On a personal level, yes, I don’t usually go there, March is a particularly rough month. Two years ago on March 8th, I lost my father and with his birthday a mere 10 days after his passing would have been his birthday. While obviously there is still grief and I miss him endlessly, I try not to think of the fact that he is not with me in the physical. Instead I focus on cherishing his memory. One way for me to do so is to go out and photograph. He was after all, my number one fan. So this year, I took to a spot he used to take me to quite frequently as a child, Key Biscayne. There was such beautiful weather after all, I felt that why not?

I arrived early enough in the morning and was welcomed by what seemed to be a vulture feeding of some sort. There were large bags laid out and the vultures were gathered all around. I have actually never seen so many vultures in one place at the same time. It was interesting enough to say the least. I snapped a few shots of them and proceeding my little nature walkabout. I wanted to focus more on the landscapes themselves. After all, I was outdoors and in the sunshine by the water. There was a few people buzzing about. From fisherman, to other photographers doing shoots and while some made it in to my captures, most of what you see is nature on a beautiful day.

I came away very pleased with the energy of the day. Tranquility, peace and serenity. There was no more fitting way to honor my Piscean father. At the risk of being too repetitive on both my Facebook album and here on this blog entry, I narrowed down my absolute favorites for you to see here. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

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That is exactly what took place last Monday. I was relaxing at home, organizing, sorting through files, cleaning, the whole nine… and just as I’m wrapping up, inspiration struck. I grabbed my camera and headed off pretty much right away. How could I not? The day was beautiful, albeit hot. Nonetheless, it was definitely a gift to be able to go out and take in the sunshine.

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I read that quote quite some time ago and it has remained in the back of my mind as I would take photos. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram you may have seen my reference to it in the hashtags. I’m at the 12,000 mark and it seems like just yesterday I was starting at one. Flash forward three years and here I am bringing you a very special post to me for as the saying implies, I will only improve from here. This excites me greatly as I’ve already captured some pretty amazing moments and I want to share with you my favorites. However I first want to thank you all for being a part of my journey so far. Whether it’s my muses, my friends, my family and yes, even my critics, you have all taken me where I am today. You will also be a part of my process as I move forward. I thank you all for the inspiration.
12,000 photos is quite a lot to edit and so I narrowed it down to my favorite 300 shots to review and edit. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been burning the midnight oil so to speak, editing shots for my anniversary project in my prior post as well as getting things ready for this post now. It was quite an undertaking however I have narrowed it down to 100 which was no easy task. I won’t post all those here though. You can see them on my Facebook page when you have a moment. This post is for my absolute favorite shots. The ones that are most dear to me. I hope you enjoy them and as always, your comments and feedback are always welcomed.

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A couple of months ago I lost my entire catalog in Lightroom and somehow my backup catalog disappeared as well despite several storage locations. I wasn’t thrilled in the slightest with the reality that I lost 3 years and countless hours if editing my photos up until that time. However, it was a mixed blessing because it gave me a reason to revisit and revamp at lot of my previous work and I was able to take it up another notch. 

P.s. I want to give my brother a shout-out for his help in this project of mine. Thanks baby brother.

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So here they are, my favorite shots of the day.

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As always, the full set is on my Facebook page and you are welcomed to stop by there to give them a peek.

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The park itself is beautiful. Lots of open spaces, trails and there’s even horses though privately owned. My favorite spots would have to be the viewing tower and the walking trails. The viewing tower, for obvious reasons, on account of being up amongst the trees. As for the walking trails, I absolutely loved being hidden away from the other visitors and just be able to walk down the paths taking in the surroundings. I could have done without the mosquitoes, though hey, you can’t have it all. I definitely plan on going back there and hopefully soon.

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This past weekend I had the need to be by the water. I can not help it, I’m a Cancerian after all. It was a rather overcast day, however i wasn’t going to let that stop me. When you want something, you go and get it. So I did and it was just what the doctor ordered. Hollywood Beach is incredibly beautiful in my opinion. I love the walkways and the mangroves and cat tails bordering the ocean.

Anyways, before I digress. As I mentioned it was an overcast day and it set a certain tone for my shots. I can’t really explain it though hoping the editing brings it out. I didn’t want to alter them too much initially. I just couldn’t help myself on some of them. I also didn’t trim down my selection for this post. I want to share them all. Feel free to like, comment or share as always, I appreciate your time.

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Work, family life, health concerns for loved ones, it has been rather overwhelming. However, this morning I had about an hour to spare before beginning my day and so I headed immediately to the beach. I have been longing to be by the water and it has been ages since I paid a visit to Hollywood Beach. It was a brief visit,  though it was as soothing as it needed to be on all counts. My only wish is that I could have stayed longer. Still, I hope you enjoy my morning view.

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While I haven’t necessarily had much personal time for pictures, I did manage on grabbing a few shots while on one of my early morning walks around downtown. I love being out by the water, especially early morning when the sun is rising and a new day is beginning. While I live by the moon, there is something special about seeing a new day dawning with all its possibilities. I’m thankful that I’ve finally broken myself of going in to work an hour early every day to try and get ahead of the work load. That was an exercise in futility and basically my digging in quicksand. There is no catching up, yet I was missing out on beautiful mornings.

So here I am bringing to you my latest set. The shots were taken primarily from the bridge going in to the Port of Miami, with some pictures from my walk back to the office. I hope you enjoy them and enjoy your day. Don’t get so caught up in the grind and remember to take a breath.

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