Week 10
30 Minutes of Sun
March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010
This week I was hired by an old friend to come and shoot a very special celebration in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Though I'd been to Miami several times, I'd not ventured up the short 30 miles to Ft. Lauderdale, and welcomed the chance to go and see this beautiful town. The trip was brief, just 2 days in all, and I found that I'd hit the tail end of a gloomy and cool week.
Fortunately, I was a guest in the home of a friend who lives in a condo just steps away from one of the wide, sandy beaches of South Florida. So when the weather broke for just a few minutes, I took the opportunity to walk out onto the beach, enjoy the sights of clear blue water and palm trees, and take in the invigorating smell of the ocean. The wide, private beach was empty, save a couple beach-walkers off in the distance, a Hobie-Cat catamaran, some chairs and the hammock you see above.
While the break in the clouds only lasted 30 minutes, and the strong winds promised a distant wall of rain was coming my way, I had time to get a few shots, including the one above. I did have to scamper off the beach fairly quickly to avoid getting dumped on, and so had limited images to pick from when I decided I wanted to use a beach shot for Week 10. In fact, besides the event I was hired to shoot, these few shots I got between the rains were the only ones I captured while I was in Ft. Lauderdale....
Definitely on my list of places to return, I found Ft. Lauderdale to have a small-town vibe despite its' size, and felt welcomed everywhere I went by friendly, helpful, and laid-back people. So to any of you that I met while I was there, and may be looking at this now, thank you!
As always, I hope you enjoy the image, and wish you a great week!
Fortunately, I was a guest in the home of a friend who lives in a condo just steps away from one of the wide, sandy beaches of South Florida. So when the weather broke for just a few minutes, I took the opportunity to walk out onto the beach, enjoy the sights of clear blue water and palm trees, and take in the invigorating smell of the ocean. The wide, private beach was empty, save a couple beach-walkers off in the distance, a Hobie-Cat catamaran, some chairs and the hammock you see above.
While the break in the clouds only lasted 30 minutes, and the strong winds promised a distant wall of rain was coming my way, I had time to get a few shots, including the one above. I did have to scamper off the beach fairly quickly to avoid getting dumped on, and so had limited images to pick from when I decided I wanted to use a beach shot for Week 10. In fact, besides the event I was hired to shoot, these few shots I got between the rains were the only ones I captured while I was in Ft. Lauderdale....
Definitely on my list of places to return, I found Ft. Lauderdale to have a small-town vibe despite its' size, and felt welcomed everywhere I went by friendly, helpful, and laid-back people. So to any of you that I met while I was there, and may be looking at this now, thank you!
As always, I hope you enjoy the image, and wish you a great week!
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