Photographer's Delight - The Florida Everglades

Wow! When I looked into airboat tours withminutes of the trip as I began photographing the
Cypress Airboats I had no idea what a ride of agorgeous birds, plant life and beautiful scenery.
lifetime I was going to have. I'm a freelanceAs a photographer, light is important and I was
photographer and have always been interested inable to schedule my private tour so that I could
wetlands and the wildlife in the Florida everglades.capture some sunset imagery. I think the best
Yet, I'd kept myself to what I considered safershot I took was one of an American alligator
pursuits after hearing horror stories aboutresting on a log that was mere feet from the
photographers and journalists going into theopen airboat. I was so absorbed in the photo
everglades and getting severely hurt, so I wasopportunities that I forget all my fears about
afraid to try it until now.being immersed in the Florida Everglades.
However, my friends mentioned the greatThe pace of the tour was slow enough that I
experience they'd had on a Cypress Airboatscould get good quality shots, and being that I had
private tour, so I went for it, but insisted mya private tour, the staff at Cypress Airboats was
friend accompany me. I never expected it to bewilling to take that extra time so I could get my
so enriching and couldn't thank her enough forbest photographic opportunities. I felt like I was on
recommending it to me. The private airboat touranother planet, intimately immersed in the
far exceeded any expectations I had. From theEverglades and all it's lush life. It almost seemed
pleasant staff that was ready and willing tounreal when the tour came to an end and I was
answer all my questions to the ride itself, I had noback in the rush and bustle of daily living.
problems and my hesitations disappeared within