June 17: Stop and See the Palms

From getting up early and getting ready for work to driving home on busy South Florida streets, some of us may forget to stop and see the palm trees. But one talented local designer makes sure to take some time each morning to photograph them.  His twitter name is @FtLauderdaleSun, appropriately named for bringing us the sun each day.

With iPhone in hand, FtLauderdaleSun walks along the coast each morning and starts the day catching the beauty of Fort Lauderdale Beach's sunrise with the device---even on cloudy or rainy mornings.

That's when unexpected light effects can happen. That's when the dawn can take your breath away," he says.

To him, walking along the beach is like experiencing a great work of art every day. Who wouldn't be inspired by the turquoise waters, changing pink and orange sky and silhouettes of palms in the sunrise? The opposition of busy, exciting Fort Lauderdale by day from how peaceful and calm it is at dawn is what intrigues him the most.

FtLauderdaleSun knows that each beachgoer has his or her own connection with the beach - from an Ohio woman and her daughter who have names for each of the five palms in FtLauderdaleSun's most photographed spot, to the many joggers on A1A.  There is a calming, yet energetic nature of Greater Fort Lauderdale's beaches, depending on what time you visit. And FtLauderdaleSun is there to catch it all.

Start your day with a picture of the beach. Follow FtLauderdaleSun. You can find him on
http://twitter.com/FtLauderdaleSun  or on http://flickr.com/photos/ftlauderdalesun  or http://facebook.com/ftlauderdalesun.

We are fortunate to have someone so talented bring us these inspirational images each day. And we are fortunate to live here to experience these locations in our own backyard.

Monica Vigo, Intern
Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
(Photo: FtLauderdaleSun's favorite morning image)