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Clint has an expansive, creative mind with a great eye for the unusual and the abstract. This shot features the reflection of the Cumberland Princess, one of the ferries to the island, in the water while docked at St. Marys in the yellowish hues of the approaching sunset.
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Clint recently made his photos of our latest Cumberland Island trip available to the 'Dillos via download. He has a terrific visual sense. Jennifer and I have several of his photos from other times and places framed on the walls of our den. In all, he culled over 200 photographs from more than 400 taken during the trip. Here are a few I selected to share on the blog.
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The island's main road. The Spanish moss draping the live oaks is classic deep south imagery.
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More Spanish moss surrounds Jennifer and I as we take a break while hiking along the main road. This photo gives a wonderful sense of the immense surroundings and the comparative smallness of being a hiker on the island.
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I was standing next to Clint when he snapped these Cormorants just after they took flight out of the water. We noticed the birds were about the take off while Clint was taking other photos of the marsh. He captured them with a split-second decision. When we saw the preview image in his camera after he took this I slapped him on the back and hollered "You nailed it man!" It was an impressive moment for those of us who love photography.
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A slight blue filter setting was used to capture this wonderful image of the marsh between the wooded coastline in the distance and our Brickhill Bluff campsite.
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A similar shot with a small cruise ship making passage heading southward toward St. Marys or possibly Fernandina, Florida. We watched several small vessels and sailing ships pass in the distance during our stay.
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A shot of the marsh as it merges into the island a bit north of our camp. This was taken on our hike up to the African Settlement on the far north of the island.
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A wonderful morning photograph of a shorebird on the edge of the marsh with mist hovering overhead.
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I took a similar shot to this one by Clint and included it in my original blog post. This was on our final morning on the island. The water was uber-still creating a mirror-like reflection of the gentle clouds in sky. Being there with this was one of the most special moments for me during the trip. It was so powerful yet peaceful.
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One of many wonderful sunset shots Clint captured from our campsite.
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The Cumberland Island Armadillos, 2022 edition. Clint, me, Jennifer, Brian, Will, and Stephanie.
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Clint snapped this one of me at the beginning of the trip, before we boarded the boats for the trip over to the island. I included this because of the shoes I have on. I was wearing this very old pair of Vans because I knew we would have to wade in the water a bit to off-load our gear.
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Clint did not take this shot. These are my old Vans after the trip. I wore these on my first trip to Cumberland Island back in 1988. They were my regular yard shoes for several years before getting lost in all the stuff of my life. Jennifer brought them out of retirement for the specific purpose of wading through the sandy, muddy water as we transferred our gear to the shore. Mission accomplished. I took this final shot of them once we got back home. They are now somewhere in recycle heaven. If you look closely you can see some spots of blue paint that we used to paint our first utility building after we married. There were a lot of history in these shoes. Nevermore.
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