A Great Fall(s)

In honor of the first day of autumn, which occurred a few days ago, I thought I would post some of my favorite fall images. Since we don't get much of an autumn in Miami it helps to have such reminders that somewhere the leaves are changing.

Camera: Canon Sure-Shot Digital Elph; 4 MP

Location: Great Falls, MD

Date: November, 2004

Fire in the Sky

Camera: Canon SX 200IS
Location: My balcony
Date: June 20, 2011


It seems like every time I take my walk I see amazing skyscapes but I never have my camera with me. On this particular day, I was lucky on two counts:

1. I was able to sneak my walk in between thunderstorms booming at both my origin/destination.
2. I was able to snap these sunset shots, which only became progressively more stunning as I got closer to home--and my camera.

Incineration

A Warm Blanket

Paint Strokes

A Cloudy Echo?

Fireball I

Fireball II

Marshmallow Man

Illumination

Pencil Strokes

The Burning Bush

Smoke Trails

Volcanic

Smoldering

Burning Bright

Extinguish

The Key to a Slow Tempo...

...is utter natural beauty. Please excuse the pun, I couldn't resist. My friends and I recently went boating in Key Largo, and I was able to capture a few really neat shots. The downside of this adventure, of course, was my intense sunburnt back that resulted. But such are the breaks in paradise.


Camera: Canon SX 200IS
Location: Key Largo, FL
Date: May 7, 2011

Magna Luna

Camera: Canon SX 200IS
Location: Miami, FL
Dates: March 19, 2011


The following shots were taken when the moon was a super "perigree moon," which NASA describes as the biggest in almost 20 years. Apparently the best time to see the difference in size is during sunset, when the moon is near the horizon. I was unable to do this, but it looked rather beautiful and was definitely brighter than normal to me near midnight, which is when I snapped these shots. I think if I had a better camera, I would've been able to get closer shots.

A Bird's Eye View

Cameras: Canon SX 200IS; Canon Sure-Shot Digital Elph, 4 MP
Location: 30,000 ft.
Dates: September 2010 and November 2004


The following shots show why I prefer the window seat on airplanes. The first set of pictures are from my most recent trip to the Dominican Republic for my best friend's wedding. The second grouping were taken over Alaska on our way to Taiwan for another close friend's wedding.

The Caribbean Sea

Turks and Caicos Islands

West Caicos Island

Turks and Caicos Islands

The Bahamas


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ALASKA