Times photojournalist Dirk Shadd made this beautiful picture of the lunar eclipse from St. Petersburg at 3:11 Tuesday morning.   

Tampabay.com's Gadget Guy, Jack Rowland, documented the eclipse with a time-lapse video. ... Read more

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Craig McCrodden, 29, a dropmaster for the United States Coast Guard, sits on the edge of the wide open ramp while looking down at the site of the oil spill as he and his crew fly over the area in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon, June 24. The C-130 flight departed from the St. Petersburg/Clearwater airport with a crew of seven based out of Elizabeth City, NC. This was the crew's seventh consecutive day to fly around or over the oil spill. The USCG flies daily missions over the various areas of the oil spill. ... Read more

Lance Campos, 9, (in front) flaps his arms while attempting to make a sand angel while playing in the sand with his two brothers Lucas Stanley (top left) and Landon Campos at Gulfport Beach Monday afternoon. "It's cloudy but it's nice, it's not as hot," his father, Dennis Rogers, said. "I love Gulfport. I come out here all the time. It's always perfect out here on this beach." [DIRK SHADD, Times] ... Read more

Juliana Hornsby, 2, runs through the Children's Mist Fountain during the grand opening of the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa on Sunday afternoon. It's also the newest segment of the Tampa Riverwalk. The multi-colored building in the background is the Children's Museum. [WILLIE J. ALLEN JR., Times] ... Read more

A fire breathing Jonathan Camp makes his way down Seventh Avenue during the Mama Guava Stumble and The Freak Show Parade at Guavaween in Ybor City on Halloween night. [MELISSA LYTTLE, Times] ... Read more

A beam of light from the microscope shines down on a now healthy, clear tiger eye, after the cloudy cataract was removed. Veterinary opthamologist Dr. Michele Stengard successfully performed cataract surgery on Princess Tiger Lily, a 14-week-old tiger cub, removing the defective lens through a small corneal incision and a surgical process called phacoemulsification at Florida Veterinary Specialists Wednesday morning. "Cataract removal is one of the most difficult surgeries, but it's also the most rewarding because the improvement in the quality of their life is amazing and instantaneous," said Dr. Stengard. She has done the surgery hundreds of times before on dogs and cats, but "this was a first," she said of operating on a tiger's eye. "It was challenging because of the differences in anatomy and structure." VIEW MORE PHOTOS OF THE TIGER [MELISSA LYTTLE, Times] ... Read more

University of Tampa dance students rehearse the Student Dance Happening inside of the Falk Theater in Tampa on Tuesday. The actual performances take place at the Falk Theater and the Plant Hall East Verandah on October 21-24 at 8pm. The program is free and is comprised of a variety of dance styles including hip hop, modern, tap, lyrical and jazz. [EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN, Times] ... Read more