Tampa in February......suggested shooting location
Dec 8, 2018 07:52:46 #
Cape Coral has their burrowing owl festival every February. The owls that live in Cape Coral are easy to find throughout town - the citizens have placed little wooden "T's" next to their burrows to give the owls a spot to roost, and to warn lawn service people away. So the nests are easy to spot as you drive around, and you can go online and find maps of the nests.
The Corkscrew Sanctuary is wonderful - a little bit of a drive.
If you want to brave the I-4 drive to Orlando (awful traffic) go to Gatorland. Be there early - it gets warm by 10. Gatorland has a huge rookery with a boardwalk meandering through it - February should have a lot of nesting going on. You can get literally within several feet of nesting egrets, herons, and other birds. A great opportunity for fantastic photos.
The Corkscrew Sanctuary is wonderful - a little bit of a drive.
If you want to brave the I-4 drive to Orlando (awful traffic) go to Gatorland. Be there early - it gets warm by 10. Gatorland has a huge rookery with a boardwalk meandering through it - February should have a lot of nesting going on. You can get literally within several feet of nesting egrets, herons, and other birds. A great opportunity for fantastic photos.
Dec 8, 2018 08:03:23 #
djlouden wrote:
A favorite beach location of mine just south of Tampa. Get there early as the entrance can get a bit clogged later in the day. Enjoy your visit.
http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_ft_desoto.htm
Happy shooting
http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_ft_desoto.htm
Happy shooting
Fort DeSoto is a nice place to visit but it does have a $5.00 entrance fee per vehicle unless you have a handicap placard which allows free entrance. It really does have an old fort, there are 2 fishing piers which attract schools of dolphins among other kinds of fish, you'll get a grand view of the Skyway Bridge which should be seen on the weekends around 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm in order to capture the HUGE cruise ships passing underneath the bridge, and, of course, the fabulous sunsets that hopefully will cooperate with a vast collection of clouds, simply stunning.
Dec 8, 2018 08:07:48 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
Take a quick trip to St Pete on a rain day for the Chiully (mangled spelling) museum and the Dali museum. Take a trip over the bridge to Sarasota to Shelby Gardens.
Dec 8, 2018 08:45:51 #
Lettuce Lake Park & Zoo if you want aquatic animals. Also just completed two portrait sessions at LLP. You would never guess it was the same place.
Dec 8, 2018 09:00:18 #
NormanTheGr8 wrote:
Headed to the Tampa FL area to see our newest Grandson in February hoping to get time for some nature/landscape shooting in while grandma is fawning over the newborn.Hoping for birds gators etc. Any suggestions from a local would be helpful, 
Just for planning purposes, sunset will happen at about 6:20 pm on February 15th, so add or subtract 1 minute for each day away from that date.
Dec 8, 2018 09:29:59 #
Is going to Sarasota The Celery fields have a boardwalk and never disappoint for wildlife. Both sides fenerally have a biologist volunteer to help spot or identify.and its free
Dec 8, 2018 09:56:37 #
Dec 8, 2018 10:05:14 #
nimbushopper wrote:
There is a $2 fee!
You are correct, at the entrance. My mistake, sorry.
Dec 8, 2018 10:09:12 #
Dec 8, 2018 10:31:28 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
The Dali museum is wonderful as a few have suggested. But they may not permit photography.
Dec 8, 2018 11:01:29 #
Two thumbs up for Lettuce Lake Park. My favorite shooting location when I visit Tampa (which I do a half dozen times a year).
Dec 8, 2018 11:02:49 #
Go to Floridabirdingtrail.com and it will give info on all kinds of nature parks all over Florida but it breaks it down into sections.
Dec 8, 2018 11:03:51 #
VTMatwood wrote:
Two thumbs up for Lettuce Lake Park. My favorite shooting location when I visit Tampa (which I do a half dozen times a year).
I have not been there, but judging from the many posts here of great photos taken there, this is an important spot I have missed! So I will give it my thumbs-up!
Dec 8, 2018 11:25:51 #
My wife and I enjoyed the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo...
Dec 8, 2018 12:04:34 #
IDguy wrote:
The Dali museum is wonderful as a few have suggested. But they may not permit photography.
They do permit photography, just not for some special exhibits........such as the Disney /Dali exhibit that was there a couple of years back. I took phoyo all over on the Dali side.
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