Big Cypress Photo Gallery
Are you familiar with Big Cypress Gallery? If not I'm going to do my best to introduce you to it. Big Cypress Gallery is located in South Florida on Tamiami Trail. For those who don't live in Florida this is the road that connects the East Coast to the West Coast. The Gallery is having a Summer Lecture Series. The first month of the series featured resident photographer Clyde Butcher. The gallery and Clyde Butcher's home are actually located within Big Cypress National Preserve. He is often compared to Ansel Adams because of his beautiful black and white landscapes.
Clyde discovered the Florida landscapes by chance. He wandered into a cypress forest behind a local tourist stop and Clyde found his inspiration. He began exploring all of the swamps, sawgrass and mangrove forests of the Everglades, discovering rivers of grass and lush scapes that make up what I think of as the Real Florida. Every state has its own natural attraction. I just moved to Florida myself in 2004. I'd been uninspired, like Mr. Butcher, and its taken me a few years to figure out the benefits and the wonders of living in this flat, hot, Southern state. Although, the farther South you go, the more North you get. That is more to do with the people than the land.
Its because of the photography of Clyde Butcher that I and many others even know what a wetland looks like.
I'm looking forward to the next lecture in the series. Mike Owen and Rick Cruz will be talking about the Ghost Orchid and other rare finds in the swamps and forests. Look up Ghost Orchid, this is a flower that is protected because its an endangered species. Its in bloom once yearly and not very easy to find.
After the lecture I went shooting with some friends. I used my digital infrared camera to capture these black and white scenes.
For more information about Big Cypress Gallery, Clyde Butcher and the lecture series go to www.clydebutcher.com
The assignment this month is to try some nature photography. Get out side and find some critters or landscapes and compose something good enough to frame. Don't forget to send me a copy to post.
Clyde discovered the Florida landscapes by chance. He wandered into a cypress forest behind a local tourist stop and Clyde found his inspiration. He began exploring all of the swamps, sawgrass and mangrove forests of the Everglades, discovering rivers of grass and lush scapes that make up what I think of as the Real Florida. Every state has its own natural attraction. I just moved to Florida myself in 2004. I'd been uninspired, like Mr. Butcher, and its taken me a few years to figure out the benefits and the wonders of living in this flat, hot, Southern state. Although, the farther South you go, the more North you get. That is more to do with the people than the land.
Its because of the photography of Clyde Butcher that I and many others even know what a wetland looks like.
I'm looking forward to the next lecture in the series. Mike Owen and Rick Cruz will be talking about the Ghost Orchid and other rare finds in the swamps and forests. Look up Ghost Orchid, this is a flower that is protected because its an endangered species. Its in bloom once yearly and not very easy to find.
After the lecture I went shooting with some friends. I used my digital infrared camera to capture these black and white scenes.
For more information about Big Cypress Gallery, Clyde Butcher and the lecture series go to www.clydebutcher.com
The assignment this month is to try some nature photography. Get out side and find some critters or landscapes and compose something good enough to frame. Don't forget to send me a copy to post.
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