Everglades | Lee Smith Photography

Turner River, Big Cypress

Photos by Lee Smith, with Don McCumber, Kayak Guide
Everyone should try this at least once in your life – Kayaking on the Turner River, Big Cypress, in South Florida

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Traveled via kayak with my friend Don to see the Turner River and the Mangrove Tunnels — Turner River, Big Cypress – IMG_2599

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Everglades Reflections

Photos by Lee Smith

The beauty of the everglades along I75
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Everglades National Park – Landscape Photography

Photos by Lee Smith

Traveled to Everglades National Park to find locations to photograph. I traveled from Long Pine Key, down to Flamingo. The area is still a beautiful area and offering loads of photographic opportunities.

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Dragonfly of the Glades

Photo by Lee Smith
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Long Pine Key – Everglades

Photo by Lee Smith

Hoping and waiting to catch the light and clouds just right. On this day, I left my home and saw clouds in the sky – only to arrive at this location to see the skies had completely cleared. I got my camera & tripod setup then waited for the morning glow at Long Pine Key in the Everglades National Park. I took several long exposures and even a few HDR’s as the light brightened on the horizon. Nature’s beauty appears in the moments between light and dark. (3/8/2014)

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Kibry Storter Roadside Park, Big Cypress

Photos by Lee Smith

I traveled with my friend Ivan to visit Kirby Storter Park in the Big Cypress Preserve of Highway 41. It was a long ride to the interior region of the Everglades. After waiting till the sun went down, the stars started to shine through the blue skies. The darker the skies got, the more stars appeared. It was amazing. This is my first attempt at a Milky Way capture and it was a challenge. The key is to focus your camera before it gets dark, otherwise you have to do it by feel.

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This is a definite must for being in the Everglades at night!

Coghlan’s Bug Jacket, Medium