The re-eanactment of The Battle of Okeechobee is held annually at Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park in Okeechobee, Florida.
Commemorating the largest battle in the Second Seminole Indian War on Christmas Day in 1837 it pittted 300 Seminole warriors led by Coacoochee (Wildcat), legendary medicine man Abiaca (Sam Jones), and Black Seminole leader John Cavallo against 9,000 men under the command of Col. Zachary Taylor, the 1st, 4th and 5th Infantry and a group of Missouri volunteers led by Col. Richard Gentry. His grandson traveled from Missouri and took place in this year's re-enactment. He is pictured near the end of the collection with drawn sword during the closing ceremonies. His portrait in period costume are the last few images in the collection.
Although they lost the battle, the Seminoles inflicted heavy casualties with few loses of their own, bought time for their families to flee further into the Everglades and helped propel Col. Taylor to the Presidency of The United States.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Missouri Volunteer-4544
The Seminole's Hunker Down-4517
The re-eanactment of The Battle of Okeechobee is held annually at Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park in Okeechobee, Florida.
Commemorating the largest battle in the Second Seminole Indian War on Christmas Day in 1837 it pittted 300 Seminole warriors led by Coacoochee (Wildcat), legendary medicine man Abiaca (Sam Jones), and Black Seminole leader John Cavallo against 9,000 men under the command of Col. Zachary Taylor, the 1st, 4th and 5th Infantry and a group of Missouri volunteers led by Col. Richard Gentry. His grandson traveled from Missouri and took place in this year's re-enactment. He is pictured near the end of the collection with drawn sword during the closing ceremonies. His portrait in period costume are the last few images in the collection.
Although they lost the battle, the Seminoles inflicted heavy casualties with few loses of their own, bought time for their families to flee further into the Everglades and helped propel Col. Taylor to the Presidency of The United States.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Spitoon!-4052
This Roseate Spoonbill would be great in a water fight!
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Heron Glide-4035
Little Blue heron gliding into the slough.
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Duh! I'm eating.-3999
So, you never saw a guy eat or what?
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Roseate Spoonbill-3892
"Platalea ajaja" Had a field day with this guy yesterday. The roseate spoonbill like the Florida flamingo, has pink feathers because of the crustaceans he eats.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
staredown-2546
This little fellow wants me to know he means business!
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Fly United 2-2638
Two pelicans gliding in unison.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina, a set on Flickr.
Images from my recent visit to Greenville.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Ibis Flight-1517
Shot in the late evening in the Big Cypress swamp and processed with Lightroom 4 beta version. for some reason this image has garnered an unusual ammount of attention on my Facebook page. I'm posting it here to see if it gets a similar reaction.
New Image, difficult contrasty image. Handheld, 450mm lens, slow shutter speed, high ISO, white birds against a cloudy sky. A nightmare of a shoot to balance both during and post production handled nicely thanks to Lightroom 4 Beta version.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Master Craftsman-1704
A master craftsman plies his centuries old wood carving skills between customers at the Taberna Del Gallo in St. Augustine, Florida
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Homeward Bound-2907
A solitary Ibis glides in the the evening's roost at Old Marsh Country Club in Jupiter, Florida.
Shot handheld with a Sigma 150-500mm lens at 430mm on the Canon 7D at dusk. 12,800 ISO f8 at 1/1000 sec. The sweet spot for this lens.
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Majestic Ibis-2878
Once endangered and protected, the Ibis abounds in the South florida wetlands. This image reminds me of a hand painted oriental that hangs in my home.
Shot handheld with a Sigma 150-500mm lens at 430mm on the Canon 7D at dusk. 12,800 ISO f8 at 1/1000 sec. The sweet spot for this lens.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Snow Bird-2559
Like the tourists who come south for the winter, this seagull appears to be walking in the snow but is really engulfed in the warm Vero Beach surf.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Camouglage-1429
This scene is off of HWY 41 in the Big Cypress Preserve as twilight sets in.
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