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I found a great spot for framing planes with the palm trees and the angles of the building on The Pier. Unfortunately, I only had my iPhone, so I couldn't get the tighter shot I wanted, but the phone did a decent job with it, even though the plane is tiny in the images.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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I took this from our first stop, right outside of Doc Ford's at the base of The Pier. It might be my favorite of the day. Jake and I sat in a couple of Adirondack chairs right on the water, shooting right from the chairs. A perfect spot!

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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I'm upset it took us so long to get over to The Pier since its renovation. It's a great public space that is uniquely St. Pete. And the angle on Albert Whitted is fantastic for watching departing planes, for both runways.

We took this selfie on the steps near the top, with downtown St. Pete in the background.

Great day!

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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We walked along The Pier in St. Pete after breakfast. Renee sat with Jake while he took some photos of planes leaving from Albert Whitted. I snapped this pic of the two of them while he was waiting for another plane. I love it.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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We went to the Rays game this afternoon. Nearly missed it, thinking first pitch was at 7 PM. Nope–noon start today! The surprise early start was nice, though, giving the boys a reason to get moving relatively early in the day.

I always want this picture when we're at Tropicana Field–the group selfie in the beautiful atrium of an otherwise less-than-beautiful (but I love it!) stadium. Phone cameras just can't capture it well, though. I need my mirrorless Sony, a tripod, shutter release, and a graduated neutral density filter! Oh well, playing with the editing of the phone versions is fun, and reminds me that there's no perfect way to develop or edit a photo. Have fun with it, and see what comes from it. I love the over exposed, super contrasty, grainy look here. And black and white can always help to recover things in a janky exposure.

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photo posted by matt in Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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We ate dinner at The Hangar at Albert Whitted tonight. One of our favorites, but the weather threatened rain all day, which made for a slow day at the airport. So, we didn't see much activity as we ate. Bummer.

The ground crew did tug this Pilatus from a hangar across the way to a spot right in front of our car right before we left. Jake and I took a closer look through the fence.

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photo posted by matt in Tuesday, August 2, 2022