Curious as to why I named this photograph “Inbound?” Hint… it is not about the wave.. You will have to view the image enlarged to fill your screen to find the answer. :^)
A here’s a note to my fellow photographers… chromatic abberations, those distracting red, green, or white fringes that appear on the borders of high contrast areas (such as the trees and bushes against the bright sky), can be a real nuisance to get rid of in images like this. That’s been especially true of the white fringes. After spending half an hour with the brush and clone stamp tools working on this image, I decided there had to be a better way. I experimented with Photoshop’s Color Select to create a black mask that revealed the white chromatic fringes and then I painted over them by sampling the surrounding color on the layer… not only did this save me tons of time, it worked much better than I anticipated. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll look into creating a short video about it.
Years ago, an invasive species of trees at Stump Pass Beach were poisoned by the State of Florida and many of these trees still remain standing at the surf's edge. Along this mile stretch of beach on the Gulf of Mexico, seashells and shark teeth wash up, swimmers frolick in the waves and anglers fish the surf. White snowy egrets, least terns, and magnificent frigatebirds are found along its coastline. The park is located at the south end of Manasota Key, accessible from off I-75 at exit 191. Stump Pass Beach State Park is situated at the southwest corner of Charlotte County in southwestern Florida.
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Years ago, an invasive species of trees at Stump Pass Beach were poisoned by the State of Florida and many of these trees still remain standing at the surf's edge. Along this mile stretch of beach on the Gulf of Mexico, seashells and shark teeth wash up, swimmers frolick in the waves and anglers fish the surf. White snowy egrets, least terns, and magnificent frigatebirds are found along its coastline. The park is located at the south end of Manasota Key, accessible from off I-75 at exit 191. Stump Pass Beach State Park is situated at the southwest corner of Charlotte County in southwestern Florida.
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Years ago, an invasive species of trees at Stump Pass Beach were poisoned by the State of Florida. While many of these dead trees have succumbed to the ravages of storms and waves, a number still remain standing at the surf's edge. Along this mile stretch of beach on the Gulf of Mexico, seashells and shark teeth wash up, swimmers frolick in the waves and anglers fish the surf. White snowy egrets, least terns, and magnificent frigatebirds are found along its coastline. The park is located at the south end of Manasota Key, accessible from off I-75 at exit 191. Stump Pass Beach State Park is situated at the southwest corner of Charlotte County in southwestern Florida.
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Stump Pass Beach is located in Charlotte County of southwestern Florida. Seashells and shark teeth wash up along this mile of wilderness beach on the Gulf of Mexico where swimmers enjoy the warm waters and anglers fish the surf. Visitors can also see manatees, gopher tortoises, snowy egrets, least terns, and magnificent frigate birds.
Years ago, the State of Florida poisoned off an invasive species of trees that was changing the habitat. While many of these tall tree trunks now stand as stark reminders of the past, an number have already sucuumed to the ravages of winds and waves
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I had looked forward to taking pictures on Stump Pass Beach in southwestern Florida. However, towards sunset, I noticed that people were disappearing off Stump Pass Beach... and I got the uneasy feeling that they locked up the parking lot at sunset. As we hurriedly made the mile trek back to the lot, I paused to take this shot. The guy didn't say anything but seemed to be staring at me (perhaps he didn't like me taking pictures while he was on a public beach?). Anyway, we got back to the parking lot just as the ranger was finishing locking it up and I barely escaped without a fine. Next time, I'll try to pay closer attention to the signs.
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