PixelSure Photography

A year after Hurricane Michael and there are still many reminders of the terrible storm that changed many peoples lives. This sailboat is still banked on the shore of North Bay by Gulf Coast State College; it's underside battered and beaten from the storm. Yet, the beauty and strength of a recovering community prevails. 

This little shoreline bird was photographed piping along the shoreline using Olympus' built in PopArt filter. 

This is taken underneath Russell-Fields Pier in Panama City Beach. I thought including the underside of the pier's walkway would give this perspective a little something different and it was overexposed when editing in Photoshop. 

Olympus' Live Time feature is a blast to work with and the results are some kind of awesome. It moves a little faster than Live Composite so it keeps you on your toes, so to say. This was shot over a span of 15 seconds at ISO 200; using a ND 1000 lens filter. I was surprised, really, at how well this shot came together and how fast Live Time moved longer exposure photography. Nonetheless, I found a spot to spread out a beach towel and set-up my little Gorilla Pod, underneath Russell-Fields Pier in Panama City Beach~ Dog Beach at Pier Park Mall. It made for a nice late afternoon. 

    Three Umbrellas On The Beach: An Overexposure. 

I was walking along the shoreline about ankle deep in water, looking at the pattern of the shore and determining what angle to shoot the evening's sunset when something brushed against my foot. Imagine my surprise when seeing this stingray: WOW, with a particular interest. There were two of these aquatic creatures playing in the sand; I thought they might be mating. Nonetheless, I can't remember the last time I saw stingrays moving in the shallows and it was fun shooting them. 

The first time I visited Camp Helen State park I was walking along the trail to the beach and saw this old fishing pier in the distance. It looked like the ancient ruins of an early beach civilization or bedrock- I was wowed. After doing some research about Camp Helen I came to the conclusion that this old fishing pier was probably built sometime around 1945 when the camp became a resort for employees of a textile mill: Avondale Mills, in Alabama. Nonetheless, this old pier has stood through some major hurricanes and although it may never truly be a bedrock, it is the ruins of an old fishing pier that many folks enjoyed and still enjoy today. (Edited 06/14/2022)