Old Seven Mile Bridge
This is the famous old 7 mile bridge that was once part of the US 1 Overseas Highway. When completed in 1912, it was one the longest bridges in existence. It was originally built as a railroad and was known as the Overseas Railroad but due to heavy damage from the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, it was sold to the US Federal Government who refurbished the bridge to be used by… Read More
The Rich and the Wealthy
This is an older photo taken with my old Nikon D40 many years ago when I was about 10 visiting Miami, Florida. My family was taking a bus tour exploring the islands and this was the last shot I grabbed right before the evening made the light too dark. I was intrigued by this island particularly because of the eye-catching architecture and also because I learned that some of the houses on… Read More
Dining in Key West
Discovered this really nice outdoor dining restaurant while strolling down Duval street in Key West. This really beautiful flower also caught my eye! I decided to frame my photo by having the flower as the subject and the elegant outdoor setting in the background. Thanks to my Leica X1, I was able to get some nice bokeh in the background and also of some of the lights. I composed it so the eye would see… Read More
Japanese Shishi Odoshi
While exploring a Japanese garden on my vacation in Florida, I came across what to me looked like a Japanese bamboo waterfall. After taking a few shots with my Leica X1, I was able to focus directly on the spot of the bamboo where the water poured into it. In my post processing I felt that the green foliage and pennies all over the ground was a distraction so I went the black and… Read More
The Multiverse
This is a picture of a movie theater in Key West that had a really cool art deco design. My idea here was to play with light and wave my Leica X1 around in the air to get an abstract look. In Lightroom, I boosted up the contrast to the max to get a completely black background and which also gave the shapes more “layers” for a little bit of a 3D effect. I… Read More
