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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: spotmeter on April 16, 2009, 11:48:41 pm

Title: Landscape locations in Tampa,FL area?
Post by: spotmeter on April 16, 2009, 11:48:41 pm

I'm going to Tampa for three weeks on business and wondered if there were some recommended locations nearby for landscape photography?

Title: Landscape locations in Tampa,FL area?
Post by: gkopp1999 on April 17, 2009, 11:42:48 am

Quote from: spotmeter

I'm going to Tampa for three weeks on business and wondered if there were some recommended locations nearby for landscape photography?

I was in the same dilemma a few weeks ago.  I found that Myakka river state park, near Sarasota, provided several days of good wildlife and landscape shots.

Title: Landscape locations in Tampa,FL area?
Post by: ebowles on June 05, 2009, 05:52:32 pm

I don't find Tampa a very good place for landscape.  

Another place to consider is Ft. DeSoto just south of St. Pete Beach.  It's a very nice park but better known for bird photography.  If you are serious about bird photogrpahy there, order a copy of Arthur Morris's guide to Fort DeSoto though Bird's As Art.
https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=19 (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=19)

If you go to Myakka River State Park, check out the city of Sarasota.  The Ringling Museum and home are quite good.  Saturday morning has a nice little market in the downtown area - and the restaurants are quite good.  You can also enjoy a nice drive along the Gulf between Longboat Key and Bradenton.