Paul Marcellini Photography

Well I forgot I had one last area of the trip to add. This was by far my favorite area and also the most remote. We had a near 2 hr drive down a rough dirt/sand and rock road to get out here. It had some amazing formations and I suggest you google it for the wider views. I wish I had taken some just as snap shots but the light was harsh, as we had a clear sky all day. Because of this, I focused on shooting in the shade. The also limited me to more intimate shots but I was happy with them, as the glades isn’t as nice up close as this place. The patterns and colors found everywhere were unreal. Here are the favorites so far, I still have some to process and perfect.

Tortured

Bacon!

A wider view and the wonderful glow that happens after the sun sets

Thorny Old Friends

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Hello everyone. Hope you guys are doing well. I just wanted to let you know that I will be selecting a Facebook Fan to receive a free matted 12×18 print. I will be selecting the fan this upcoming Monday, and if by that time I reach 1500 fans I will select a second fan to receive a free 10×15 matted print. So the odds are better for you guys at 1500, so get to promoting. =) Once you become a fan, you can click under the profile picture “Suggest to Friends”. I would greatly appreciate it. My Page is here: Paul Marcellini Photography

And just to pretty up this post, here is my first sunset of 2010. Nothing really for the portfolio as far as composition goes, but one of the best sunsets of recent memory. You can click on it to see it larger.

In this post I mentioned how Jim Goldstein started a project to buy a print from your favorite photographer. I participated and have finally had it framed. I had another print stored so I framed them the same as I thought they went really well together. So here they are:

Under the Aspen Tree by Guy Tal

Sometime Last Century by Tony Kuyper

Both are inspiring photographers and I am glad I have something to look at besides my own photos. =)

Boca Chita is a great little barrier island about 10 miles across Biscayne Bay, and 12 miles south of Key Biscayne. It is only accessible by boat, but has a nice protected harbor to dock in. It is a perfect place for some winter camping, but in my case, a great place for some photography. There are some nice little Red Mangroves on the eastern shore that face right into the Atlantic. These have been visibly stunted, probably by the harsh weather and coral rock they try to grow in. On this night, I wanted first and foremost, to get a good shot of these guys during sunset. I was lucky the clouds cooperated, and after getting what I thought would work, ran back to the other side of the island.

Boca Chita Lighthouse is a beautiful lighthouse made form the local limestone, and using a 10-stop neutral density filter, was able to lengthen the exposure to about 100 seconds. With the last of the directional light hitting the lighthouse, this gave it a nice glow but allowed the clouds and palms to show a lot of movement in the image. I wanted to get something a bit different and think I succeeded. Enjoy!

Mangrove Magic

Boca Chita After Hours

Continuing my trip to Utah, we ran into Page, Arizona for sunrise to go to a nice area in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area. It was a very cool area of sandstone and went all the way down to Lake Powell. Sunrise didn’t amount to much but Varina Patel showed us these interesting circles in the sandstone and they made for some cool intimate shots. I also found some areas of sand nestled in the rocks and this allowed for plants to take hold and also provide cover for many animals. There were tracks everywhere. Here are some of my favorites from this morning.

Mini sand dune

Orbit

Leafscape