Daily Photo – Sofitel Sunset

November 17, 2012
Black and White / Landscape

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Our suite on the 15th floor had great views to the west but there were some downsides to the hotel. It's just across the freeway from Miami International Airport so depending on the direction of the traffic you can be kept awake by aircraft noise. The other downside is that without a car you're captive - there's nothing within walking distance of the hotel.

Daily Photo – Biltmore Moonrise

November 16, 2012
Architecture

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With a multi-capture HDR I'd have been able to get a much crisper shot of the moon. As it is, I'm quite happy with the sharpness given this was hand held at a shutter speed of 0.4 seconds after two glasses of wine!

Daily Photo – The Biltmore Pool

November 14, 2012
Architecture

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The shot below is of the pool. This is a handheld Canon S100 shot. The pool covers and area of 23,000 square-feet and holds 700,000 gallons of water. It's the largest hotel swimming pool in the continental USA!

Daily Photo – Biltmore Lobby

November 13, 2012
Architecture

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You can get a hint of the architecture in this historic hotel from this image. The wooden structure on the left is actually a bird cage. There were a number of colorful small birds within both this enclosure and a similar one on the other side of the lobby. As mentioned before, I'm not an ornithologist so I'll just stick with 'birds'.

Daily Photo – Ocean Drive Miami – Inspiration

October 27, 2012
Architecture / Black and White

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When we entered our hotel, a photo hanging on one of the walls of our suite gave met the answer. The photo was of three buildings clearly on Ocean Drive. The photo had no attribution that I could find and my wife told me the other rooms she'd stayed at in that particular hotel had the same image on the walls. Initially I thought it was quite old but then noticed the 1990's era Mercedes E190 parked on the street.