Saint Augustine Florida, Memorial Presbyterian Church

For part 3 or our Saint Augustine tour we have the Memorial Presbyterian Church. Constructed in 1889 by Henry Flagler using the same revolutionary poured concrete method used in his Ponce De Leon and Alcazar Hotels (Now Flagler College and Lightner Museum respectively).  Local coquina shells used as aggregate in the concrete gives these structures a unique look and color.  Lightner named the church memorial in honor of his daughter Jennie Louise Benedict who died the year it was built.  Lightner himself is interned there as well since his death in 1913.

While we did not venture into the church I have seen some photos from inside that are pretty impressive.  Here are a few of the photographs I made of the outside of the church on July 4 2014.

Memorial Presbyterian Church 1889

Memorial Presbyterian Church 1889

Memorial Presbyterian Church 1889

Memorial Presbyterian Church 1889

Happy Independence Day America

It has become tradition that my partner Kris and I visit Saint Augustine, Florida for the 4th of July every year. It is a little over 70 miles from home and offers quite a lot to do during the day as well as a spectacular fireworks show at night.

We spend the day seeing the sights and enjoying some good food and then settle in for a gorgeous fireworks show to end the night.  Here are what I think are the best of the fireworks photos I made this year.

It is only a little more than a year since I purchased my DSLR and I notice an improvement in my abilities over this first year.  I hope you enjoy these photos, I have more to share and I hope to be providing content on this blog more often. Thanks for checking in!

Independence day 2014, Fireworks show over the Matanzas Inlet in Saint Augustine Florida taken from the sea wall of the Castillo De San Marcos A historic fort from the Spanish Occupation of Florida. On the left you can se a part of the Bridge of Lions which spans the inlet.

Independence day 2014, Fireworks show over the Matanzas Inlet in Saint Augustine Florida taken from the sea wall of the Castillo De San Marcos A historic fort from the Spanish Occupation of Florida

Independence day 2014, Fireworks show over the Matanzas Inlet in Saint Augustine Florida taken from the sea wall of the Castillo De San Marcos A historic fort from the Spanish Occupation of Florida

Back From The Dead!

It has been ages since I have last made a post here.  I am sorry for letting this go for so long.  Full time job, Beer Blog, YouTube videos, hobbies, things just get in the way.  I have set wordpress as one of my browser start pages so that I may be reminded to blog more often.  Today I would like to share a recent photo of mine that I am really proud of.  I did this in the backyard this past Saturday.  I noticed the yard was covered in these tiny purple flowers so I grabbed my camera and got in really close.  As close as you really can with the kit lens my camera came with.  I was lucky enough to see this insect doing its magic with the flowers and it made a good photo even better. Enjoy this image and see you again soon!

Canon T4i with 18-135mm STM lens at 135mm f5.6

Photo of The Day #7

St. Augustine, FL July 4 2013

Canon T4i, 18-135 STM lens at 135mm

ISO: 100

f5.6, 1/800 second

Photo of The Day #6

After a brief delay, I have some more photos to share.  We spent the 4th of July in St Augustine, Florida.  I spent the whole day shooting and got some nice shots I will be sharing more from the day in the coming weeks.  Here is the best shot of the fireworks I made.

July 4 2013, St Augustine FL
Fireworks and the Bridge of Lions

Canon T4i, 18-135 STM Lens @18mm

ISO: 100

f8, 8 seconds

Photo Of The Day #4

Century Tower at The University of Florida

 

Walking home from work last night I decided to stop and try some long exposure shots of Century Tower, the 157 foot (48m) carillon bell tower at The University of Florida.  I often take pictures of the tower from different angles but thought it would be fun to make use of the SLR’s ability to do long exposure night shots. I did not have a tripod with me so I set up the camera on top of my camera bag and used the self timer to capture this shot.

Taken with Canon T4i, 18-135mm STM Lens.

3.2 second exposure

f3.5

ISO 100

Photo Of The Day #3

The 4th of July is only a week away!  These plants make me think of fireworks.

Taken with a Canon T4i, 18-135 STM lens. 1/20, f6.3, ISO 100

Photo of the day #1

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Bugs and flowers doin’ their thing!