where there’s smoke there’s fire

Today’s guest posts is by Craig Litten who documented the the old city pier on Anna Maria Island, Florida with a Nikon 1 V1 camera and 10mm f/2.8 lens (click on images for larger view):

I started shooting this project named “Microcosm” with the Nikon V1 at the beginning of the summer (2012), and have since visited this location 47 times through August. I’ve only been out to the Anna Maria Island Old City Pier a few times since then. It’s a vastly different place once September hits and school is back in. It will pick up again when our tourist season hits January through April though, but it’s a very different crowd. It will then slow down for about a month and then full force tourist season again through the summer. The pier is located on the tip of Anna Maria Island, in the city of Anna Maria, in southwest Florida just below Tampa Bay. It is a very historic place and a slice of what little remains of old Florida. In fact, Anna Maria Island itself, which is world famous, is a slice of old Florida all on its own. The rustic fishing pier is over 100 years old and there is nothing like it left in any part of Florida. I’m pretty certain of this because I’ve photographed every inch of Florida’s coast and beaches for another book project in 2006-2009, and I’ve lived in Florida for over 20 years.

Read More »