Fotography, Fun, New Friends and Fried Seafood.

 Yes, this was the Forgotten Coast Photography Workshop lead by Cecil Holmes and David Akoubian. I have always wanted to spend some time in the Panhandle of Florida and now I had the chance. I knew it would be full of great photo ops of interesting fishing boats, water and where else can you get a sunrise and sunset at the same location.

On the drive up, I made a short stop in Steinhatchee, which is along the river and near the west coast. It is a small fishing village and very quaint and scenic. I snapped a few pics just to have a memory since the light was harsh. It could very well be a place I return to when I have the time.

My first night was camping at St. George Island State Park. After setting up camp, I drove back into the town to look for a place for sunset. I decided to go over to the fishing pier which is next to the main bridge to the island. St. George has mostly houses that are rented out or maybe permanent residents live there. The nice thing is there are no high rises like most of Florida. The only place for sunrise was on the beach but the sky was rather bald and nothing for the foreground.

The workshop started in Apalachicola just before sunset. We were all staying at the historic Gibson Inn. It is three stories with no elevator. Nice rooms but no mini frig or microwave. Our group met in the lobby at 4 PM and we headed out to explore the town before sunset. The first sunset shoot was at Two Mile. Funny name for a place but it is exactly two miles from the only stop light in town.

 After grabbing some dinner we came back to the same place to take photos of the milky way. What an awesome sight especially when the city lights usually make stars almost impossible to see at home.'

Capturing the Milky Way at Two Mile.