 Recently spent a few days at Longboat Key with our daughters and grandkids.   We stayed at the Silver Sands on Longboat Key. http://www.silversandsgulfbeachresort.com/ I can recommend it.  Nice pool and great beach. Â
A few non-family shots from the weekend.
Absolutely nothing to do with the beach, a rose from my wife’s birthday.
                    Nikon D7000 Nikkor 40MM lens 1/320 sec @ f/9.0 iso 200
Late afternoon on the beach.
               Nikon D300 Nikkor 18-200mm lens  27mm 1/250 sec @ f8.0 iso 200Â
                      Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1/1500 sec @ f/16 iso 200
These little fellows weren’t to happy to see us.
  
Dock behind Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant. Â A local favorite. Â http://www.stonecrab.cc/Â Highly recommended.
                    Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1/4000 sec @ f/16 iso 200
                      Fujifilm X100 23mm lens 1/4000 sec @ f/11 iso 200
A snowy egret on the beach.
And the whole bird.
           Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-300mm lens  250mm 1/400 sec @ f10 iso 200Â
A molting juvenile White Ibis.
          Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-300mm lens  280mm 1/320 sec @ f9.0 iso 200Â
