On this gloriously rainy Labor Day weekend, I headed out to the annual Greek Festival hosted by Sts. Markela & Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Walton Beach. The food, all prepared by parishioners, is as authentic as it gets. I had to get a to-go box to take most of it home there was so much. That… and I had to save room for all the decadent pastries.
After stuffing my face, I went storm chasing. It was exciting and awe-inspiring. Mother Nature is a crazy bitch. We should all try harder to not piss Her off.
Tropical Storm Lee was making his presence known and I wanted to take advantage of the awesome skies. The storm’s eye had settled over coastal Louisiana and its eastern rain bands were coming ashore in our little Florida fishing village.
At one point my weather app indicated winds were at 30mph. I believe it, and had the knots in my hair to show for it. It wasn’t raining hard, more intermittent than steady, but the waves were cresting higher than I had seen in years.
(Photos shot with a Nikon D60, using an 18-55mm, 55-200mm, 20mm f/2.8 wide-angle, 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, Nikon CoolPix S205 and/or iPhone4)
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Gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing, Tara. 🙂
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I’m back at the baklava. Drool.
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Tara, excuse me I have to go find some sugar … (love Greek Pastries).
You’re one dedicated photographer – I especially love the first storm photo and the one with the red flag. (so you know the trick to easily remove snarls by bringing a comb with you into the shower and combing your hair while it’s lathered with conditioner, your comb will just slide – then gently rinsing?). I have experience with wind and hair 🙂
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Amazing shots! Love the depth of color
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Thanks for showing us Lee in all his glory. You got some very dramatic shots.
Stay dry and safe.
The Greek food looks delicious.
xoRobyn
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Great sky shots 🙂
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Mmmmm… that food looks DELICIOUS!
And your storm photos… awe inspiring. Funny how the ocean can be so beautiful even when it is so intimidating.
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Gorgeous shots!
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What amazing light! Gorgeous, Tara.
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Amazing shots. I love to see the Gulf with angry waves at time.
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