Sheltered

Sheltered 

July 6, 2012. "Sheltered." Ormond-By-The-Sea, Florida.

But for one mother with her baby, beachgoers seem unaffected as fronts colide on Florida's coast, creating a thunderstorm directly overhead.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/250. f/16. ISO 100. LR 4.1.

Teacups

Teacups 

June 3, 2012. Teacups.

One second nighttime exposure of a father and son watching the Mad Tea Party ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom near Orlando, Florida.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1 second. f/9. ISO 1600. LR 2.

9

9

June 3, 2012. "9."

Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. Waiting for car 9.

In my fourth decade of going here, I still find that I hope for a red car.

Red cars are the fastest.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/60. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Family In Motion

Family in Motion

December 26, 2011. Family In Motion. A family runs around Fort Matanzas National Monument about an hour and a half northeast of Orlando.

Built around 1742 to protect the southern inlet approach to Saint Augustine, it only saw about ten minutes of combat action as warning shots were fired to let the British know that the cannons were operational, even though the tower was still under construction.

The area is called "Matanzas" or "bloodbath" because this was the site of a 1565 slaughter of hundreds of French troops from Fort Caroline, modern day Jacksonville, by the Spanish.

The official National Park Service Brochure has some wonderful information about this hidden historical gem, one of my favorite historical and natural spots in Florida.


 Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/500. f/8.0. ISO 100. LR 2.

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

September 16, 2011. Two young girls dance away to the sounds of a polka band at Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe German restaurant in Sanford, Florida.

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

Haitians

Haitians

October 22, 2011. A noble elderly Haitian couple could be the new American Gothic. Orlando has a thriving Haitian community, speaking both Haitian Creole and French. Haitians are to Florida today what Irish and Italian immigrants were to the New York area 100 years ago.

 Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/15. f/6.3. 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.