Pictures in and near Apalachicola Florida

by Alan Tonnesen

 

Photo of Marsh on St Vincent's Island

 

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Photo of Marsh on St Vincent's Island. You can purchase prints of this panoramic image online here

St Vincents National Wildlife Refuge is a short boat ride from the mainland of the Florida Panhandle near Apalachicola. We walked a sandy road for about a mile more or less in the middle of the island and then turned towards the Gulf of Mexico and passed this peaceful marsh and pond in a swampy area. The image of the marsh is composited from 5 original photos of the swamp.

 


 

Picture of Gazebo in Apalachicola

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201203057-028 © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

Picture of Gazebo in Apalachicola, Alan Tonnesen. You can buy a photographic print of this image online here

I walked around Apalachicola in search of photos and came to Lafayette Park, where I found this Gazebo just before sunset. The picture of the gazebo had some pretty intense highlights that I thought might require an HDR rendition, but the dynamic range for the photograph was fully captured in my RAW file.

 


 

Picture of Catholic Church in Apalachicola

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201203067-021 © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

Picture of Catholic church in Apalachicola. You can buy a photographic print of this image online here

In my walking about, I came across this Catholic church in Apalachicola and had to photograph it. The clean lines of the stucco, palm tree shadow, and the orange-red tile roof against the blue sky was irrestible.

 


Picture of Round Window in Catholic Church in Apalachicola

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201203067-024 © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

Picture of Catholic church in Apalachicola. You can buy a photographic print of this image online here

This picture of the round window above the main door of the Apalachicola Catholic church intrigued me.

 


Photo of front of Apalachicola Methodist Church

 

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201203067-025, © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

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The palm tree shadows on the Methodist Church in Apalachicola formed a wonderful photograph against the bright white clap-board.


Photo of Apalachicola Methodist Church in late afternoon

 

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Apalachicola Methodist Church in Late afternoon

201203067-027, © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

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Photo of Old Headstone in Apalachicola in late afternoon

 

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Photo of Old Headstone in Apalachicola in late afternoon

201203067-038, © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

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In late afternoon, I walked to the old cemetery and got this picture of an old headstone made into the shape of cross as the fading sun slipped between the branches of mossy trees.

 


 

Picture of Apalachicola Episcopal Church Bell Tower and Cross

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The old oak tree formed a perfect frame for this photo of the bell tower and cross on the Episcopal Church in Apalachicola.


Apalachicola Episcopal Church Bell Tower and Cross Photo

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Another picture of the Aplachicola Episcopal Church bell tower and cross with shadows of a huge live oak tree in the morning caught my eye first thing as I was walking to the waterfront.


Photograph of Shrimp Boats at Apalachicola Wharf

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720110314-050, © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

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When I reached the wharf in Apalachicola the water was mirror still and a small oystering boat was motoring slowly out for a day's work, while the white shrimp boats rode at rest and the early morning sun cast shadows of the posts on the deck of the wharf.

 


 

Picture of Shrimp Boat Reflected in Still Water in Apalachicola

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720110314-051, © 2012, Alan Tonnesen

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The morning was completely calm and the water made a nearly perfect reflection of this shrimp boat in Apalachicola for this picture

 


 Photo of Rusty Anchor on Bow of Apalachicola Shrimp Boat

 

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A rusty anchor is snugge up against the bow in this pic of a shrimp boat in Apalachicola in the early morning. The fishermen were just showing up for work which surprised me, but maybe shrimp are late risers.

 


 

 Apalachicola Shrimp Boat Booms and Lines Photo

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Looking up in this photograph, you can see the incredibly complex machinery, lines, cables, masts, and booms of this Apalachicola shrimp boat.

 


 

 

Upper Rigging of Apalachicola Shrimp Boat Photo

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On closer inspection, the interplay of the steel booms and masts, and ropes and cables and netting form a complex pattern of intersecting lines with multiple blue triangles.

 


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