Category: Navel Live Oaks Reservation
Macro Sand Petals
Macro capture of sand petals on a Pennywort Hydrocotyles along the shoreline on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Preserve in Gulf Breeze Florida.
Handheld
OM-1 Mark 2
OM 60MM f/2.8 Macro
1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 80
Post processing with ON1 Photo Raw 2025.2
Macro Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Afternoon Macro shot of the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Preserve located in Gulf Breeze Florida.
Handheld
Sony A7RM5
FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
1/2000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Afternoon Working Bee
This Bee was hard at work during the afternoon on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks in Gulf Breeze Florida. This Macro shot was captured using the Sony A7RM5 with the FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II. This was a handheld shot with camera settings of 1/4000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600.
The Honey Bee
Had fun this past weekend just doing Macro Photography. Captured this Honey Bee looking for pollen on this flower during the morning on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Reserve in Gulf Breeze Florida. Captured with the Sony A7R5 using the FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II Lens. Settings were 1/2000 sec at f/8, ISO 1000 with camera mounted on a Monopod.
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly
This Gray Hairstreak Butterfly was enjoying a sunny afternoon on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Preserve in Gulf Breeze Florida. Camera used was the Sony A7R5 with the FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II lens. Camera settings for this image were 1/2000 sec at f/5.6 , ISO 800.
Morning Bay View
During a recent hike along the shoreline on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Preserve in Gulf Breeze Florida I captured this short video with the Sony ZV-1.
Storm Clouds
As I did an early morning hike just carrying the Sony Z-10 I captured the storm clouds over the bay from the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Preserve in Gulf Breeze Florida.
Cloudy Afternoon
It was a cloudy afternoon along the shoreline on the grounds of Naval Live Oaks Nature Preserve (North Side) in Gulf Breeze Florida during the late afternoon. Handled shot captured with the Sony ZV-1 with camera settings of 1/160 sec at f/5.6, ISO 125.
The Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
