Category Archives: Florida Our suite on the 15th floor had great views to the west but there were some downsides to the hotel. It’s just across the freeway from Miami International Airport so depending on the direction of the traffic you can be kept awake by aircraft noise. The other downside is that without a car you’re captive – there’s nothing within walking distance of the hotel.  With a multi-capture HDR I’d have been able to get a much crisper shot of the moon. As it is, I’m quite happy with the sharpness given this was hand held at a shutter speed of 0.4 seconds after two glasses of wine!  Having dined in the Biltmore’s Fontana restaurant, enjoying both the food and the service, we took a brief wander around some of the public areas of the resort. I already posted an image I took in the lobby and one of the pool. Today’s image also included the pool but the view terminates the conference center. What drew me to this view was the color of the decor through the windows of the conference center. 
[...] the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. For this photo I was standing under the windows of the conference center looking back to the east.On this particular day there was a wedding reception in progress and [...]  The shot below is of the pool. This is a handheld Canon S100 shot. The pool covers and area of 23,000 square-feet and holds 700,000 gallons of water. It’s the largest hotel swimming pool in the continental USA!  You can get a hint of the architecture in this historic hotel from this image. The wooden structure on the left is actually a bird cage. There were a number of colorful small birds within both this enclosure and a similar one on the other side of the lobby. As mentioned before, I’m not an ornithologist so I’ll just stick with ‘birds’.
[...] The Biltmore PoolPosted in City and Architecture, Daily Photo, Florida, Travel Photography, USAThe Biltmore Hotel is unique in the area with quite a fascinating history. Conceived in 1924 it was designed by the [...]
[...] brief wander around some of the public areas of the resort. I already posted an image I took in the lobby and one of the pool. Today’s image also included the pool but the view terminates the [...]  I had walked back down through the park to re-take my shot of the Park Central Hotel. I then thought I’d walk back up the surf line to where my wife was lounging under a Boucher Brothers umbrella. That was not my best idea! Years ago when I worked in Libya and Oman, hiking through the sand was normal. Now, many years later my muscle-memory for this activity has long since faded and I found I had to head back up to the firmer sand away from the water to make decent progress.  My airboat captain was extremely knowledgeable about the area we were traveling in and he seemed to know where the wildlife would be. He was also very precise in the handling of the airboat with his right foot on the throttle and his left hand on the tiller to steer the boat. You can tell we’re traveling at quite a lick by the way his hair is blowing back behind him. 
Awesome pic. 
Thanks Chris!  Today’s photos were taken shortly after yesterday’s. The difference is I framed them vertically which further emphasizes the clouds. Like all the shots in my Everglades series it’s a three-shot 4EV range HDR. Also like most of the it was taken while the airboat was in motion.  While the band of cloud above me moves out to the west, another thunderhead is rising in the east over Miami. Yesterday I posted my view to the west, today it’s my view to the east. Same bank of cloud rendered almost black by the density of the water vapor blocking the sun. By this time we were headed back to the boat ramp.
[...] Florida, HDR, Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, USA, WaterToday’s photos were taken shortly after yesterday’s. The difference is I framed them vertically which further emphasizes the clouds. Like all the shots [...]  Yesterday’s photo was a view to the north. Today’s swings around to the north-west. The sun is out of the frame to the left but the patchwork of clouds leads to the grassland under the dark clouds to be bathed in light while the grassland under the blue sky is wrapped in shadow.
[...] moves out to the west, another thunderhead is rising in the east over Miami. Yesterday I posted my view to the west, today it’s my view to the east. Same bank of cloud rendered almost black by the density of [...] |
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by Richard Davis