Here's another glorious photograph of Clearwater.
Photograph (bridge from Clearwater to Sand Key) by Kathy.
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When I visit Clearwater Beach (in Pinellas County), I'm always amazed that what I remember most vividly about it is not just the result of imagination or a one-time fluke. It's just a beach town, isn't it?
Maybe, maybe not. That strange, pearly, pastel light really does pervade the whole place. You see it as you drive along the causeway from the town to the beach. It's most noticeable in late afternoon and early morning, and there are certainly days and times when the light is as harshly perpendicular as anywhere else. But more often than not there is this nacreous, numinous light over everything. I haven't encountered it elsewhere, not even elsewhere on the Tampa Bay. Maybe it really isn't the same sun that shines down on the rest of us Floridian, beautiful as our sun is......
The extremely soft blue-greys and silvery pinks are entirely characteristic and are what set Clearwater Beach apart from any other place for me. I'm glad these photographers succeeded in capturing it, because I never did. This is what I remember:
"Sunset at Clearwater Beach, FL" by Yehuda Bilbao | To see his other photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this image, click here
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"Sunset" by Frank Gruber | website: Somewhat Frank | To see his other photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this image at Flickr, click here
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This lovely photograph is from Clearwater, Florida, one of the beautiful cities on Tampa Bay.
"Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater FL" by John Swords | To see his other photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this image at Flickr, click here
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