Oscar Scherer State Park

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We are so fortunate to live near two State Parks: Myakka River and Oscar Scherer. We enjoy both of them so much. We spent some time at Oscar Scherer this week and had a great time discovering some wonderful places to photograph.

Checking out the lake

Checking out the lake

Lake Osprey

Lake Osprey

I saw a little stream and climbed through the bushes to get to it. I couldn’t resist photographing a small stream with water tumbling over rocks. A rarity in Florida :)

I saw a little stream and climbed through the bushes to get to it. I couldn’t resist photographing a small stream with water tumbling over rocks. A rarity in Florida :)

Clyde and I took a short walk trying to find some photography near the lake, but the light wasn’t right and the clouds weren’t dramatic, so we headed to some other trails. Due to Clyde’s stroke, walking a distance is difficult. Also, walking on an uneven surface is difficult. All of that diminishes the places we can search for photos, but it doesn’t stop Clyde from finding dynamite images that are easy to get to. The trail along South Creek is a gentle trail, so we decided to check it out.

Clyde photographing with his Sony A7R2 and a Cannon 24mm tilt & shift lens. He also has an adapter on the lens that allows the lens to move up and down.

Clyde photographing with his Sony A7R2 and a Cannon 24mm tilt & shift lens. He also has an adapter on the lens that allows the lens to move up and down.

South Creek Trail - For sizes and prices CLICK HERE

South Creek Trail - For sizes and prices CLICK HERE

This part of the South Creek Trail looked very enticing, so I decided to take a walk down it to see if it was worth a long walk for Clyde to photograph anything. I found something, and dashed back to get him. The storm clouds were starting to form, which gave us nice even light, but we might also be caught in a downpour. He was up for the walk, so off we went.

Clyde and me making our way down the trail.

Clyde and me making our way down the trail.

Me (Niki) taking a photo of the scene for my own hand-painted photography. It takes me a long time to paint, so it will be awhile before I can post the final image.

Me (Niki) taking a photo of the scene for my own hand-painted photography. It takes me a long time to paint, so it will be awhile before I can post the final image.

Clyde photographing the scene

Clyde photographing the scene

South Creek Bridge - For sizes and prices CLICK HERE

South Creek Bridge - For sizes and prices CLICK HERE

Just as we finished photographing the scene, it started to rain. I grabbed our camera’s, wrapped them in plastic bags, and we headed to the car. By the time we got to the car we were soaked! But, oh, it felt so good to have found a wonderful scene to photograph and then be embraced with rain.