Out of practice

September 5, 2021Cameras and Photography, Merritt Island NWRblack and white, Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Gull, infrared, landscape, monochrome, silhouette, sunriseEd Rosack

I got up early Wednesday morning and headed over to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – one of my favorite spots. Although I managed to come back with some photos I like, all did not go well.

Black Point Wildlife Drive is open again!

October 22, 2017INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, BPWD, landscape, Savannah Sparrow, Spider, sunriseEd Rosack

Jim Boland’s newsletter let us know that they’ve reopened Black Point so when Tom M. asked if I wanted to go out photographing I suggested we head over to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. We met early Friday morning and drove over on State Road 50.

One and Two and One, Two, Three

October 8, 2017Haulover Canal, INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, black and white, boat, cloud, Dolphin, infrared, landscape, manatee, Pelican, wildlifeEd Rosack

Here are a few photos this week from a scouting trip to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge last Thursday. I wanted to see how it was doing in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

Black Point Wildlife Drive – 1/6/17

January 8, 2017INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRAlligator, birds, BPWD, fishing, panorama, Reddish Egret, White Pelican, Wood StorkEd Rosack

I was planning to post more photos from our recent cruise this weekend. But after visiting Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge last Friday with Kevin K. and Tom M. from the Photography Interest Group, I changed my mind. There’s a great deal of activity there and it’s well worth a blog post (and a visit!).

The last late sunrise…

November 6, 2016INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, blue hour, BPWD, landscape, sunrise, wrenEd Rosack

Many photographers would agree that daylight savings time and “fall back” make it harder to get up for sunrise. We met at 6am last Friday for a photo expedition over to Merritt Island.

Went for a drive last night

July 31, 2016INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRBPWD, cloud, Gator Creek Road, landscape, panorama, Parrish Park, people, sunsetEd Rosack

I haven’t been to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in a while (the last time was back in May!) and I miss the place. So I left around 6pm yesterday and headed over.

Foggy morning start

February 7, 2016INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, BPWD, dew drop, fog, fogbow, Gull, landscape, panorama, reflection, Spoonbill, wildlifeEd Rosack

The first part of my visit to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge last Tuesday (2/2/16) was about as foggy as I’ve ever seen.

Prowling Egret Composite

August 23, 2015INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWR, Techniqueblack and white, post processing, Reddish EgretEd Rosack

This is a five frame composite B&W image of a single Redish Egret patrolling a small pool of water at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. There was some interest in how I did this and it’s relatively simple, so I thought I’d show you the steps.

A few minutes with a Reddish Egret

March 29, 2015INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, BPWD, Reddish Egret, video, wildlifeEd Rosack

Reddish Egrets aren’t as common in Florida as some of our other wading birds. I seem to see them fairly reliably over on Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Birds Abound at Black Point

December 20, 2014INSIDE FLORIDA, Merritt Island NWRbirds, BPWD, Flowers, NASA, plover, reflection, sunrise, wildlife, WilletEd Rosack

I spent last Wednesday morning at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. I hadn’t been in a while and I enjoyed seeing what’s going on over there.

Central Florida Photo Ops

What and where they are and how to photograph them.

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