Sunday, March 27, 2011

Bayou La Batre, Alabama


This is a small bayou town in south Alabama. Shrimping is the main business here and most all of the gulf shrimp is processed here. The locals were very friendly and helpful in obtaining most of these photos. One guy and his wife stayed on their boat during Hurricane Katrina and went shrimping the next day. They usually stay out for 30 days are until their storage bins are full. He told me that during a routine trip they will use 8,000 gals of fuel and go through 7,000 pounds of ice. Each boat is outfitted with all the comfort amenities, such as air conditioning, radar, Sirius Radio, DirecTV and most anything else you can imagine. The shrimp boat scene from Forrest Gump were filmed here and the "Black Pearl" from the movie "Pirates of the Carribean" was built here. Out of the way, but I'm glad we decided to make the trip here. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHRNbwofEM As always Happy Shooting!


Crutch

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Pensacola Bay



We detoured around the bay looking for this lighthouse, which was located on the Pensacola Navy Base. After asking for directions and looking everywhere, we found this wonderful lighthouse. It was worth the detour, as we really had a great time on the base.

Thanks for looking and Happy Shooting!
Crutch

Sunday, March 13, 2011

St. Marks Lighthouse


This was the first lighthouse on our trip to Florida and Alabama. We were hoping for some clouds to make the sky more appealing, but we got what we got. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI1N_3COAc8
Crutch

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Fort Gaines, Alabama


We visited this fort on our recent trip to Florida & Alabama. We had been told by some locals that this fort was in ruins, but as you will see, we were quite surprised at the condition. We visited three forts on this trip and this was the best preserved. Lots more coming here, as we visited several places on this trip. Check out the YouTube video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwzbslmPYeM.. Watch in HD 720P.... Comments welcome and as always, Happy Shooting!

Crutch