The Everglades National Park is an incredible place. I love it so much because it is unlike any place in the planet, it can be a bit intimidating if you are unfamiliar with it, but once you make a few gator friends and they show you around, its a walk in the park.
Check out this fun reel I made so you can get a taste of what going on an Everglades adventure with me is like. You can find out more here and see more pics.
I was driving through the Everglades National Park, when out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a lonely tree with a crow resting on it. I quickly pulled over and jumped out of my truck. I started walking slowly towards it and snapped this shot. I wanted to get the eerie mood the swamp can sometimes put you in… Come join me on my next Everglades adventure.
There is something magical about the Everglades, and as I often do, I headed out to the Everglades last weekend. This is the time of year to go, the weather is cool (not as hot I should say) and the mosquitos are not too bad.
Once I got there I realized that there was no clouds, so I headed to my favorite spot and waited until the sun had set, once it started to get dark the clouds started coming. It was perfect, I put my camera on bulb mode and started shooting.
By the way I have a Capturing the Everglades Workshop coming up, you should come join me.
Here are a few favorites from the other day.
Come join me at the Everglades National Park. Click on the photo for details.
Best Place to Photograph the Everglades, do you want to know where it is? The Everglades National Park is an incredible place. It is so vast, flat, and wet it can often be difficult to photograph. My favorite place to go photograph when I visit the Everglades is Pine Glades Lake. The sunsets there are just spectacular and there are lots of angles to get some great compositions.
The best time to come is off rainy season, the water is low and you can get lots of rocks to compose great interesting shots, but any time of the year is good. Make sure you walk around the trails because there are lots to see.
What you need to bring:
Lots of mosquito repellent, the bugs out here aren’t bugs they are dinosaurs and without repellent, they will run you off. Bring an umbrella in case it starts pouring, you never know out there.
The gear I used for all my photos: Nikon D800 with a Nikon 14-24mm a Nikon 24-85mm a Nikon 70-200 and a Tamron 150-600mm. A MeFOTO tripod is a must. I edit all my images with my Lightroom Presets download them and give them a try.
The road to get there of the main HWY is a dirt road, it’s not too bad but an SUV or pick up truck is recommended, the puddles can be kind of crazy when its rainy season. That being said any car will make it out there as long as you go slow.
Getting there: (see map below)
Once you enter the park you will go past Royal Palm Anhinga Trail, the lake is exactly 7 miles from here on the left-hand side. It’s an unmarked road and very easy to miss. Keep your eyes peeled and look for the back of a stop sign on your left-hand side.
I also teach the best Everglades Photography Workshop and tour. Click the link to sign up. I also do private tours and workshops.
Zoom out of the map to see exactly how to get there.
Here is a video on how I did one of this photos.
How to bring your photos to life in Lightroom
In this video I will show you how to bring out the shadows on your under exposed photographs, I will also cover graduated filters and show you how to make your photos pop with a few simple sliders in Lightroom 5.
If you do not have Lightroom you can download it by clicking on this link.
Camera settings:
4 seconds f/11 ISO 100 14mm
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