Just returned from a great workshop last weekend in St. Augustine, Florida. Three days of wonderful sunrises and sunsets, plus it wasn’t too bad being in 70 degree weather! The shot above was taken in early morning, pre-sunrise light. The area was located just south of Marineland outside of St. Augustine. The shoreline along this part of Florida features coquina rock which has fantastic shapes and patterns.
As for sunset, you can’t get a much more spectacular sky then we had in the shot below. Taken from the shoreline under the Francis and Mary Usina bridge which carries State Road 1A over the North River from St. Augustine to the Vilano Beach area.
Well after sunset, this view of the pier at St Augustine Marina had a surreal feel with the green cast from the fluorescent lighting of the pier and the purplish color of the sky. More images from the workshop are at this link.
Hey Mike I almost went on this trip but my district keeps taking days from us due to Storm ‘Sandy’. Beautiful skies and took a look at your gallery of shots from there…. exquisite!!!
Sorry you missed this one Mike. Hope everyone is getting recovered from Sandy there. Maybe another workshop in the near future?
Love these shots here. Curious as to where the exact location is for the long exposure of those rocks. I’d love to go there sometime this week.
John – the beach area where the first shot was taken is located just past MarineLand. There is a large parking lot with beach access. Once on the beach, head to the right where you will see large groups of the coquina rocks. Depnding on the tide level, you can get some nice water flow around the rocks with a long exposure.
Great Photos Mike. I see you are staying busy. I am in the market for a CM position. If you know of anything let me know. I moved to SC and now the funding is in trouble Big Move to find out there $ is funny.
I am still watching for your photos of the Polar Bears??
Take Care,
Sonjia
Thanks Sonjia. The best thing to do is to continue checking company websites for openings. As for the polar bears, I’m wondering if I’ll ever get the chance while they are still around…… take care.