Next week we will be working in Orlando, Florida. If you are looking for specific images from Orlando, please notify us kphotos@earthlink.net. Our inventory already includes 3,000+ pictures as we were located in Orlando for 10 years.
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This week we have been working in Key Largo, Florida, USA. Great place to photograph marine fish (John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park) and marine mammals.
Fortunately there was no rain and the waters above the coral reefs were not riled up so visibility was wonderful. We took the snorkel tour from John Pennekamp and photographed at White Banks. We swam with many, many more fish than when at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia!
We also photographed dolphin/human encounters and should have great film from there. Lighting might be a problem as ambient light was low due to approaching storm clouds. The film is being developed now.
While on the dolphin property we photographed ibis birds exhibiting unusual behavior. A large group- 15 or more – were standing in a huge puddle, maybe 1/2 foot deep, some were bathing while others appeared to be drinking. We’ve never seen them bathe before.
We spent 3 days last week working in Tampa, Florida, USA. We photographed the Tampa Convention Center, St. Petersburg Times Forum, Marriott Hotel Marina, Tampa Aquarium, and Channelside Mall. One day was devoted to learning new PhotoShop techniques in a NAPP seminar.
Fortunately we had good weather for photography; clear skies with just a few interesting clouds floating by. We had a tripod, but, only used it at night. A tripod and extension cord for strobe are usually employed in retail aquarium stores where the tanks are small. But, with large public aquarium tanks the fish have so much room to move that we do just as well hand holding camera with flash on body.
Now we are assembling a set of new tropical fish pictures for a photo buyer. The hardest part of the job is correctly naming the fish. If we cannot determine the name from reference books or the internet, we contact the Aquarium staff and ask for help.
Look below at Brian White’s comment on photographing in bright light. He is right and we neglected to share that we make our pictures in early morning or late afternoon when in an area known to have bright light. The afternoon glow on buildings from sidelight as the sun is low on horizion is very pleasing to the eye.
After taking some time off for the holidays, we are back to work. Spent a day photographing at Mote Marine Aquarium, Bradenton, Florida. They allow tripods and flash so that makes it possible to get good images.
A picture of scorpionfish and toadfish together made an image that would look good framed on a wall so we scanned it for CafePress. It will be added to a set of slides we will send to one of our regular photobuyers soon.
It can be seen with other animal pictures in Framed Art Pictures and here. 
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Just in time for your holiday gifts Cafe Press has made several new dark t-shirt styles and colors available!
Women can now buy a long sleeve chocolate brown or black t-shirt or a black short sleeve t-shirt tailored for their curves. Our popular dark unisex short sleeve t-shirt was available only in cardinal red or black. It now comes in military green and navy, too.
T-shirt shown here is from our Florida Gifts premium Cafe Press shop.
We have been really busy! A shipment of cds with San Diego pictures was made both to a photobuyer and to the stock agency that handles our travel pictures.
While doing beach photography on Venice Beach, Florida, we were surprised by a couple of Monarch butterflies. As an hour passed we saw at least 30 more butterflies high up.
They flew singly, not fly in formation, as birds fly. And they were much higher up than butterflies normally fly. But, each was going south. Apparently they follow the coastline on their way to wintering in Mexico.
We have a winner in our Be a Celebritee Contest. Entries for this monthly contest run on Photo Accents, Florida Gifts, Fish Lover Gifts, Service Men & Women Gifts, and Irish T-shirts & Gifts come from happy, satisfied customers of those shops.
October’s winner is Mark in Florida. He is enjoying an organic cotton t-shirt with Florida Alligator design, front and back, from Florida Gifts.
Want to be a Celebritee? Just email: contest@earthlink.net and send a small jpg of someone wearing or using a product designed by one of our shops. 
Another way to market your images on the internet is by having a Squidoo Lens. So, we started a photography lens.
Take a look if you are a photographer looking for work in Florida. There’s a module for job hunting. We were limited to choosing 1 state so Florida is it.
Take a look if you are a photographer looking for fresh ideas. There are modules for photography books and magazines on Amazon.com.
Take a look if you are curious about Cafe Press shops. There’s a module with shops we found in the CP directory.
Yesterday and today we have been making photographs in the tourist spots around Orlando, Florida, for one of our photobuyers.
To speed up the work situation, we are staying at one of the Disney hotels. There is a free monorail linking 3 hotels, Disney and Epcot. Saves a lot of time.
We photographed the fireworks at Disney World last night. Beautiful! Will upload one of the pictures when the film is processed.
IMHO if you are visiting Disney World without kids, the best hotel is the Grand Floridian.
Our family has enjoyed watching Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, on TV for years. We joined the rest of his fans in sorrow over his untimely passing. His tragic death reminds us all that wild animals can be dangerous and deadly as part of their defensive nature.
We were prompted to create a design for Florida tourists with a friendly warning that alligators can bite, too. Alligator Will Bite is now the latest design in Florida Gifts.
It is here on a Value T-shirt.
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