Sunflower Vote!
So yesterday I was photographing flowers, and just messing around. I came across what I think is a small sunflower, maybe. If it isn’t someone please correct me. So any ways I took a shot of the flower and was really impressed with the way the photo came out with out doing a single thing to it.
This was the original.
I’m looking for some feedback from my blog viewers I am very green and still am learning the ropes in the art of photography. So I did a few things to the photo and want to know what every one thinks.
Do you prefer the original, the yellow against black, or the yellow petals with the green leaf and stem?
Please let me know what you think of them.
Colors of Spring
Two weeks ago I was walking through New Yorks Central Park. The weather was beautiful, I actually think it may have been in the 70s. I was looking for something to shoot with my camera when I found these little flower blooms, starting to peek out from the ground. I like to think of the little blooms awakening from a long winters slumber. Essentially That’s what they were doing. I really love the color that these flowers give off
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The Watering Holes of of Key West
“I went down to Captain Tony’s to get out of the heat I heard a voice call out to me “son come have a seat,”as sang by Jimmy Buffett.
When down in Key West I went down to the Cap’t Tony’s bar and had a few drinks. Tony’s is very grungy just the way I like it. There is stuff tacked all over the walls including hundreds of women’s brassiere’s, that Tony has hung all over the place like trophies of accomplishment.
The sad thing is Tony passed away a few years ago, and you can still see the pain in the faces of his friends that work at his saloon, when I brought him up. He made a big impact on the people in his life. Key West lost a real gem, when Captain Tony Tarracino died, “the salt of Key West.”
Across the street is where Papa Hemingway used to hang out, so Sloppy Joe’s says. Damn near every bar in the Keys makes the claim that their bar is where Ernest Hemingway hung out. I see two possible answers for these claims, 1 all the bars are full of shit, or 2 Papa was a big alcoholic, maybe he just got around. Though who really cares,true or not its fun to think your actually drinking where the famous writer once sat.
Every year Sloppy Joe holds a Hemingway look alike contest, in honor of the authors birthday. The contest will be held July 19-21 2012. I have honestly never been for this event, but I’ve watched plenty of YouTube videos on it, and it looks like a lot of fun.
Sloppy Joe’s has a great stage for bands to if your into live music scene, I am. 
No I didn’t meet Zak Galifianakis, That picture is of my dad getting down with his bad self, on his 50th birthday, at Sloppy Joe’s. So out of all the bars in Key West these two are my favorites to visit when I make the trip down.
Catedral de Puebla
This Cathedral is in Puebla city Mexico, this was the very first place I ever visited in the country.
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Soul Asylum Bike week
Saturday night St. Patricks day Soul Asylum played at Harley Davidson of Orlando. A great way to end the Bike week celebrations! The band played a great set full of energy, if you ever have the chance to see them I greatly encourage it
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Daytona Bike Week 2012
Daytona held its 71st annual bike week over the past week. Every Harley Davidson dealer in the area were throwing party’s and having concerts. As well the local bars in Daytona Beach. I went to take some photos last Wednesday, and it was an interesting trip. I witnessed everything from the clean-cut retired couples, to the down right scary tatted up bikers. I saw two bike wrecks also, who ever you they were, I send up a prayer for them. People on motorcycles may not always use their heads, and not be the most respectful to other motorist on the road. Just keep this in mind, if you were on a bike regardless of how you feel about them, you would want the person in the car next to you to look out. And that goes for the people on motorcycles as well. Here are some shots of bikes and the event.
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Hiking Denny Creek
A few months ago when I was in Washington, I had the opportunity to go hiking around Snoquaimie pass, at Denny Creek. It was a beautiful hike, the only problem was that I didnt have a video camera only a small digital camera. I was able to get a few little clips and piece them together. So its a little shaky but you can still appreciate the beauty of the creek.
Ocean Therapy
With all the homework I have been up against lately, I’ve needed to clear my head. So I went cruising along the Florida coast. There is something relaxing and therapeutic about the ocean. Here are few shots I took a little south of St Augustine Florida.
Fire in the sky
Storm out on the Gulf of Mexico
I spent some time today over on the gulf coast of Florida, I got some walking in, and ate a fantastic lunch of shrimp fondue, and mahi mahi tacos at Crabby Bills. Clearwater is a Beautiful beach white sand and turquoise waters. Today the weather wasn’t the best, but even with a storm rolling in this beach is still beautiful.
The world of Mataushek 