Saturday, March 29, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: It's All About Control

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Dunedin, Florida: It's All About Control: Waste Water Pump Station Like yesterday's image, this one is all about control. The railings in yesterday's post were there to control where we humans walk. The machinery in this post are there to control the water that carries our waste.

It's nice that the City Of Dunedin paints them a subtle green. I just don't think it would be as pleasing if they painted them brown!
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Patterns

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Patterns Sometimes the shortest route... is not available!
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Remains Of The Day

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Remains Of The Day Sand Castle Bucket Mold Where does the day go? Where does the time go? One minute, we are sitting in the sand playing with our sand castle mold and bucket and shovel (all plastic, of course), and the next minute we are paying mortgages, bucking for a raise, and worrying about the world economy. While I wish someone would have warned us while we were playing in the sand, I'm glad I didn't see all this coming.

A note about yesterday's post: Live shelling... 'shelling', in general, refers to strolling along the beach picking up seashells (dead, no animal inside). Live shelling would involve strolling along the beach looking for, and picking up, living sea creatures in their shells. There are places along the Florida coast where you can wade into the water and pick up live scallops to take home for dinner, for example. That would be considered live shelling.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Live Shelling & Rip Tide Signs

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Live Shelling & Rip Tide Signs As if in counterpoint to the person on the jet ski, catching air off the tops of waves, we find the Rip Current warning sign. It can be quite dangerous to encounter a rip tide when you don't expect it, or know what it is. The natural instinct is to fight like crazy to get back to shore. Wrong.

As crazy as it seems, you are better off drifting out with the rip current, conserving your energy. Then, when it releases you, swim back to shore in a path that takes you around the current. 'For best results' read these signs when you see them, and ALWAYS observe life guard instructions or posted signs like these. It can save your life!
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach SURF!

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach SURF! Jet Ski Wave Runner Gets Air You could also title this post: Crazy Jet Ski Dude Catches Major Air In Super Surf Off Honeymoon Island Beach! But that seems just a little bit too long, even for me! :D

As I told you yesterday, I was out on Honeymoon Island Beach to try to snap some cool wave shots. Since we actually had some 'surf' the other day, with the coastal surf advisory they had posted. Something to do with some weather system bringing in heavier than usual wave and surf activity. So I am wandering about snapping pictures, when I notice these two little black dots dancing across the wave tops. Huh?

So I pointed me handy-dandy 70-300 (attached to my Nikon D80) at the black dots. Lo and behold, there I see a couple of jet skis, complete with crazy dudes, riding the waves. I think he is actually wearing a helmet, but I cannot be sure. Not a bad idea if you think about it.
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach WAVES!

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach WAVES! On a recent afternoon, when I checked the weather, we had a coastal surf warning, or some such thing. They were actually warning us about much stronger, bigger waves than usual. Well here with the Gulf Of Mexico, we just don't get all that much serious wave action. So I decided to head out to Honeymoon Island after work, and see what I could snap.

I soon realized that it can be difficult to capture the impressive increase in wave activity. This is due, in part, to the fact that the waves were still not big by most standards. But they were bigger, and stormy. We might usually see waves about one foot around here, and I would have to say these waves were more like three feet. I really tweaked this image to make it 'pop'. Check back to tomorrow to see what one guy did with these waves, and no, he was not surfing!
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Ample Parking & HAPPY EASTER!

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Dunedin, Florida: Honeymoon Island Beach: Ample Parking Yes, it IS just a parking lot. Something about it must remind me of a happy childhood memory, because I like this picture. So I share it with you.

Notice, if you will, the largest building you can see in the distance. It's just to the right of the bathhouse down the sidewalk from where I was standing. At this angle, with the help of Google Earth, I am pretty sure we are looking at the Dunedin Mease Hosital. That's 4 miles away, by the way. Cool, eh?

You could hide a LOT of Easter Eggs out there to hunt for! HAPPY EASTER!!
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