Basking in the Sun - In Color

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I initially posted this photo in black and white for a contest and must have misunderstood the rules, so left the photo; but am transferring the content here with the full color edition of the picture.

This particular shot was taken in Lake Eola park, which is Downtown Orlando. It's the hub of a lot of events and why wouldn't it, since it is a downtown that is constantly bustling - day and night.

My fiancé Tiffany and I value our health and fitness, so walking activities are essential to our routine whenever we are not doing our high intensity interval training sessions. (Currently, we are out of action; due to injuries caused by a car accident).

Lake Eola has tons of ducks, swans and turtles and with the city beautiful backdrop makes for some excellent photo taking. As you can see a feathered habitant basking under the sun.

This particular shot was during one of those hot days that are customary here in Florida, but when you can get shots like these; it's worth the sweat under the burning sun.

This photo was from my camera roll collection of shots that I’ve taken with my iPhone10.


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Love the city backdrop, especially the colours of the buildings, and then. that big open green space - wonderful. Mmm, I've not seen turtles in the wild ... or maybe not at all other than on the TV.

What sort of temperature was this day?

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That was early summer morning. Before 9am.

By NOON is super hot, so it helps to do these early in the morning 🤪

Thanks @shanibeer

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Ah, yes, sometimes it is lovely to be out in the early morning before it heats up. We are having a cool summer in the UK, just a few days of warm-ish weather in June. We may be lucky and hit 27 degrees again before the autumn 😂

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That is a beautiful photo. The reflection on the water is so nice too.

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Very cool photo! The model in the foreground looks a lot like a goose. 🤣
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Great photo with the city in the background reflecting in the water. Thant duck has a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing.

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Nice one Jimmy. I saw there are lots of live music events in Florida. Are they also downtown Orlando?

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Definitely @mypathtofire - like most downtown cities it rocks, but we are in Disney central; so it gets a lot of competition lol.

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Very nice photo. Those birds can get quite dangerous though, in larger flocks.
Where I'm from in the Netherlands, they had a whole bunch of Canadian geese they'd set out because their population was decreasing. Well, before we knew it, their population had increased so much that they became a nuisance. They seemed to enjoy the milder Dutch weather haha. It was so bad, that sometimes parents would go there with their kiddos to feed the 'duckies' and they'd get attacked by large groups of geese, all wanting a share of their bread...Geese are better watch dogs than dogs! LOL.

Anyway, I love how quiet and serene this photo is, with the city line in the background.
Nice contrast.

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Awesome @misslasvegas - nice to here stories like that; but yes those feathered friend was as peaceful as can be.

A sunny day adds a beautiful addition to a landscape 🌞

Happy FriYAY!

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Beautiful photo! It looks like a lovely area to walk. So peaceful.

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