If you’ve ever been deep sea fishing, you know that sometimes you reel up a fish that has suffering from barotrauma. This is when they come up too fast and the change in pressure causes their stomach (or other fishy parts) to become bloated. To avoid this, you can bring the fish up slowly. ThisContinue reading “How to help a fish with barotrauma – deep sea fishing”
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Astrophotography – Starry Night by the Gulf of Mexico
After I got a new camera, I found out the lens that came with it was great for taking pictures of stars at night. Also called astrophotography, I was eager to give it a try. I had seen some photos online and the best way to describe my reaction: mesmerized. I was recently in FloridaContinue reading “Astrophotography – Starry Night by the Gulf of Mexico”
We needed a bigger boat – catching a shark in the Gulf of Mexico
I didn’t expect to catch something so big– wait, this is fishing– I didn’t expect to catch anything! But there we were rocking back and forth 40 miles from the closest safe place. Yes, in my world, land is safe and ocean is scary. It’s where where people get their limbs bit off by sharksContinue reading “We needed a bigger boat – catching a shark in the Gulf of Mexico”
Ocean pics from Florida’s “forgotten coast”
As I’ve said in recent posts, I was in the Florida panhandle recently. One of my nieces is really good at photography and so with a few of these next photos, I tried to take shots really close to the ocean’s surface like she’s done in the past. Check them out and thanks for stoppingContinue reading “Ocean pics from Florida’s “forgotten coast””
The beach nature of Florida’s forgotten coast
I was on the Gulf Coast of north Florida last week and was mesmerized by the beauty around me. Check out a few (ok, it’s more than a few 🙂 ) photos highlighting the detail of the “forgotten coast” of Florida, then come back tomorrow for more photos including some beautiful shells. -Out of theContinue reading “The beach nature of Florida’s forgotten coast”