Greetings From Sunny Florida by CoreyBlack
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This is a scene from Florida. It is not a duck. Thank you, Chip.
But seriously folks...
Whenever I remember living in Florida in the late 1990s, my impressions are that it was always sunny. Judging by some of the more recent visits I've made, my memories are obviously flawed. During a January, 2008 visit, it was cloudy the entire week and the temps never got above 60 degrees. Last summer, though hot, it was overcast about half the time we stayed. On second thought, I do seem to remember that when I lived there years ago, it rained a lot. During the winter it would rain for twenty minutes every afternoon at around 4 o'clock. And then the sun would burst through the rapidly dissipating clouds and burn off all the wetness in about the time it took to play "Stairway to Heaven." And then there was hurricane season: monsoon rains so heavy you'd have to pull off the road because you can no longer see to drive; winds strong enough to rip concrete Spanish style roof tiles off houses; some of the most atmospheric, intense and exciting thunderstorms I've ever seen; and of course, the occasional hurricane.
So, my memories are at least partially right; because despite all of the above, Florida remains remarkably sunny most of the time.
But not when I made this picture.
Photographed in South Venice, Florida on June 17, 2011.
Comments (15)
mgtcs
Precious perspective my friend, the lighting and camera angle are just excellent, very well done!
auntietk
Up here we call that "sunbreaks." I think I was about 45 years old before I learned that's a regional term. I thought everybody had 'em! LOL! So. What you have there, my friend, is a sunbreak. Glad I could help! :)
Chipka
There is a story in here: it would appear that your parents live on Seminole Gene Drive...which leads me to think of all sorts of Chip thoughts. Why Seminole genes? What makes them so special? And then, I slipped out of that train of thought and dipped back into reality: quite a pity, really. I really like the ominous, dramatic sky in this. That sunbreak is almost golden, but not quite. Chicago gets those, but all-too-often, Chicago gets in the way and so you don't see them clearly. I love the POV and the streetlight and power lines add a nice finishing touch. This is great.
Tako_Yakida
Great POV! I'm from Miami and I know exactly what you're talking about! I used to walk in the rain in the summer, it was so warm. Venice is nice. I used to collect shark teeth, so I visited there once to see what I could find. The answer: Not much worth spit without scuba gear. lol
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
CoreyBlack
The other street is Geneva Avenue. So, we've got Indian Swiss Floridian genes here...
bmac62
Looking at that sky reminds me of my other monsoon experience...two years in Vietnam. Warm year-round, HUMID with daily rain that came down in sheets. But the sun always came roaring back...never absent for long. Neat picture! I just went via Google Maps to the corner of East Seminole Dr and Geneva Road...saw the street signs above with a big stop sign below...nice looking neighborhood!
whaleman
This looks right out of one of Hitchcock's movies! Superb angle!
durleybeachbum
All those wires..I would feel caged! A most dramatic image that makes me perfectly happy to live in Southern England. We have rapid changes in weather but none of them too extreme.
thecytron
Cooooooooooooool shot!
npauling
Well the sun looks as though it is trying to come through just for you. I hope it made it so that your memories could come true of sunshine every day. These overhead wires look to be gridlocked, like the traffic maybe...
jeanebean
We get some days when the sun shines while it's raining! When the sun is at a lower angle than the clouds we can get spendidly sunny days with gentle rain falling. This usually happens in summer. There have also been a couple of times when it would rain in the backyard, but not in the front. It is very dry here during winter. We are more likely to have a forest fire than a rain storm. Then the grass gets brown and crunchy when you walk on it. It's that way now because we had frost a week ago that killed the grass and any tender plants in the yard. The ground never freezes though so in spring you just cut off the dead parts and the plants flourish again. From June to the end of August it rains every day and is so hot and humid most people say indoors all the time. It begins to get tolerable in Sept and is really great to be here from October until about Christmas. When it gets in the low 70's you get cold after you've lived here a while. You can tell the tourists because they are running around in shorts and tee shirts when the natives are wearing jackets and gloves. Most of the time we can have Christmas dinner on our lanai (a screened porch) which is nice. Nice shot Corey. Really like the angle. Wish we could see some of that weather right now. Could sure use it.
flavia49
stunning POV and ligh
sandra46
TERRIFIC SHOT
minos_6
One of my favourites from your gallery, this has a perfect pov, and is charged with atmosphere. I can almost feel the stillness you get in the air before a storm. Excellent!