Daily Photo – Sofitel Sunset

November 17, 2012
Black and White / Landscape

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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.

Daily Photo – Biltmore Lobby

November 13, 2012
Architecture

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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'.

Daily Photo – Same Beach, Different Day

November 12, 2012
Travel

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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.

Daily Photo – Everglades 11

November 8, 2012
Black and White / Landscape

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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.

Daily Photo – Everlgades 8

November 5, 2012
Landscape

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This clump of trees was the furthest point north and west that we went on this trip. My Captain turned opened the throttle and as we started to clear the trees I captured this view of the Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. This is a view east and if you look really closely you might find the airliner on it's descent into Miami International Airport. I toyed with the idea of cloning it out but decided to leave it.

Daily Photo – Everglades 1

October 29, 2012
Travel

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Having crossed an expanse of inundated grassland, we turned into a firebreak canal in search of some alligators and that was when I got the shot below. It's a handheld 3-shot, 4EV HDR, finished in a beta version of onOne Software's Perfect Photo Suite 7, which is due for general release on October 31!.