Kevin Lehmann Photography

Welcome to the 4th week of January and the final installment (Part 4) of my photographic favorites of 2020. Looking back, I realized I had a pretty good year and a lot of variety in my photography, and that is something I would like to continue into 2021. Ok, on with the show!. This first image happened pretty much by accident, in that, this is not what I was shooting a few minutes before. Like they say, don't forget to turn around when shooting sunrise/sunsets as the best show maybe behind you. In this case as I looked to the east at sunset, the stormy clouds began to take on a nice pastel glow, along with the white sands of the beach. A lone figure reading her book added an unexpected human element to the image, this simple subtle shot came away as one of my favorites. Hurricane Sally roared through with a vengeance this year, taking most all of us by surprise. A sudden turn eastward and making landfall just 35 miles west of Navarre. There was lots of damage left in her path as y...

Welcome to Part 3 of my favorite images from 2020. As with before, these are in no particular order. Ok, lets get to it! This first image was taken during the Summer when temps and humidity here are almost out of control, so night shooting is the way to go. Luckily, the Milky Way is high in the sky these months. As with most milky Way shooting it helps to have an compelling foreground and this one fit the bill for me. This is one of the beach pavilions at the Navarre Marine Park, the Milky Way was making a nice arc over the top, I lined everything up and took the shot. I didn't realize until I was processing the photo, that I had also caught the lightning storm off to the east in the shot. This made for a pleasant surprise and came away as one of my favorites. This low hanging storm blew in with a vengeance, just a few miles west of here and over my house. Once it passed, I headed down towards Navarre Beach to see if I could capture the dramatic sky of the passing storm. Well, from...

  Hello again and welcome back to part 2 of my 2020 favorites. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here 2020 Favorites (Part 1) . As with part 1, these photos are in no particular order, so lets get to it. This first image, I had in mind for quite a while, just needed the right sky for it. The right sky just happened to be what we as photographers don't really look for, blue sky and white puffy clouds. Finally the day came where I actually remembered this shot, the sky was nice and blue, the clouds puffy white and to the north. I also knew, I wanted all this to make a nice B&W image. What I like about this image is the semitry and high contrast between the white sand and clouds and the blue sky and deep shadows of the beach pavilions, along with the leading line of the walkway.  This was my first ever attempt at trying to capture lightning. I knew the basics on how to do it, the opportunity just never presented it's self without pouring rain at the same time. On this par...

2020, What a ride huh! The good part is, it didn't really affect us to much living here in NW Florida. Day to day was pretty much business as usual, except for a couple of hick-ups here and there. I was able to get out pretty freely and shoot to my hearts content.  So with that being said, I'd like to do kind of a year in review of some of my favorite photos. The photos will be in no particular order. I didn't want to say best photo's as that can be pretty subjective, what is best to me may not be best to you and so on. Ok, enough of that, on to the shots. First (the photo above) this old grist mill lies in the Blackwater River State Forest of NW Florida. A foggy day was forecast, so myself and a photographer friend headed into the forest to see what we could capture. This particular scene looks so much better with a little fog to create depth and a drama. The other thing with this shot is, this is pretty much the best angle to shoot from to get something besides a tour...

During the Thanksgiving holidays, we went to visit family in Northern Atlanta area and Fayetteville NC. Since we were able to spend more time in the Atlanta area, I was able to get out and do a little exploring and photography. My first stop was an old abandoned house on Union Hill Dr, that they had pointed out to me while out and about one day. This house was a bit of a challenge to capture, being on a busy street, up on a rise with thick brush all around it, so the only way to shoot it is from the street front. I took  several different images from almost every conceivable angle and settled on this one as my favorite from the bunch. I also decided on B&W, as the scene, in color, was so busy with the overgrown brush, converting it to B&W made for a much simpler image. Once I was finished with the house, on my way back to the kids home, I spied this large majestic tree looking over an old cemetery and made a mental note to come back the next day. The weather was supposed to...

  Here in Navarre, Florida, while not taking a direct hit, we did feel the wrath of the two recent hurricanes, Sally and Zeta. Unfortunately many homes were damaged, along with many boats of all kinds and sizes.  These two beached sailboats just happen to be very accessible to photograph and adjacent to the Navarre Beach Bridge and skyline. For most of the shots, you will see the Navarre bridge and or skyline in the photo, this is done on purpose, to give the subject a sense of place and be recognizable to local viewers. While not making light of anyone's misfortune, they do make nice subjects The two photos above where taken on the same evening at sunset. I knew the high clouds would make for some beautiful colors as long as they would catch the light of the setting sun, of course that all depends on the lower hanging clouds on the horizon and what light they let through. We were lucky this evening, there were low clouds blocking the light, but also small breaks in those...

  So, I get a call from a fellow photographer, saying, he's thinking about taking a trip out to Morrison Springs (Walton County, FL) in the morning (about an 1 1/2 hour drive). Well of course I jump at the chance to shoot at a new location. We were looking to capture morning light on the cypress trees and were also hoping for a little mist on the water, but we would have to leave early, how early, 4:00am early! That equated to getting up at 3:00am to get ready and get over to his place. But if you want the good light and shots, sacrifices have to be made....lol We roll into the springs (County Park) an hour before sunrise to scout the area for where and what we wanted to shoot. Much to our surprise, the area was not that big, with the only good shooting location along 50' stretch of boardwalk. We both scoped out several compositions we liked, and it was just a matter of waiting for the light. The above photo was the first one I spotted. I really liked the shape of the tree and ...