Q

Q

May 4, 2012. Q. Apopka, Florida.

If you find a post named "Q" and think "James Bond's about to get a new watch!", you've just Googled your way to the wrong blog.

This is a photo inspired by the other "Q." Good, greasy, smoked with a sweet and seasoned hot sauce Florida style Barbecue. That's BBQ if you're a sign manufacturer with a limited budget.

The place pictured above is not the best BBQ in Florida or even in Orlando, but it is close, convenient, and comfortable.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/30. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Lake Apopka

Lake Apopka

April 20, 2012. Lake Apopka.

Once a vibrant fishing destination, Lake Apopka was so polluted through most of my childhood that nobody wanted to go near it.

Now, after a decade and a half of cleanup efforts, this lake just west of Orlando is beginning to look like its old self again.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/250. f/11. ISO 100. LR 2.

Low Hanging Fruit

Low Hanging Fruit

April 20, 2012. Low Hanging Fruit.

A little Florida sunshine to brighten your Monday morning with a little barnyard chicken bokeh thrown in.

Taken this past weekend, an Orange tree loaded with fruit bends just above the ground.

The shores of Lake Apopka, where this shot was taken, were home to some of the very first Florida orange groves planted in the 19th century.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/250. f/2.8. ISO 100. LR 2.

Next Stop

Next Stop...

October 6, 2011. Candid portrait of my wife, Marsha Mealo, planning her next dining move during the monthly Apopka Food Truck Roundup at Kit Land Nelson Park.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/30. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Brisket

Brisket

October 6, 2011. As a father pays for his meal from the C&S Brisket Bus during the monthly Apopka Food Truck Roundup at Kit Land Nelson Park, his daughter tries to swing from the hatch door.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/30. f/9.0. ISO 400. LR 2.