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“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture” ~
Made by turtlemom4bacon
~Lydia M. Child ~ Walking around downtown St. Petersburg let us see many wonderful buildings like this one called The Rutland Building, a/k/a The Snell Building where the Snell Arcade is located inside. You really should see this in LARGE and ORIGINAL sizes to see the architecture details ~ Happy MONDAY Blues ~ Snell Arcade Wikipedia ~ Location: St. Petersburg, Florida Governing body: Private Added to NRHP: November 4, 1982 NRHP Reference#: 82001037 The Snell Arcade (also known as the Rutland Building) is a historic site in St. Petersburg, Florida. Built in 1926, it is located at 405 Central Avenue. On November 4, 1982, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The property is significant for its association with C. Perry Snell, who was instrumental in the development of St. Petersburg in the early part of the twentieth century and Richard Kiehnel, a noteworthy architect who is reputed to have inaugurated the Mediterranean Revival style in Florida. C. Perry Snell was an important early figure in the development of the community. Born in Kentucky in 1869, and working as a druggist, Snell would vacation to St. Petersburg, where he would continuously purchase property, eventually moving to the city full time in 1904. In 1905 he began his second profession – that of a real estate developer – and his list achievements in the field are indeed impressive. Generally, Snell developed most of the property east of Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue North to the northern limit of Snell Isle. In addition, he and his associates developed much of the land around Mirror Lake and Crescent Lake. Quickly establishing his properties as premier status residential areas, Snell gave them prestigious names such as Bayfront, North Shore and Granada Terrace. In 1925, amidst the boom period, he began Snell Isle – one of his most significant developments in St. Petersburg – an impressive series of homes in Spanish and Italian architectural style.


"Is it worth while to observe that there are not any Venetian blinds in Venice?"
Made by turtlemom4bacon
~William Dean Howells ~ This 6 foot by 12 foot Venetian mosiac tile mural is on the wall inside the Snell Arcade in downtown St. Petersburg. Please see on LARGE If you look the ORIGINAL size, you will see the details even better ~ The Snell Arcade takes its name from Perry Snell, a legendendary developer who designed much of St. Petersburg, including Snell Isle, a most desirable residential neighborhood near downtown St. Pete. It was originally designed as 10 retail stores on the ground floor, then offices above that. The third floor housed a nightclub, called Spanish Bob's, which opened onto a rooftop terrace. Today there are residential and commercial condominiums. Ground level shops include Chocolade (a store of chocolates, which Cheryl & I and our hubbies went into and was very tempting) and The Green Bench Florist. The original architect may be Richard Kiehnel, who designed El Jardin in Miami. Modernization in the 1950s hid many of the beautiful features, and it wasn't until a renovation in the 1980s, when John and Rosemary Galbraith owned the building and employed architect Charles Cannerday, that many of the old treasures were uncovered and restored. One of these was a 6 foot x 12 foot Venetian mosaic tile mural. The Snell Arcade is less than a block from the Open Air Post Office.


Vinnoy Park
Made by tranquilometro
Washingtonia robusta! Or a Mexican fan palm growing in Florida! Picture yourself in its calmness and serenity. Waves gently lapping over your toes outstretched into the beautiful still sea, as you hear nothing but the lapping of water and against the soft sand in between your toes! In reality: I'm standing on a cement retaining wall. The beach is filled with dead fish, and the water temperature is probably no more than 58 F (13 C). There are kids screaming and tons of people playing beach volleyball to the left. There are skyscrapers of downtown St. Petersburg less than a mile away, and you can hear cars and trucks driving and honking about 200 yards away. Where is there really a paradise? I also like this photo because Washingtonia robusta are native to the arid west coast of Mexico, and here it is growing on the subtropical humid east coast of the United States almost directly in the water.


Salvador Dali Museum
Made by ron_ciervo
The new Salvador Dalí Museum is the permanent home of the world's most comprehensive collection of the renowned Spanish artist's work. Compiled by the A. Reynolds Morse and Eleanor Morse over a 45-year period, it is celebrated for its 96 oil paintings. With oils spanning from 1917 through 1970, the collection provides an excellent overview of Dalí's major themes and symbols. Characterized by its diversity, it includes the Impressionist and Cubist styles of his early period, abstract work from his transition to Surrealism, the famous surrealist canvases for which he is best known, and examples of his preoccupation with religion and science during his classic period. In addition to the 96 oil paintings, the collection includes over 100 watercolors and drawings, 1,300 graphics, photographs, sculptures and objects d'art, and an extensive archival library. Comments and feedback welcome.


great blue heron silhouette sunset Florida
Made by Jason Collin
Location: Snell Isle, St. Petersburg, Florida Nikon D300 Nikkor AF ED 80-200mm f/2.8D f/4 ISO 200 1/1600th This great blue heron was watching a pelican diving for fish. After showing initial irritation at close dive bombing by the pelican, the great blue heron remained stoic, as is its trait. More photographs of this great blue heron can be viewed here: jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2011/5/10/snell-isle-seri... This image and others like it are available for commercial or personal licensing for prints, websites and advertising. Please contact Jason Collin Photography for details: jasoncollinphotography.com/contact


DIY Car Rig Photography
Made by andrew_v
So, around a year ago, I built a Car rig. Basically, it uses a combination of suction cups, super clamps and a magic arm to attach a camera securely to a car via a boom arm. So, you fly a camera off of a car looking back at it. What's the point? Because the camera moves whenever the car does, you can shoot long exposure images, let the car roll literally 2-3 feet (it doesn't even have to be on) and the resulting image looks like the car was flying! This particular photo was a test I did before I went attaching my D700 to the rig. I LOVE having a pocketable camera that I can do full manual with and the Canon S95 lets me do that. So, I shot this photo on RAW. F8 with an exposure of 5 seonds. Some light editing and this is what I got! The SLR photos look pretty sweet though too!


Silk Floss Tree of Snell Isle Florida in Full Bloom - HDR
Made by Jason Collin
Nikon D300 with Tamron XR Di II 17-50mm f/2.8 lens at f/11 5-bracket HDR tripod mounted with cable release This Silk Floss Tree is in my neighborhood and I drive past it every day. I woke up early one morning to photograph it in full bloom. More photos of the tree can be seen here: jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2010/11/19/snell-isle-ser... Commercial Real Estate Photography information: St. Petersburg Tampa Clearwater Commercial Real Estate Photography Custom Packages


Salvador Dali's Melted Bench
Made by e20ci
This bench, made to be reminiscent of Dali's 'The Persistance of Memory', is located outside of the Salvador Dali Art Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. I wish I'd taken the time to get a better picture of this bench. It was getting late and I didn't want to drive all the way home in the dark, so I just snapped a quick shot of this as I was leaving. And I didn't notice the tree in the background. For some reason, all of a sudden this photo has been clicked on 10-20 times a day from Yahoo Image Search, sending this shot to the top of my most viewed list very quickly.


DSC_1170
Made by ron_ciervo
The interior center piece of the new Dali Museum is the helical stairway. Its design is an allusion to Dalí’s fascination with spiral forms in nature and the double helix of DNA. A soaring, poured-in-place concrete spiral staircase energizes the 75-foot-high glass atrium and invites visitors to proceed from the ground-level entrance up to the third-floor galleries. The raw concrete spiral flows at its base into the visitor reception desk, with light cable-stayed stainless steel guardrails floating in delicate juxtaposition. Comments and feedback welcome.


260:365 - rusted rose
Made by cavale
i love this picture so much. i tried to take a mini-photowalk today, only once i got out front i decided i'd rather use my polarized filter. and by the time i had climbed the two flights of stairs to get back to my apartment, i was completely worn out. [this picture is a perfect size for wide-screen resolution desktop backgrounds!] -cavale.tumblr.com-


Purple Twilight over Downtown St. Petersburg Florida
Made by Jason Collin
NIkon D300 with Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/5.6 ISO 200 1/5th tripod mounted with cable release Taken from the top of The Pier facing toward the downtown St. Petersburg, Florida waterfront on the evening after the first big cold front passed through. The road in the foreground connects The Pier to the mainland. More photographs can be seen at: Jason Collin Photography St Petersburg Fine Art Portrait Wedding


Gallery Space Finalist #58: Fascinating Floridian Tree
Made by blynaffit
I was completely fascinated by trees like this in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The roots seem to grow from the branches and by the time they reach the ground, they appear to melt into it and eachother. I'd love to find out what kind of tree this is if anybody knows! 'Fascinating Floridian Tree' On Black September 2006 Monthly Scavenger Hunt #14 - Pendulum


St. Petersburg, Florida
Made by Michelle Lyles
Travel Itinerary October 2006 Time Who/Where 11:15 am ML Leave (Stop for lunch- Smokey Bones Lakeland) 2:00 pm Meeting Tampa, Florida 33602 3:00 pm Meeting SunTrust Financial Center Tampa, FL 33602-5803 4:30 pm Hotel (Check-in) Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront 5:00 pm Leave to Reception @ Yacht Club 5:30 pm St. Petersburg Yacht Club 7:45 pm Carlton Fields 8:15 pm Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront


St. Petersburg Florida Downtown Waterfront Panorama
Made by Jason Collin
Nikon D300 with Tamron XR Di II 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/11 ISO 200 6-shot panorama handheld Processing: Photoshop CS5 photomerge Taken from the 28th floor of a condo building in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg Florida Commercial and Fine Art Photography - more information jasoncollinphotography.com


Sunset in Florida
Made by Steve Webel
The sun setting in St. Petersburg,Florida behind my parent's home. http://photographer.stevewebel.com -- Camera: Minolta DYNAX 5D Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50) Aperture: f/4.5 Focal Length: 26 mm ISO Speed: 160 Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV -- (please add any approapriate tags to this photo)


You can never be too careful. Goggles!
Made by Damgaard, (TheObsessivePhotographer.com)
The pup with the goggles is Aileron, he's one well prepared and safety coscious pooch. He's part of the Otto Helicopter ground crew, traveling from air show to air show. We met Aileron at the St. Pete Airfest Air Show, I'm not sure what was the bigger draw, the helicopter or the pup. www.otto-airshow.com


Race to the Sun by Royal Palm Trees
Made by Jason Collin
Nikon D300 with Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 @ f/11 ISO 200 handheld 3-bracket HDR Photographed in Historic Round Lake Park, St. Petersburg, Florida More images from the park: jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2010/12/14/historic-round...


Winter Lunar Solstice 2010 Moon Reflection over Snell Isle Florida
Made by Jason Collin
Nikon D300 with Tamron XR Di II 17-50mm f/2.8 lens @ f/8 ISO 200 13 sec exposure tripod mounted with cable release Photo story for this image can be read here: jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2010/12/20/2010-winter-so...


St Pete Luna
Made by ron_ciervo
This morning's total lunar eclipse captured over the St. Pete skyline. This eclipse was particularly spectacular because the moon is only 4 days from perigee (closest approach to earth) and coincides with the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice. The last time these two events occurred simultaneously was 1638. Comments and feedback welcome.


232:365 - woh
Made by cavale
so, the night i dyed my hair pink, i did the front and sam did the back. and the back ended up super pink! but the front was all faded and orangey. so last night i got sam to do the front over again. and now its SUPER PINK ALL OVER. i love it. i don't want to have natural colored hair for a looong time. i hope i can get away with it.