Two Years of #PhotoJambo

On October 16, 2015, I challenged myself to post a new photo every day for a year. Today marks two years of daily #PhotoJambo photos.

Today also marks a new beginning for PhotoJambo. Rather than focus on the method of creating and sharing something new every day, I'm going to take more time between posts so I can get those edits perfect and create more feature-based work. 

Thanks to everyone around the world for their support over these past two years. If you want to throw a little more support my way, please spend 5 seconds to vote for my entry in the Triple Aught Design Fall Film Festival. Every vote counts and I really appreciate your support!

THANK YOU!

This photo is a panorama of three photos captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone and a PolarPro Cinema Series filter.  

Upper Shawnaeehaw

This photo was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone and a PolarPro Cinema Series filter. 

Churn

This photo was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone and a PolarPro Cinema Series filter. 

The Two Castles

This photo was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone and a PolarPro Cinema Series filter. 

Roundhouses on Ski Loft Road

Beech Mountain is known for it's unique roundhouses. These are sitting on curvy Ski Loft Road, which snakes along one of Beech Mountain Resort's ski slopes. The house in the middle with the unstained wooden deck belongs to a friend and former guest or ours at Slopeside. He and his family visited Beech Mountain and fell in love with it just as we did and quickly became part-time residents of the highest mountain town east of the rockies. 

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone. 

The High Road

There's one major paved road that loops around Beech Mountain. Most of the other roads are gravel or dirt and they branch off from the loop road, often leading higher and higher until they disappear into a mountain meadow or brook. If you have a capable off-road vehicle, exploring the unpaved trails is one of the best ways to spend a day that I can think of. 

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro drone.

Chalet in the Woods

This is our little slice of heaven on Beech Mountain. If you're looking for a mountain chalet in the ski village for some downhill mountain biking, disc golf or mountain-top yoga in the highest town east of the Rockies, come stay at Slopeside! Don't forget to stroll over to the Beech Mountain Brewery for a few pints while you're there. 

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro Drone. 

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

St. Petersburg's Sunshine Skyway Bridge soars 180 feet over the water and reaches over four miles, connecting St. Petersburg with mainland Florida, near Bradenton. A drive across it gives the Florida Key's Seven Mile Bridge a run for its money. 

The span portion of the bridge is just over a mile long but with three miles of connector on each side, it's a drive that should be on everyone's road trip bucket list. The connectors seem to float just above the green and blue water of Tampa Bay on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. The close proximity to the water and wide-open views on each side make it a popular stretch of road for car commercials. 

Another striking feature of the span bridge are the bright yellow cables that soar 250 feet into the sky. 

Despite being an architectural icon that measures 430 feet tall, the 180-foot height limit is already preventing some of the world's greatest ships from reaching Port Tampa Bay. In fact, nearly every new cruise ship built today has an air draft exceeding 180 feet. That leads to the question, should they replace the 30 year-old bridge with a taller one or is it more cost-effective to build an additional, more modern port a few miles north or south of the current historic Port Tampa Bay? As the largest port in Florida — supporting over 80,000 jobs — its days may be numbered if it is no longer reachable by the state-of-the-art container and cruise ships that are being assembled today.

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro drone. 

Little Harbor Marina

We were at the Little Harbor Marina last Thursday for a little fishing in the bay. Our guide led us to some really good holes just off the shipping lanes and we managed to catch 2-3 keepers each in just a few hours. Most of the fish that we caught were Red Snapper and Sheepshead. I had never seen a Sheepshead before and they're apparently starting to catch on at restaurants.

They look like a giant Tiger Barb — their stripes have given them the nickname, "convict fish" by some — but what makes them truly unique is that they look like they have human teeth! Don't believe me? Google it. Once you get over the fact that they look like they're wearing dentures, they're actually a pretty tasty fish. 

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro drone.

Purple Charlotte

This is the view of Uptown Charlotte from SouthPark. Many people know that Charlotte is known for it's trees. Charlotte joins several other cities around the country with the nickname, "City of Trees." Looking at this image, you can see we've earned it!

This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Professional drone.