Come in the afternoon for some dramatic skies. Stick around for the sunset. And if you’re up for it, stay for the evening Milky Way. Or just come when you can and stay as long as you like.
This won’t be a usual field trip where we all gather and shoot together. You can pair up if you like, of course, but Dinner Island Ranch is a big place. Its for sure worth at least one trip around the 8 mile loop to see what’s there. For sure, it’ll give us cows, and they’re just so cute! Most likely you’ll see many birds. Maybe even the elusive Crested Caracara!
We can explore on our own for the afternoon and meet up for a sunset and then stick together for the milky way. Its entirely up to you. The link to the Google Maps is here. Plug that into your GPS and it’ll take you right to the check station.
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Dinner Island Ranch is a HUGE piece of property. I highly recommend you do a little research (if you haven’t been here before) to get a lay of the land before showing up. Click the LINK here. In short, it was once owned by the Hilliard family as a cattle ranch but also grew a bit of citrus and sugarcane. Eventually the State became the owners of the property and its now operated as a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) that still allows cattle ranching. And there are cows everywhere roaming the prairie and woods. There are a few buildings located on the property that make for great photos. And as a WMA, there are plenty of birds and other wildlife. I’ve seen deer and alligators, and of course, mosquitoes.
We’ll meet at the Check Station circled in red below. I recommend we all take advantage of slow photography. And by ‘slow photography’ I don’t mean long exposure! 😄 It’s about going out with no expectations and just looking around, seeing what excites you, what makes you want to get out of your car and explore. Then, take your time, get to know your subject, explore all the angles and come up with your unique way of photographing the subject.
I’ve found that everyone has different interests when it comes to DIR. There are the cows and birds (and other wildlife), there are the former cypress domes teeming with gorgeous moss-covered trees, there are man-made structures and wildflowers, there are waterways with lily pads, and prairies galore! So much to fill up an afternoon and evening.
Sunset is 8:20pm
Moonrise is 4:20am Sunday
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