Friday Fotos! – Photowalk with my 600mm Canon lens.

A few images from a quick photowalk along the Amelia River here in Fernandina Beach this afternoon. What contrasts—industrial ugliness mixed with our natural beauty.

Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon Extender 2x III. 600mm of reach!

‘Talaria’ Denver, Colorado. That must have been one heck of a trip!
Double-crested cormorant.
Juvenile royal tern (I think).
Tankers for the mills.
Mill one of two along the river. Ugly.
Shrimp boat. Only a few are left.
Crane.

One thing is obvious: Fernandina’s riverfront isn’t dull.

Boats and stacks.

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The Bailey House – 1885

Not that Bailey House, this one sits at the corner of Ash and 7th Streets in the Fernandina Beach Historic District on beautiful Amelia Island.

Queen Anne style Victorian era home. A perfect early autumn day.

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wordless wednesday

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My Amelia Island.

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Evolution of a beach house.

Amelia Island, Florida.

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A random home I spotted along the beach (A1A) on Amelia Island, Florida. At least it’s not a 10-story condo. I like it.

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(almost) wordless wednesday

c1940s (late).
This building is the same one on the far right in the first image (Waas Drugs).

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Take your airplanes to the beach day.

Amelia Island.

Someone just needed to get in some quality beach time. They just happened to have a couple of airplanes on the trailer.

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A day at the beach with Hurricane Erin

A day at the beach. Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach. The clouds in the distance are cirrus clouds from Hurricane Erin. The surf was up, but I’ve seen worse. I’m glad this storm missed the US.

The clouds you see in the distance are cirrus clouds from the hurricane.
Always at the ready.
The surf was up, but not bad.
Beach parking is only allowed in a few places on Amelia Island. The island has about 13 miles of Atlantic coast.
Hurricane Erin is heading north.

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lets call it a day

Sunset over the Amelia River.

Fujifilm X-T2 with a Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS lens. Velvia Vivid.

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