Floridays + Mangroves

There is a beautiful symbiosis amongst the microbes, plants, and animals of the Florida shorelines within the communities of red mangroves. The numerous feeding and spawning fish and nesting water birds that live within the sprawling roots of the mangroves make for delightful viewing on any day along the shores.

Floridays - Juno Beach, Florida

There's something rejuvenating about simply walking along the beach in the early morning. The sunlight filtering through the clouds, the gentle rhythm of the waves, and the salty breeze combine to wash away the cares (and carousing) of the night before and refresh the mind at the start of a new day.

A New Floridays Image

I love serendipity in my photographic explorations - coming across unexpected subjects such as this castaway bench by the Florida Gulf coast. Very often, I will set out, camera in hand, with one idea in mind and then - wham - something presents itself that just begs to be photographed and suddenly all pre-formed ideas are swept aside.

"Back to Livin' Floridays... "

I am quite pleased that, for the fourth year, a photograph of mine has been selected for inclusion in the ART Of Seeing book. This year, it was an image from my 'Floridays' series, an on-going collection of images created along the Florida Gulf Coast and inspired by the Jimmy Buffett song of the same name.

To view the current 'Floridays' images, please visit:

http://daviddurbak.com/floridays.html