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"I want to get to Key West and get away from it all."
-- Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer and journalist known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers and who has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image)

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/3.8
‧ Exposure – 3 seconds
‧ Focal Length – 21mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

The bustling docks of Ushuaia, Argentina, offer a glimpse into life at the southernmost city in the world. With rugged mountains in the background, this pier serves as a gateway for Antarctic expeditions, fishing vessels, and local maritime activity

"Among all the marvels of modern invention, that with which I am most concerned is, of course, air transportation. Flying is perhaps the most dramatic of recent scientific attainment. In the brief span of thirty-odd years, the world has seen an inventor's dream first materialized by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk become an everyday actuality."
-- Amelia Earhart (American aviation pioneer who, on July 2, 1937, disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world)

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 125
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/125 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

“He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.”
-- Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/9
‧ Exposure – 1/160 second
‧ Focal Length – 300mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

There's something for everyone at Mac's Sea Garden, a historic shop in the Historic Seaport. A variety of great gifts, like shirts, hats, and other unique souvenirs can be found at the Key West gem. You'll also find a selection of home decorations, such as glassware pieces and kitchen essentials that are sure to add a Key West feel to any room in your home! Don't forget to take a picture with the huge Spongeman or Mac's old pick-up truck right outside the shop! Mac's Sea Garden is original to the Bight, run by Mack Mchue as a shell Shop and souvenir stand in the early 1900's.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

"Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans."
-- Grace Potter (American singer-songwriter and musician)

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

Florida’s most prolific iguana is the most substantial of all invasive species. The Green Iguana grows over 5 feet and can weigh up to 15 pounds. These iguanas are shades of emerald green with large spikes running down their back and tail. Green Iguanas also have a large dewlap (or neck flap) for regulating their body temperature. They present their dewlap to potential mates during courtship.

The Green Iguana’s tail is its primary weapon. It’s capable of whipping other animals when threatened. When ensnared, an iguana can detach its tail and grow another one. Green Iguanas also have another unique defense system, a third eye. On the forehead, they have a primitive pineal gland. The gland is not capable of forming images like the other two. They use their parietal eye to sense changes in light and track predators above.

Green Iguanas are herbivores. However, their diet in Florida does not provide enough water to regulate their body temperatures. As a result, the iguanas tear through plant matter, leaving little behind.

Green Iguanas are prolific breeders. Females are capable of laying 45 eggs in every clutch. With few natural predators, most of their young reach reproductive maturity.

Green Iguanas are native to Central and South America. The iguanas first established populations in the Florida Keys. It’s thought the green iguanas first hitched a ride on South American fruit ships. In the following years, careless pet owners released the iguanas into the wild.

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/80 second
‧ Focal Length – 190mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."
-- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel, American children's author and cartoonist)

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-- Unknown

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/80 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

In the 19th century when shipwrecks along the treacherous Florida reef were numerous, fisherman and spongers turn to wrecking as a means of livelihood. Almost every sea worthy vessel at Key West quickly responded to the exciting cry of “Wreck Ashore“ to earn whatever share they could in the great wealth that the golden age of wrecking brought to the island and city.

The sloop Mary is a replica of the wrecking/work boat owned by Charles Tift in 1863. Charles was the brother of Asa F. Tift, early Key West settler whose family came to the island from Connecticut in the 1820’s.

Asa Tift and his family soon became successful maritime merchants. They docked their boats on Tift’s Wharf (Mallory Sunset Dock) and built large warehouses and an ice house (The Shell Warehouse) located directly across the street from this location. An observation tower (to the right of this photograph) and later a coaling station at the street end. The sloop is part of the Shipwreck Treasure Museum's displays and was designed by Mary Haffenreffer & David Wegman.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

“Key West: where the sea meets the sky and dreams dance upon the horizon.”
– Unknown

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
–Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist who was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature and many of his works are considered classics of American literature)

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 100
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/125 second
‧ Focal Length – 100mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

Our little home away from home during our stay in Key West, Florida...it wasn't much but it was dry and air conditioned and clean! All the things vacationers could need in a hot, sticky vacation spot.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

Mule Key is an island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida. It is within the boundaries of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge and located in the Outlying Islands of the Florida Keys. It is the easternmost of the Mule Keys that are 9 miles west of Key West. The photograph above was taken from our flight into Key West during the landing approach to the airport.

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 125
‧ Aperture – f/11
‧ Exposure – 1/60 second
‧ Focal Length – 18mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

"A boat is safe at the boathouse but that's not what boats are made for..."
-- Adaptation of a quote by William Shedd

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

“I want to get to Key West and get away from it all.”
– Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer and journalist)

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

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