Michael Harris Photography

Want a place where you won't be bothered, your thoughts come easy, not a lot of technology to distract you and you can hear the ocean. I know the place... Hicks house, Stiltsville, Biscayne National Park, call ahead for reservations.

For most people,  we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon,  but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us. Richard H. Baker Largest full moon of 2012, tonight

Hello everyone, My image "Octopus House" has been selected as one of the ten finalist in the Canon's "Photography in the Park" Contest. Their judges have gotten it to this point and now its up to the public to pick the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Grand Prize winners. I am so excited and would greatly appreciate if you would give Canon your info and vote for my image. You can only vote once per email address, but you also have a chance to win a Canon camera just for voting. Here's how, First you have to select a teen photo, then mine's in the adult group, then select between the two and then enter all your info.  Sorry for the hoops, seems they only want serious voters. You can vote for "Octopus House" here; http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=1326&refID=16 Thanks so much for your support, Mike H

I know I'm not seeing things as they are, I'm seeing things as I am. Laurel Lee This is taking a while to learn...

Peace, in the sense of the absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying of hunger or cold. It will not remove the pain of torture inflicted on a prisoner of conscience. It does not comfort those who have lost their loved ones in floods caused by senseless deforestation in a neighboring country. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. The Dalai Lama

Canon 5DmkII, 16-35mm at 16mm, iso100, 1/125 sec at f/8.0, +CPL This is a Stiltsville house in Biscayne Bay about a mile from land, of the seven that are left this is the most colorful and the best maintained. This is a sunrise shot so boating there requires leaving the dock in the dark and crossing the bay with little light, but its well worth it.

Canon 5DmkII, 70-200mm IS at 200mm, iso100, 1/250 sec at f/8 With this truth bearing light will begin a new life. Yoga Sutras

Canon 5DmkII, 70-200mm IS at 200mm, iso100, 1/250 sec at f/6.7 Most of the time being on a boat is enough, but sometimes it's way more.

Click to see complete image. Canon 40D, 70-200mm at 140mm, iso100, 1/250sec at f/4, +CLP Skies take on an intensity when weather is nearby, this weather was still 200miles away but hurricanes have a very long reach. For my landscape work I'm paying more attention to weather and weather patterns. The houses in the image are part of Biscayne National Park they were privately owned until 1999. The lighthouse at Cape Florida is one of the oldest structures in Florida.

Click to see complete image Canon 40D, 70-200mm at 200mm, iso100, 1/250sec at f/4.5, +CPL Late afternoon light with hurricane Paloma (cat 3) 200 miles south, the clouds popping up at the clear horizon caught my eye. First image in series of three.

Canon 40D 70-200mm IS @ 110mm iso 100 1/250sec at f 6.7 This image was taken from a small boat on the eastern edge of Biscayne Bay, South Florida. This area, called Stiltsville is part of Biscayne National Park. The homes here (7 left) were originally private, but lost their leases in 1999. The early structures, around 1920 were places to avoid Prohibition and other illegal behavior. Hurricanes have removed all but the remaining 7 homes which are now used as weekend stops.