We set out after a brief classroom session, cut short by an inadvertent double booking of rooms. The truly cooler weather starts around mid-October here in west Central Florida, but we get little tastes of it from mid-September on. We felt the humidity as we started, and once the sun achieved its mid-morning height we felt the heat too.
The "usual suspects", an alligator on the bank and an anhinga perched on a branch over the main channel of the creek never appeared. The branch appears smaller, perhaps a piece broken off in the recent storms, so I wonder if the bird found a new perch. If he did, we did not find him.We hiked and talked of the nature of the preserve, and about photography itself and cameras.
We saw Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum) along the edge of the parking lot. Karl showed a macro portrait of a blue curl he had done, and the difference between the portrait and the actual tiny size of the flower itself stood out. Later in the hike we came across a member of the Carphephorus family getting ready to bloom, then some starting to bloom.
As we ended the hike, the light shining through the tea colored creek made interesting patterns. Leading the hike, Karl and I don't get to shoot much. I found a few subjects, but mostly played around with abstractions.
Our next hike is October 29 at Brooker Creek Preserve. We hope to see you there.
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| Sunlight through the water of the creek |
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| Carphephorus |
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