Jo's Photography

We had a lunar eclipse in Orlando on October 27, 2004. For the photographers out there, this composite of three phases was taken using an Olympus C-750 10x optical digital camera with the nighttime exposure setting.

Since discovering digital photography, I won't shoot anything else for a number of reasons. Paramount among them is the fact that I have total control over my photography. On these pages are some of my works. For more, please visit my portfolio at the Central Florida Photography Club site.

Children can be fun to photograph but catching that special moment can sometimes be tricky. This photo was enhanced with a simple spot lighting effect after the fact in Photoshop.
A group of children playing in Oregon sand. I much prefer candid shots to posed ones.
The fountain in the middle of Lake Eola, downtown Orlando. This fountain and lake have been a landmark for as long as I can remember. Taken with the 750C Olympus Digital Camera.
This shot was just for fun.
I love snow, probably because I live in Florida. A friend lives in Vermont and when I traveled there to visit, it was early November. There was a mix of late autumn and early winter. I love that cameras now have the ability to capture snow as white and maintain the true colors of everything else. This was not the case in the 70's. Cameras didn't like the cold so snow scenes often turned sepia.
This leaf is as nature laid it. I don't rearrange nature to suit my photography.


This one is called "Snow Tires."

There are a number of great bird sanctuaries in Florida. This one is in the central portion of the state in Brevard County. It's a new wetlands area from reclaimed water and the entrance to it is through a sewage plant. The site is only a couple of years old. Birds are still not used to humans nearby. This harrier, however, didn't budge from his post at the site of humans.
A heron takes flight.
A blue-winged teal takes flight
An American Coot skips water in his haste to take flight while an ibis pursues the same course.
Three coots and a glossy ibis. The glossies were shy birds and left in a hurry when they saw us approach.
Flower photography is another favorite but I don't know the names of these plants.
Nor these. I particularly enjoy the study of contrasting light and dark in this photo.
It's nice to see a natural beach, complete with driftwood.
Haystack rocks along the Oregon coast. I promised a friend I wouldn't tell where this beach is located.
We call these fellas chameleons but I know pet stores sell a larger species with rotating eyes. These are very common to the area.
This American coot was captured on Lake Eola with the 750C. The downtown park is a haven for birds during the winter months.
The soft focus of the water behind this mallard creates an interesting backdrop for the bird. The angle of the sun changes the color of the water from the green above to more of a blue. Lake Eola is manmade and shallow but still attracts a variety of birds.
One northern visitor to Lake Eola is this greater scaup. The lesser scaup also winters at the lake.
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