer beach trip this year. As the wind pushed the storm clouds out to sea and the sun began to spread rays of light into the sky, we knew we were in for a great day!
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.