I am going to Florida 2/7- 2/20. I have been there several years ago. I will spend a couple days in Orlando area. Apopka wildlife drive not open on those days. Then go to Merritt Island for a couple of days. Will try Black Point Wildlife drive. Then a couple days near Delray Beach and go to Watchehatchee WMA and Green Cay. The several days in Fott Lauderdale area. Drive over to Naples for a couple of days and go to Corkscrew Swamp. Are the places I’m looking at still good? What might be better or what others should I look at? Also would like to find a good place to photograph shore birds. This site has always been helpful.

Welcome to the final Challenge for the Summer Challenge Schedule this Challenge has an additional day added to it to keep us on track for the Free Sunday..

In this Challenge I'd like to see all manner of Boats, Ships, Yachts, Schooners, any kind of ocean or water vessel,
Could even be in Dry dock..or a Ship wreck..

Meeting at Night

I
The grey sea and the long black land;
And the yellow half-moon large and low;
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep,
As I gain the cove with pushing prow,
And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand.

II
Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;
Three fields to cross till a farm appears;
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match,
And a voice less loud, thro’ its joys and fears,
Than the two hearts beating each to each!

— Robert Browning

Here is a recap of an article I read in a science magazine in regards to cell phones. As you can see it applies to camera batteries too.
1> Don't leave your phone plugged in once it reaches 100% (like overnight) because when it becomes fully charged you are now doing harm to the battery and can actually take YEARS off of its life.
2> This puts the phone in constant "trickle charges", meaning the battery stays in a high-stress mode for long periods of time. The more this happens the sooner it will cease to hold long-term charges.
3> It is actually best not to charge a phone battery to 100% - stop around 95% because again the high voltage at 100% stresses the battery further. In fact it is better to plug your phone in periodically throughout the day when you have a chance when it drops to 30-40% battery so it can receive smaller dose charges. I know this sounds counter-intuitive but it is true.
4> By the way, this also applies to Lithium camera batteries. Most high end cameras and professionals recommend a 95% max charge.

My camera needs repair. As instructed I sent the camera to their repair depot in Costa Mesa, California. And between shipping and repair costs it cost me a lot of money. When the camera was returned to me it worked fine for about a week. And then the same problem cropped up again. When I called up Canon about my situation I was told to send it back and they would take care of it. I ask if this would cost me any money. I was told that it wouldn't because the repair was under warranty. The even sent me a free shipping label. Two days ago I received an email invoice telling me that to do the repair it would cost me another $250.25 for shipping and labor. I called to inquire and I was told by one of their phone jockeys that the work order on the initial "repair" was only for routine maintenance, not for repair. which was not the official order. I'm ready to take it up with the Better Business Bureau. Where do I go from here? I have a big gig coming up and I do need that camera.

Actually, if you don't get an answer here (I'm not familiar with that flash) You can always look up the trigger voltage, then check to see the maximum safe trigger voltage of your camera in the manual, and then you will know.

The TTL pins should all be in the same location, so it "should" talk to each other, but trigger voltage is what gets you into trouble. If you can't find the info, get an off camera radio trigger, that way, if the flash does have a high trigger voltage, at least it will just kill the receiver, and not your camera.