June 10, 2022 – A Snowbird's Life Through the Lens

I set the alarm for 4:30 AM, and then was awake from 12:30 on, waiting for the alarm to go off. Of course I’d fallen asleep and was startled when it did go off, but such are the trials and tribulations of a photographer in search of a nice sunrise. Not only a chance to shoot in a fun place with friends, but to go to a new breakfast spot with the most amazing looking waffles ever! At the last minute I let myself be talked into a frittata instead, and now I have to go back for the banana maple pecan waffles that I failed to choose this morning. And the breakfast possibilities distracted me for the last half of the shoot since I was starving. Or I could just win the lottery and move to Safety Harbor altogether, but then I’d be in range of those waffles every morning and that would be dangerous.

The feature photo was my first shot of the morning and this was my second.

The color was so low in the sky that trying to get the pier with the color behind it didn’t seem possible.

Of course that didn’t stop me from trying.

Even with the cloud cover it was a pretty sunrise.

I appreciate a setting that allows you to move around to vary your shots.

This photographer was able to wander while his phone was set to take a photo every few seconds, and then the entire sunrise could be played back in 20 seconds or so.

Leave it to the iPhone to give me a wide enough angle to get the sunrise and the pier in one shot.

How cute is this little spot? Imagine us in that charming courtyard just beyond, enjoying our breakfasts.

Not everyone second guessed their choice of breakfast. A mixed berry waffle, just before the whipped cream slid off to the side.

Fun with friends in Florida, where you can get your activity in early, before it gets too hot, and then nap away the afternoon while the sun blazes away. Or while the thunder rumbles, even if it doesn’t rain. Makes for a perfect day.