Under the bridge

I have had a vision of this shot in my head for a while now but wasn't sure if it would ever pan out.  Now that the seasons are changing and the sun is setting in a different place in the sky I finally got the opportunity to capture it from under the bridge.  The trick is getting the foreground, the water and the sunset in focus and exposed right.  I think this one turned out pretty well.

Under the Granada Blvd bridge, east end:

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Art in the Park

One of my favorite events in Ormond Beach every year is the Art in the Park.  It almost didn't happen this year with all the rain we have had recently.  The event runs Saturday/Sunday and it rained all day on Saturday but the sun came out and it was beautiful on Sunday.  They set up all the artists in front of Rockefellers house in the Casements and they set up food on the side lawn.  Here are a few pictures from the event:

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Sunsets

It was just one of those nights where it was tough to take a bad picture of the sunset.  Here are a few of my favorite from last week in April.  These were all taken at the park on the East end of the Granada Blvd bridge.

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Cinematique Under the Stars

In Daytona Beach (as well as Ormond Beach) they have a program where they show a movie outside "under the stars" once a month.  All the movies are based on books and done in partnership with the local library book clubs.  We went to the movie in Daytona Beach recently because they were showing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.  Here are a few pictures from the event:

Here is one looking down Beach Street next to the park where they showed the movie.

#daytonabeach #florida #outdoormovies

Impromptu Concert in the Park

There are a few musicians that play and sing in different areas of the Casements at night around sunset.  On this night a few of them got together to have a little concert -- it was not advertised but spread word-of-mouth throughout the "regulars" at the park.

My dogs, Taylor and Gizmo, have become quite fond of the gentleman on the right in the cowboy hat because he carries with him a box of treats.  Actually while we were watching this concert, Taylor was whining and barking with excitement trying to get me to take her to see him.

It was a beautiful night in Ormond Beach but there was a major storm system moving through northern part of the county and Flagler Beach.  I took this picture looking north towards the Granada bridge from where we were sitting for the concert.

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Sunset under the Oak Tree

This picture was taken from in front of Rockefeller's old summer home in the Casements in Ormond Beach.  There is a large oak tree overlooking the park next to the Halifax River.  The sun is setting over the Granada Blvd bridge to the North West of the house.

It's a beautiful place to take a walk at anytime but especially at sunset.


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Beautiful Sunrise

I thought this sunrise was going to be a bust because of all the fog and clouds but once the sun got up everything cleared out. I even got this bird to pose for me.  I took this picture in front of the Ormond Beachfront Park.

And here is a shot just before sunrise that I took looking south down the coast.  I thought the blue color was pretty intense.

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