Tag Archives: rdavisphoto About a year ago, my wife had to travel to Miami and I tagged along for the ride. We stayed at the Betsy Hotel at the northern end of Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Since we had the misfortune to be traveling during spring break we were glad we booked at the Betsy. It’s boutique charm…  This is a shot of the rear of the hotel. I like the strong lines in the architecture here. Since I like saturated colors, I’ve upped the saturation in this image. People familiar with the building will recognize the colors as being more muted in real life.  The Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1877. She was rescued from destruction in a Greek Shipyard in 1975 by the Galveston Historical Foundation and towed to Galveston in 1979. 
[...] view or to purchase) So if your followed one of the links on yesterday’s post about the Elissa, you may have noticed that Texas has an official state ship, BB-35 USS Texas, in addition to an [...]  During the day, Cinderella Castle is a backdrop to the many performances that are staged in front of it. At night, the castle becomes a canvas where Disney’s light artists create a wondrous array of effects. It’s not just the kids that become entranced!  The Six Pence Pub sits on Bull Street at East Perry Lane in Savannah, Georgia. It’s just a couple of blocks south of Chippewa Square where Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump sat on a bench and narrated his story. 
Love this photo – great idea for a gift, or decor for your house instead of buying something generic at a store. 
You could title this Enigma.  This old Texaco Station sits at the intersection of routes 178 and 303 (Ace Basin Pkwy and Green Pond Hwy) near Green Pond, South Carolina. I spotted it while driving from Charleston to Savannah one day and couldn’t resist framing a shot. Were I passing by again now, I’d probably shoot a bracket for an… 
Liked the one above, love the one below with the yellow removed.  The five flags below the current US flag in this image represent the five flags that flew over the fort during the Civil War.  The first Tomcats entered service in 1972 and they were retired from service in 2006. The two Pratt & Whitney TF-30 turbofans with afterburners could take the aircraft up to 1544 mph.  The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the US Navy. Commissioned in April 1943, she saw action in the Pacific, replacing CV-5 (also named USS Yorktown) lost at the Battle of Midway. She was build in just sixteen-and-a-half months!
[...] all the carriers I’ve been on, the USS Yorktown has a collection of various aircraft on board to show the different types of operations the carrier [...]  Taken around 3:00pm on a late January afternoon, the trees are all devoid of leaves. The sun was still high enough in the sky to light the face of the barn and the gate without interruption from the shadows of the trees. |
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by Richard Davis
[...] Deck at The Betsy (Click image for larger view or to purchase) The Betsy Hotel has a neat rooftop deck for guests. From the loungers you can look out over the top of the palm [...]