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Amateur photographer spotlight: Jeanne Conrad, Homosassa, FL.

 
Catcher's Mitt, Pelican Style
Catcher's Mitt, Pelican Style
Published Aug. 15, 2017

Here is another in an occasional series of posts shining a spotlight on local amateur photographers whose work appears in the Tampa Bay Times.

Today we're featuring Jeanne Conrad from Homosassa, FL. We invited Jeanne to submit a sampling of her photography, along with a short write-up, both of which you will find below.

"I have always loved animals, and the first pictures I took many years ago with my Brownie camera were related to things in nature. For the last 25 years I have enjoyed volunteering at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park here in Homosassa, and many of my amateur pictures were taken there. I'm never without a camera, usually a Nikon digital one with a zoom lens. The many animals that have been rescued by the park provide a great opportunity for photography, but one of the wonderful surprises here at the spring is the water itself! Photographers will find the reflections show up beautifully and in many different ways: spring leaves show up very bright green, the sky reflects an intense blue, and the yellow sand not only shows up gold but also helps make the water look an unbelievably bright red when there is tannin present."

Jeanne Conrad

Snook

Jeanne Conrad

Snook

Jeanne Conrad

Roseate Spoonbill

Jeanne Conrad

Roseate Spoonbill

Jeanne Conrad

Egret At Sunset

Jeanne Conrad

Egret At Sunset

Jeanne Conrad

Family Portrait- Black Crowned Night Herons

Jeanne Conrad

Family Portrait- Black Crowned Night Herons

Jeanne Conrad

Zebra Longwing Butterflies

Jeanne Conrad

Zebra Longwing Butterflies

Jeanne Conrad

A Mother's Love... Baby Brown Pelican

Jeanne Conrad

A Mother's Love... Baby Brown Pelican

Jeanne Conrad

Grumpy Softshell Turtle

Jeanne Conrad

Grumpy Softshell Turtle

Jeanne Conrad

Crested CaraCara

Jeanne Conrad

Crested CaraCara

Jeanne Conrad

White Heron

Jeanne Conrad

White Heron

Jeanne Conrad

Rolling Manatee

Jeanne Conrad

Rolling Manatee

Jeanne Conrad

Egret

Jeanne Conrad

Egret

Jeanne Conrad

Little Green Heron

Jeanne Conrad

Little Green Heron

Jeanne Conrad

Find the Robin

Jeanne Conrad

Find the Robin

Jeanne Conrad

Homosassa Snook

Jeanne Conrad

Homosassa Snook

Jeanne Conrad

Brown Pelican

Jeanne Conrad

Brown Pelican

Jeanne Conrad

Wading Egret With Nesting Material

Jeanne Conrad

Wading Egret With Nesting Material

Jeanne Conrad

Cooter

Jeanne Conrad

Cooter

Jeanne Conrad

Following The Boat

Jeanne Conrad

Following The Boat

Jeanne Conrad

Flamingo With Attitude

Jeanne Conrad

Flamingo With Attitude

To download or order reprints of images featured in this series, please visit our Amateur photographer spotlight photo gallery.

If you've taken a photo you would like us to consider publishing, please visit our Photo of the Day submission page for details.

Check out previous Amateur Photographer Spotlights:

Jon and Nancy Crawfurd (August 1, 2017)

Lauren Clark (July 12, 2017)

Colin Ward (June 20, 2017)

Tim Rozgonyi

Twitter: @timrozgonyi

e-mail: trozgonyi@tampabay.com