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The lighthouse at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida coast, stands high over the ruins of the fort that was once a military base, then a prison. This fort stands on an island isolated 70 miles west of Key West, Florida. We opted to camp there to enjoy the best light. This island is a highly sought out destination in spring for birdwatchers. While we were there, we observed nearly 100 species of birds.

My photography "career" began as a young man fascinated with nature. Initially, my subject matter was birds but it didn't take long before that blossomed into all other aspects of nature and then landscapes, old buildings, architecture, etc. As my photographic passion and skills evolved I began to market my work. Getting honest critique from photographers who knew what they were talking about, helped motivate me to hone my skills. I looked for other photographers whose work reflected the type of work I wanted to do and spent time studying their images. Well beyond the questions of what camera and lens, I had to ask "what time of day", "why that f-stop", "why did they crop their image the way they did" and many other questions. It wasn't...