<<GA-FL Spring Break 2005>>

MattSal · April 7th, 2005, 08:00 PM

During April 4-6, I traveled around South Georgia and North Florida taking pictures where I pleased.
This is only the second time I have taken pictures with a digital camera, so tell me what you think.

If there are any particular photos you like, please tell me.
Alternatively, if you think any are worthy of the Urban Photo Contest, please tell me.

I will display the thumbnails as follows . . .
Day 1: Okefenokee Swamp Park
Day 1: Brunswick & St. Simon's
Day 2: Jacksonville Zoo
Day 2: Downtown Jacksonville
Day 2: Florida Coast
Day 3: Savannah
Day 3: South Georgia & Augusta

The first photos will be up as soon as I have uploaded them.

(It takes a while, so be patient.)

MattSal · April 7th, 2005, 08:21 PM

Day 1: Okefenokee Swamp Park

Alligators

Deer

Flowers

Lizard

Mirror Lake

Moonshine

Pathway

Rocks

Spider

Swamp

Trees

Turtles

MattSal · April 7th, 2005, 09:25 PM

Day 1: Brunswick & St. Simon's

Sidney Lanier Bridge

Downtown Brunswick

Brunswick Marina

Brunswick Marshes

Downtown St. Simon's

St. Simon's Lighthouse

Park in St. Simon's

Pier at St. Simon's

Lakelander · April 7th, 2005, 10:27 PM

Interesting, I never knew St. Simons had a downtown.

MattSal · April 7th, 2005, 11:49 PM

^Neither did I until I went there. It's a nice place, but isn't that big. You should go if you ever have the chance.

As of now, I'm about half way done uploading the Jax Zoo photos (there's 117). Getting there . . .

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 12:49 AM

Day 2: Jacksonville Zoo

Alligator

Anteater

Antelope

Ape

Bald Eagle

Various Birds

Cheetah

Deer

Elephant

Entrance

Fish

Frog

Gorilla

Hawk

Lemir

Lion

Lizard

Mandrill

Meercat

Monkey

Panther

Pier

Pond

Porcupine

Rhino

Snake

Tapir

Trees

Turtle

Underwater

Wallaby

Warthog

Wolf

Wood Stork

Zebra

The Mad Hatter!! · April 8th, 2005, 12:56 AM

its not a spring break unless you visit miami,!!!!

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 01:11 AM

^But i've been there twice already. I'd never been to Jax before.

james2390 · April 8th, 2005, 02:01 AM

Nice photos! She's a beauty...

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 02:05 AM

^Thanks, but I always thought that one was a little blurry.

UPDATE: I will have the Downtown Jacksonville photos up within the next hour or two, but I will stop there for the night.

All I can say for now is that these photos will give me the respect I deserve for my photography.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 03:30 AM

Day 2: Downtown Jacksonville

Aetna Building

BellSouth Building

Native Wildlife

Bank of America

Main Street Bridge

Church

Construction (Does anyone know what it is?)

CSX Headquarters

Hyatt 'Adam's Mark' Hotel

Jacksonville Landing & Riverwalk

Modis Building

Omni Hotel

Panorama (My first ever!)

Prudential Building

Skyline Shots

SouthTrust Tower

Street Scenes

Trees

Wachovia Building

Please tell me which two are your favorites, as I will most likely enter two in the Urban Photo Contest. Thank you.

I will post the remaining Florida shots and Savannah photos tomorrow.

james2390 · April 8th, 2005, 05:20 AM

Great Jacksonville photos. I love their Bank of America Tower.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 05:58 AM

Here's the fuller version of the panorama for those too lazy to look.
Keep in mind that this is my first panorama, so any suggestions are welcomed.

BTW, I did it without a tripod or panorama software. Just pointed and stitched.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 12:30 PM

Day 2: Florida Coast

A Church on Amelia Island

Amelia Island Street Scenes

Birds at the Beach*

A Church at the Beach*

High Rises at the Beach*

An Inn at the Beach*

The Ocean at the Beach*

The Skyline of the Beach*

Street Scenes at the Beach*

A Tree at the Beach*

The Beach at Fernandina

Homes in Fernandina Beach

The Ocean at Fernandina Beach

A Plane at Fernandina Beach

A Fernandina Beach Sign

A Road in Fernandina Beach

Various Florida Marsh Scenes

Florida Welcome Sign

An Intersection at Hilliard, FL

The Beach at Mayport

A Bird at Mayport

The Dames Point Bridge from Mayport

A Helicopter in Mayport

The Mayport Marina

Mayport Naval Station

The St. John's River at Mayport

*Due to my inability to distinguish between them, all photos of Atlantic, Neptune, or Jacksonville Beach are just called 'Beach' photos.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 02:29 PM

I'll have the Savannah pictures up eventually. I only just now realized that there are 174 photos!!!

This may take a while.

Could you people do me a favor and post a few times so I can put these other photos on the 2nd page?
Thanks.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 06:07 PM

Day 3: Savannah

Birds

Boats

Talmadge Memorial Bridge

Various Buildings

Capitol Building

Civic Center

Construction

Convention Center

Flags

Flowers

Helicopter

Hyatt Hotel

Lamp

Marriott Hotel

Port of Savannah

River Street

Signs

Skyline Shots*

Street Scenes

Trees

Walkways

Wall

Westin Hotel

Marshland

Ogeechee River

*These pictures are even more incredible considering the ones from the bridge were taken in a car going 65 mph.

Nick in Atlanta · April 8th, 2005, 06:09 PM

@MattSal: Excellent job!! The photos look great and the pan looks good too, but I've never done a pan myself. I noticed that the same boat and fisherman appears in the pan three times. I don't know what to do about that but I'm sure there are plenty of pan experts on SSC that could tell you what to do.

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 06:10 PM

This pano was taken from a dock on River Street . . .

This pano was taken from the dock at the Westin . . . (It is undoubtedly the best photograph I have ever taken.)

MattSal · April 8th, 2005, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick in Atlanta

@MattSal: Excellent job!! The photos look great and the pan looks good too, but I've never done a pan myself. I noticed that the same boat and fisherman appears in the pan three times. I don't know what to do about that but I'm sure there are plenty of pan experts on SSC that could tell you what to do.

The boat guy appears three times because there was a pause between photos. I didn't even noticed it until now.

BTW, I will have the rest of the photos up within the next hour or so.

Lakelander · April 8th, 2005, 06:16 PM

Great pics, it looks like you had a lot of fun.

April 7th, 2005, 08:00 PM	#1
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	<<<GA-FL Spring Break 2005>>> During April 4-6, I traveled around South Georgia and North Florida taking pictures where I pleased. This is only the second time I have taken pictures with a digital camera, so tell me what you think. If there are any particular photos you like, please tell me. Alternatively, if you think any are worthy of the Urban Photo Contest, please tell me. I will display the thumbnails as follows . . . Day 1: Okefenokee Swamp Park Day 1: Brunswick & St. Simon's Day 2: Jacksonville Zoo Day 2: Downtown Jacksonville Day 2: Florida Coast Day 3: Savannah Day 3: South Georgia & Augusta The first photos will be up as soon as I have uploaded them. (It takes a while, so be patient.) Last edited by MattSal; April 8th, 2005 at 03:14 AM.

April 7th, 2005, 08:21 PM	#2
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	First photos . . . Day 1: Okefenokee Swamp Park Alligators Deer Flowers Lizard Mirror Lake Moonshine Pathway Rocks Spider Swamp Trees Turtles

April 7th, 2005, 10:27 PM	#4
Lakelander Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jacksonville/ Lakeland, FL Posts: 2,252 Likes (Received): 7	Interesting, I never knew St. Simons had a downtown. __________________ Metro Jacksonville

April 8th, 2005, 12:49 AM	#6
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Wildlife in Captivity . . . Day 2: Jacksonville Zoo Alligator Anteater Antelope Ape Bald Eagle Various Birds Cheetah Deer Elephant Entrance Fish Frog Gorilla Hawk Lemir Lion Lizard Mandrill Meercat Monkey Panther Pier Pond Porcupine Rhino Snake Tapir Trees Turtle Underwater Wallaby Warthog Wolf Wood Stork Zebra

April 8th, 2005, 12:56 AM	#7
The Mad Hatter!! P.E.C.K CREW Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: miami Posts: 3,061 Likes (Received): 0	its not a spring break unless you visit miami,!!!! __________________ "Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business"Philip Johnson Boycott the La forum-Worse forum in SSC

April 7th, 2005, 09:25 PM	#3
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Day 1: Brunswick & St. Simon's Sidney Lanier Bridge Downtown Brunswick Brunswick Marina Brunswick Marshes Downtown St. Simon's St. Simon's Lighthouse Park in St. Simon's Pier at St. Simon's

April 7th, 2005, 11:49 PM	#5
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	^Neither did I until I went there. It's a nice place, but isn't that big. You should go if you ever have the chance. As of now, I'm about half way done uploading the Jax Zoo photos (there's 117). Getting there . . .

April 8th, 2005, 01:11 AM	#8
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	^But i've been there twice already. I'd never been to Jax before.

April 8th, 2005, 02:01 AM	#9
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	Nice photos! She's a beauty...

April 8th, 2005, 02:05 AM	#10
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	^Thanks, but I always thought that one was a little blurry. UPDATE: I will have the Downtown Jacksonville photos up within the next hour or two, but I will stop there for the night. All I can say for now is that these photos will give me the respect I deserve for my photography. Last edited by MattSal; April 8th, 2005 at 02:13 AM.

April 8th, 2005, 03:30 AM	#11
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Drum Roll Please . . . Day 2: Downtown Jacksonville Aetna Building BellSouth Building Native Wildlife Bank of America Main Street Bridge Church Construction (Does anyone know what it is?) CSX Headquarters Hyatt 'Adam's Mark' Hotel Jacksonville Landing & Riverwalk Modis Building Omni Hotel Panorama (My first ever!) Prudential Building Skyline Shots SouthTrust Tower Street Scenes Trees Wachovia Building Please tell me which two are your favorites, as I will most likely enter two in the Urban Photo Contest. Thank you. I will post the remaining Florida shots and Savannah photos tomorrow.

April 8th, 2005, 05:20 AM	#12
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	Great Jacksonville photos. I love their Bank of America Tower.

April 8th, 2005, 05:58 AM	#13
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Here's the fuller version of the panorama for those too lazy to look. Keep in mind that this is my first panorama, so any suggestions are welcomed. BTW, I did it without a tripod or panorama software. Just pointed and stitched.

April 8th, 2005, 12:30 PM	#14
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Time to Hit the Beach . . . Day 2: Florida Coast A Church on Amelia Island Amelia Island Street Scenes Birds at the Beach* A Church at the Beach* High Rises at the Beach* An Inn at the Beach* The Ocean at the Beach* The Skyline of the Beach* Street Scenes at the Beach* A Tree at the Beach* The Beach at Fernandina Homes in Fernandina Beach The Ocean at Fernandina Beach A Plane at Fernandina Beach A Fernandina Beach Sign A Road in Fernandina Beach Various Florida Marsh Scenes Florida Welcome Sign An Intersection at Hilliard, FL The Beach at Mayport A Bird at Mayport The Dames Point Bridge from Mayport A Helicopter in Mayport The Mayport Marina Mayport Naval Station The St. John's River at Mayport *Due to my inability to distinguish between them, all photos of Atlantic, Neptune, or Jacksonville Beach are just called 'Beach' photos.

April 8th, 2005, 02:29 PM	#15
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	I'll have the Savannah pictures up eventually. I only just now realized that there are 174 photos!!! This may take a while. Could you people do me a favor and post a few times so I can put these other photos on the 2nd page? Thanks.

April 8th, 2005, 06:07 PM	#16
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Grab A Clean Pair of Pants . . . Day 3: Savannah Birds Boats Talmadge Memorial Bridge Various Buildings Capitol Building Civic Center Construction Convention Center Flags Flowers Helicopter Hyatt Hotel Lamp Marriott Hotel Port of Savannah River Street Signs Skyline Shots* Street Scenes Trees Walkways Wall Westin Hotel Marshland Ogeechee River *These pictures are even more incredible considering the ones from the bridge were taken in a car going 65 mph.

April 8th, 2005, 06:09 PM	#17
Nick in Atlanta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,161 Likes (Received): 1	@MattSal: Excellent job!! The photos look great and the pan looks good too, but I've never done a pan myself. I noticed that the same boat and fisherman appears in the pan three times. I don't know what to do about that but I'm sure there are plenty of pan experts on SSC that could tell you what to do.

April 8th, 2005, 06:10 PM	#18
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Two Panoramas as Well . . . This pano was taken from a dock on River Street . . . This pano was taken from the dock at the Westin . . . (It is undoubtedly the best photograph I have ever taken.)

April 8th, 2005, 06:16 PM	#20
Lakelander Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jacksonville/ Lakeland, FL Posts: 2,252 Likes (Received): 7	Great pics, it looks like you had a lot of fun. __________________ Metro Jacksonville

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