And the Sky Opens over Key West

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And the Sky Opens over Key West
And the Sky Opens over Key West

Key West, Florida

I've always liked this photo, an appreciation no doubt intensified due to its troubled history. I took it on my first trip to Key West way back . . . well, I actually don't recall when it was exactly. Perhaps 1999?--somewhere between 1998 and 2002. My instrument of the moment was a cheap Vivitar film camera, and this was the only photo I took of this scene that turned out halfway decently. When I got back home, I took the roll of film to Walgreen's for a 1-hour development, opting for 4x6 photos. After seeing this one, I decided to take the negative to a professional for enlargement (I don't recall whether I was opting for 8x10 or 11x14). Unfortunately, that "professional" lost the negative. Bummer. As small recompense, they scanned a few of my photos for free, including this one, so I'd have digital copies--though needless to say, the results of that scan were not nearly as good as a scan of the lost negative would have been. Anyway, good thing I at least had it scanned as thieves broke into my home later, and stole this original print that I had framed (among many other things). Like I said--troubled history.

Though I've taken better photos since, this is one of those few photos that has the power to bring me back to a place and time with a vividness that only a very few others can match.

As to why I finally uploaded this one--I was reminded of it when I recently uploaded another photo of beached catamarans, taken during my recent trip to Florida. You can see that one here: www.flickr.com/photos/80014607@N05/26537786842/in/datepos...

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