Miami Beach

Oceanside

First, some daytime photos of the ocean. I enjoy going out with my camera at night, mostly, but I liked these shots. The one from the hotel hallway is reminiscent of a color blocking pattern, and the contrast of color does something for me.

View of the ocean from the rooftop pool

View of the ocean from our Miami Beach hotel rooftop pool.

Hotel hallway

A hallway at our hotel, which is naturally color-blocked.

Ocean Drive

A few shots from Ocean Drive. I decided to step back from the chaos there and take some photos from the grass that separates the beach from the street.

Most of these night shots are HDR images. Some only have a couple images, some have 5–10 images added together to even out the lighting.

Art Deco hotels along Ocean Drive

Some of the Art Deco hotels along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.

Along Ocean Drive

A nightscape along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.

Edison Hotel sign

Edison Hotel sign, right out of the 20s.

Lincoln Road

Lincoln Road is a converted pedestrian zone and is lined with stores and activities. It’s nicely landscaped and has some architectural gems, like the Colony Theater.

Colony Theater, Miami

The Colony Theater in Miami Beach, an Art Deco gem on Lincoln Road.

The kigelia africana, or sausage tree, on Lincoln Road in Miami.

The kigelia africana, or sausage tree, has these hanging seed pods. This is on Lincoln Road in Miami.

Odd Garage

Parking garage

A parking garage on Lincol Road in Miami Beach. I love the lines and asymmetry of this structure.

There’s a parking garage near the end of the road, and its asymmetry intrigued me. Not a simple box of floors, each floor seems to be at a different height and juts out in different ways, and the lighting only enhances its appeal.

I found it a bit challenging to photograph though. Hard to get a satisfying angle on it, for one, and to show the quirkiness of it. In the color photo, I decided to turn it on its head, and I like the result which, to be honest, is hard to discern whether it’s upside down or right side up.

Parking Garage, in the upsidedown world.

A parking garage but spun on its head.

Sunset & Moonrise

Miami sunset

Sunset in Miami looking toward Fisher Island across the shipping channel.

Miami Beach moonrise

Moonrise on Miami Beach.

Black Skyscraper

Finally, I liked this black office building and thought, with the blackness of the night, might make an interesting shot. Not sure if it does, but I suppose I like it enough to include here.

Office building in Miami Beach

An office building along Lincoln Road in Miami.