Where's Wendy? Celebrating her Birthday!

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This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Since my birthday was filled with some awesome photo opportunities I decided to break it down into 3 parts so you could get the full description of how my day went, and you could also see several of the images that were captured that day.

September 7th 2010 started early. The day after labor day, and the kids were back to school. After all that commotion the house was peaceful as we enjoyed our coffee. We had some running to do before getting started on the day that was “All About Me!” First some card shopping for our fellow Virgo's and a bill pay. We had to make a stop at the post office in Tampa (it gets there faster from the air port post office I guess), so on our way we decided the “Bahama Breeze Restaurant” would be great for lunch!

The Bahama Breeze sits on the water just after you cross the bridge into Tampa, and was the perfect lunch spot for someone who enjoys an Island atmosphere with Caribbean cuisine, great music, and an amazing view. I started my day off with the fish taco's, a bowl of seafood chowder topped with fried shrimp, and my favorite cocktail. Excellent!

With a view of the water, a beautiful breeze, and Island music, it brought back memories of my vacations to Key West... and made my recent desire to go back to the Keys even stronger. It also made for great conversation about future plans.

Just ask my kids where they will find me in my old age...


After a wonderful meal on the deck, I went inside and snapped off a few shots of the dinning area. The staff was great and our waitress Veronica was delightful! She knew the menu, made suggestions, and was very attentive without being over bearing. She even snapped a few pictures of us with the point and shoot for my scrapbook and more memories.

All my images were enhanced using Topaz Adjust or OnOne software. I love that these plugins brought out the vibrant colors of this Island escape, and allow you to see the range of the images by bringing everything out of the shadows.

Stay tuned for part 2!


Love, Laughs, and Photographs,
Wendy

All images captured with the Olympus E500 on Lexar Digital media with the Zuiko 14-54 wide angle zoom, and the Zuiko 40-150 zoom lenses.