Got up early Saturday morning to head out for my photo hike. I had an ulterior motive to propel me out of the door before 7 a.m. Florida’s early voting began this morning too. Polls opened at a new precinct in the city where I live, and I went to perform my civic duty and cast a ballot.
Timing was on my side, and I was the very first person to vote… #00001. I was disappointed that there wasn’t any glitter or confetti to commemorate the auspicious occasion. Cake or coffee would have been welcome too, but alas I had to settle for stopping at a local donut shack for an apple fritter.
You know I had to ask, but they wouldn’t let me snap a picture of my inaugural ballot being accepted into the counting machine.
Getting out that early also afforded me the opportunity to snag a sunrise shot, and some pix at the beach when the lighting was muted. Mornings and late afternoons can create some wonderful shadows. The ambient light cast a sepia-like tone to the scenery.
(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)
For more photos, please visit my Flickr photostream.
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Thin spiral notebook 
How I wish I had a beacj to visit in the early morning! It might make getting out of bed a little easier!
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Such beautiful beach shots.
We don’t have any ocean beaches here in Central Wisconsin!!!
Well – – – we DO have Lake Superior and Lake Michigan and you’d be surprised how like an ocean their shorelines are – – – but not at all tropical! If you are brave enough to dip your toe in them, even in mid July, it will send shivers up your spine!
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Beautiful shots again…
We were voting too. We get a new president tonight!
Our voting system is very simple – number of the candidate and that’s it. We have 9 of them this time…
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Love your pictures! For a few moments I forgot about being in 15 degree Illinois with 6″ of snow 🙂
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Really beautiful pictures…. it has been a long time since I have been to the beach.
Mollyxxx
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Congrats! on being No.1 at the ballot box! 🙂 I love all the photos and especially the hues of “Good Morning” and “Winging it”. As always, I admire your header!
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Beautiful set of pictures,wish I was there 🙂
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Oh, these are SO gorgeous! I want to be right there right now!
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Wonderful pictures, Tara. Dawn at the beach is perfect.
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great set! i really love the coloring of “rolling in the deep”
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