Floridiana Gloriana

City Lights, City Bridge (Creative Commons)

This is a much more beautiful photograph of Jacksonville's Main Street Bridge than any of mine!

Jewel tints against this soft silvery violet sky...Jacksonville strikes many people as a pretty mundane city by day, but along the waterfront---especially at night---it is magical. 

Jacksonville:  Main Street Bridge by Stephen Sizemore |  StephenSizemore.com| click here to see his other photographs | click here to see the full-sized version of this image at Flickr

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Two Bridge: Bridge #2--St. Augustine

The second is the old Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine (of which there are some much better photographs here).  The Bridge of Lions is currently undergoing rehabilitation.

Two Bridges: Bridge #1--Jacksonville

The first bridge is in Jacksonville across the St. John's River, a river which flows north to south.

St. Augustine Waterfront (Creative Commons)

This is a lovely panoramic photograph of St. Augustine.  It seems to have been taken from a boat looking in towards the waterfront.  I love the soft pastel tints of the clouds and the rose colored roofs in this one.

"St. Augustine skyline" by Mosesxan | click here to see other photographs by Mosesxan | click here to see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr

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The Beautiful Steinhatchee

These photographs were taken in Northwest Florida, along the beautiful Steinhatchee River.  I always meant to go back there and rent a boat.  I wonder if I ever will?  This site has some gorgeous footage that really conveys how remote and mysterious this part of Florida seems. 

The boat below was permanently anchored in the water for a very long time.  I don't know the story on it and I'd almost rather not know.  I have my own private version.  And I don't know the story on the little building (which appears to be a deconsecrated church).

Florida Winter Color---Jacksonville Landing.

This was taken right around mid-November at Jacksonville Landing.  Locals tell me they don't think much of it; it's one of those places that's really for tourists.  Whatever; It's a gorgeous place to walk around and take photographs.  Click on the link above to see more.

This was right before sunset when the colors are particularly intense.  The silver and gold effects of the bridge always reminds me of jewelry.  The windows under that red roof are glazed with late afternoon sunlight, but you can still see through them

Views from the St Johns River | Jacksonville (c. 1998)

On one of our trips to Jacksonville, Don took this photograph of one of the water taxis on the St. Johns River.  I always like photographs that capture these twilight silvery purples and blues, but the most interesting thing about this photograph is the reflection in the building in the background of the sunset.

I do love the watertaxis, though, particularly in the early evening.  People from Jacksonville turn up their noses at Jacksonville Landing---it's meant to be touristy, I suppose--- but you won't find many better spots for taking photographs of the city and I'm sorry, but I just love to go there right before sunset.   The water taxi rides and the river walks alone are worth an afternoon's exploration.

Winter Color | Salt Creek

This photograph was taken in or around the small town of Salt Creek at the mouth of the Suwannee. The leaves really don't fall off the trees here in North Florida till just before spring, when the new leaves push off the old leaves.

Fountains--A Spring Evening | Palatka

This was taken at the park on the St. Johns.  It's not as old as the car in the backgournd makes it appear; I think the date was probably 1997 or 1998.

He took this photograph during a completely different trip.  It was a winter's day and he took this photograph of the bridge looking through the spray from this rather ugly fountain.  It's a nice effect, though, I think.

More Cypress | Fanning Springs State Park