Fernandina Beach Harbor Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the view from the fueling dock at the Fernandina Beach City Marina. Notice the American flag flying high over this island of 8 flags. Amelia Island, a scant thirteen miles long and 2 miles wide gracing the northeast coast of the state of Florida, enjoys a unique and fascinating history. The only community to have experienced life under eight different flags, this beautiful and charming seaport village is characterized by stately Victorian era architecture and a history that rivals any in the country.
The 8 Flags of occupation which flew over AmeliaIsland:
1 - French Period, 1562-1565
2 - First Spanish Period, 1565-1763
3 - British Period, 1763-1783
- Second Spanish Period, 1783-1821
4 - Patriot Period, 1812
5 - Green Cross Period, 1817
6 - Mexican Period, 1817
7 - United States (FloridaTerritory), 1821-1845
- United States (Florida - 27th State), 1845
8 - Confederate Nation, 1861-1862
- United States, 1862-present
(Amelia Island Museum)

gunbud, batalay, robertosalguero, snunney, Budapestman, Tort, pierrefonds, gneufeld, jlbrthnn, atus, Philippe, feather, siolaw, elmec has marked this note useful

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jurek1951 (25998) 2007-10-12 18:57

Hi Asa,
Very beautiful perspective very much good colors and contrast wonderful structure on that beautiful photo.
Georg

gunbud (27907) 2007-10-12 19:01

Hi Asa,
Beautiful clear colors that also contrast nicely. The details are strong with excellent sharpness. Wonderful reflections on the calm water and nice feedback reflection on the pirate.
Regards, Tom

batalay (20964) 2007-10-12 19:28

Hello Asa,

Absolutely fascinating note accompanying this very good photograph. Virginia, settled by the British in 1607, is generally regarded as that settlement that took hold, but we forget that Florida had successful occupation 45-years earlier. Therre is also a group of people living in the Appalachians who call themselves "Melungeons," who claim to be descendents of prisoners, set on shore on the Coast of North Carolina and Virginia in 1557. According to their tradition, they were Turks, Greeks, Armenian (but mainly Turks), who moved inland, intermarried, and married natives. They claim that Mary Todd Lincoln, Ava Gardner and Elvis Presley among their own. This was all regarded as highly suspect by historians, until the NIH performed DNA anaylsis on them, and showed that they had Meditteranean blood.

Warm regards,

Bulent

robertosalguero (110) 2007-10-12 21:12

Hello Asa,

A strong image with solid colours and details. The reflections add a nice touch to the view and the overall balance of the image is excellent. This seem like a nice place to enjoy the water. Good perspective and clarity. Thanks :-)

Roberto

snunney (34942) 2007-10-13 4:39

Hello Asa,
A nice view across the marina with some good graphics. Very good light, colours and reflections.

Budapestman (42020) 2007-10-13 6:52

Hi Asa,
Splendid image for this place the composition is attractive and very spectacular. I like the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere and the fine colours. Clarity is superb, note is interesting, Very well done! Have a nice weekend
George

Tort (2266) 2007-10-13 12:05

Hi Asa,
A well composed image and superb light, excellent POV, great colors and clarity.
Nice reflections and good sharpness
Best regards
Juan Tort

pierrefonds (26335) 2007-10-14 8:44

Hi Asa,

A good POV of the Fernandina Beach City Marina under a beautiful sky and of the reflections in the water, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-14 13:40

Excellent lighting and really beautiful rich colours. I like the three bands of interest ... sea, sky and then the harbour itself. What impresses me most is the sharpness and overall general quality of the shot. Well done.
Best wishes
Mark

gneufeld (15173) 2007-10-14 20:06

Hi Asa,
This is real nice. I love the deep blue colors and the details and clarity of your shot are superb. Very fine work and TFS. Gerald

John_F_Kennedy (31427) 2007-10-14 23:42

Amazing shot, good contrast and good perspective to the harbour. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

jlbrthnn (38055) 2007-10-16 6:20

Hello Asa,
Here is a new photograph of a great technical quality. Perfect clearness and good exposure. Framing and colors are also perfect. The historical note is an excellent summary. Congratulations.
Spend a good day.
Cordially.
Joel

atus (15476) 2007-10-16 16:20

Hi Asa,
very good clarity shot of an excellent overall quality, especially for the light control and the nice and well exposed colors. Very good shot and thanks also for the interesting note.
Best wishes.
Attila

Philippe (11775) 2007-10-17 5:57

Hi, Asa. The place looks very peaceful. A little strange for an island with such an eventful history. The colours and the contrast are very good here and the foreground gives a good depth to the picture.

feather (49862) 2007-10-17 14:04

Interesting history. The light is good and there are some beautiful reflections. Excellent quality with perfect sharpness.
Kath

Graal (58039) 2007-10-17 23:44

Hi Asa,
an interesting view of harbour and Your informations also. Great colours, light and sharpness. I like it. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

paololg (13761) 2007-10-18 14:34

Ciao Asa,
marvellous shot, with very nice reflection and colours on the water. The sharpness and the lighting are perfects. Well done.
Paolo.

siolaw (25750) 2007-10-18 23:58

Hi Asa,
A typical marina view with excellent light colors and sharpness. I like the texture and shine of the FG water. A clean work
Laurent

elmec (12194) 2007-11-04 7:55

Hello Asa!
Great harbour photo!
Full of typical details and great back!
Best regards!

izmirli (3185) 2007-11-19 3:59

merhaba dear asa
wonderful compositions and colours.wonderful light and reflections.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

danyy (68859) 2008-01-18 16:13

Bonjour Asa,
une photo qui ne dégage pas grand chose comme sujet, mais j'en aime vraiment les couleurs et ces parfaites lumières.
Une vue vraiment estivale qui nous plonge dans une météo agréable.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.