Cumulus humilis – fair weather cumulus clouds and the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport beacon tower.
Hope your day is filled with “happy clouds”!
Chris
Tag Amelia Island
Amelia Island’s New Airport Terminal – A Bold Design Executed Flawlessly
The Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida airport terminal is almost complete and the design is unique and stunning! Designed to pay homage to the U.S. Navy Corsair fighter from World War II.
It’s sure to be a tourist attraction and I believe the designers should get a tip of the hat for taking such a bold idea and executing it to perfection. Here the workers are installing the last of the glass panels that form the skylight-canopy.
Everywhere you look you see quality touches and the attention to detail is unmatched anywhere in the City of Fernandina Beach.
From the second-floor observation deck looking towards the tail section.
The runway side of the terminal is the airplane’s cowling – notice the Pratt & Whitney Eagle logo.
What a cool bicycle rack!
The Corsair has landed!
Early stages of construction from January of this year.
What a lovely air terminal to welcome visitors and residents alike to beautiful Amelia Island. If you’re ever passing through extreme Northeast Florida, by all means, take the time to stop in and check out our terminal. They’ll be historical displays featured inside the three-story lobby specifically tailored to recognize our military heritage and the brave aviators that flew the Navy Corsairs during the War.
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris
Happy SUNday!
Nothing like a warm summer wave!
Have a great day!
Chris
Yashica’s L AF – good things come from plastic rectangles
A true plastic fantastic from Kyocera-Yashica. Released around 1986, this little gem is a modern classic. It gives much better-known (and much more expensive) point & shoots a run for the money.
Poor man’s T* Series with Zeiss lenses (I’m pretty sure these lenses are Zeiss without the coating).
Not much control over this camera – it was designed to take pictures without much fuss – and do it well.
It says Yashica lens but I’m sure it’s a Zeiss – why wouldn’t it? By the way, the 32mm f/3.5 lens is as fast as the other T* Series lenses – with the exception of the Kyocera T Scope (Japanese market T3) which is f/2.8
Good condition Yashica L AF’s are not common on online auction sites but nice ones still go for less than $40 or so. This nearly mint one went for $20!
Sharp contrasty lens – quick but not super quick AF but excellent auto exposure – perfect pics nearly every shot!
Images were taken on Fujicolor Superia color negative film. No post-production on any of these outside pics.
Headed our way from Japan!
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris
Happy SUNday! – Yummy Fudge
Freshly made fudge at Fantastic Fudge, Fernandina Beach – Amelia Island
Camera: Nicca 3-S with Nikkor-H.C f/2 5cm Lens on Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 800 Color Negative Film
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Chris
Unnatural Pink?
It looks almost out of place in the garden but this crepe myrtle brightens our day with its bouquets of “Barbie Pink” blossoms.
Camera: Fujifilm X-A10 with Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f3.5 Macro Zoom
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris
Daily ‘Fuji-Fix’ – the Fujica GW690… the Beast from the East
The Fujica GW690 Professional 6×9 120/220 roll film camera – 1970s tech never looked so good!
This beast will eat through film like it’s candy! 8 exposures from a roll of film but oh how pretty the pics are!
Thanks for stopping by! A big thanks to the City of Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida for hardly changing since 1890!
Chris
Another one bites the dust – more destruction = less trees
Former residential property is now commercially zoned along a quiet stretch of Sadler Road here on Amelia Island. With proper tree protection zones established around the massive oaks on the front of the property, these trees may make it through the construction process – but as you can see in this image, destruction is in progress with NO tree protection barriers in place! Soil is also being dumped over the existing grade which tends to suffocate the tree’s root system.
These 5 beautiful oaks need immediate protection from the destruction-construction process. The City of Fernandina Beach has tough tree protection ordinances on the books but at this moment, it would appear that some of those codes may have been broken. Stay tuned!
Chris
Evening Portal
The Nassau County (Florida) Courthouse – Amelia Island
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8+
Chris
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport Terminal – under construction
Another update on our new airport terminal here on Amelia Island which is nearing completion and is scheduled for a mid-June opening. Lots of activity going on today with exterior painting, grading of the parking lots and what not.
If you haven’t been following this construction project previously, the building is designed to resemble an F4U Corsair fighter plane from WWII. The “tail, canopy and propeller cowling” will be added soon. Stay tuned.
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris ^.^
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