Welcome to my paradise !

kathy s gillentine

Welcome to my paradise !

Venice Beach Florida , is located on Venice Island. Capture this from the pier over looking the Gulf of Mexico onto Venice Island. As Jimmy Buffet says, ” It’s these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes “
canon 5D mark ll
canon 22mm
ISO 100
1/125 f/ 9
C.P. filter

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Welcome to my paradise ! by kathy s gillentine
Welcome to my paradise ! by kathy s gillentine
  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    devine Kathy, definately paradise.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much jenny

  • Braedene

    Braedene

    Oh Yes, definitely Yes – especially NOW as we are having very mixed ( wet) and windy weather – this reminds me of my time in Sanibel Is. All the gorgeous shades of blue in the sea and the sand as you walk in the warmth – lucky you. Great wide scenic view- perfect.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Liz, I love living here

  • rasnidreamer

    rasnidreamer

    Oh My Gosh Kathy!!! You weren’t kidding!!! Yes—Paradise for sure! I so love this shot and I foresee features galore. You have captured this perfectly!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol, now are you cayching the next flight down. lol thanks so much. I never get sick of this area

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Wonderful capture Kathy! Amazing colors and view, come to look on my paradise…!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Denis, I just checked out your paradise, and now I want to go. lol

  • Linda Syms

    Linda Syms

    Beautiful Kathy,could do with a little bit of paradise Lol.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, I think we all can use a little paradise

  • torridon

    torridon

    Truly beautiful. Very appropriate title.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Iain

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    you nailed those beautiful blues and greens…. omy !. gorgeous image, kathy !!! lol, on jimmy buffett.. so true.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much isa, I love that song. lol

  • linifer

    linifer

    Wish I was there!!!!! Excellent hon, you are one lucky lady to live in paradise ;) oxo

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks, if you ever come here I can show you this area, you would love it

  • Kim McClain

    Kim McClain

    Gorgeous!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much kim

  • BigD

    BigD

    Excellent work, Kathy and I like the green water against the blue sky.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Big D

  • robmac

    robmac

    A beautiful place to be. Wonderful colours Kathy

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    Jimmy Buffet, a great musician. I have his album “A white sports coat and a pink crustacean” (the original vinyl).So that’s where he was at..Would you care to swap your paradise for mine..it’s cold and wet right now.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Jamie…. I think I will pass on swapping you places. lol I love Jimmy Buffets music.

  • Carol Lewsley

    Carol Lewsley

    I love your paradise Kathy lucky you but i love my piece of paradise aswell

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Carol, yes I agree your Country is beautiful as well

  • Kathleen Hill

    Kathleen Hill

    Fabulous Kathy, Would love to visit, maybe we could introduce each other to the paradise each of us inhabit!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot, sounds like a great plan to me, your Country is beautiful

  • Len Bomba

    Len Bomba

    Nice! A beautiful paradise Kathy. Nicely captured. Len

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you len

  • CynLynn

    CynLynn

    Welcome? I will be right over!! wow so pretty! love the blues and greens, excellent Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol, come on over. thanks

  • Susan Kimball

    Susan Kimball

    beautiful Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks susan, so different from your east side

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    Absolutely sublime image dear Kathy!!!! :))))

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you rosie

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    BEAUTIFUL!!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you lorilee

  • Teresa Zieba

    Teresa Zieba

    Holeee Kathy, amazing colours and terrific capture.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Teresa, I love this area

  • KatsEye

    KatsEye

    Can I come live with you.hehehe What a gorgeous place to live.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol, sure why not. thanks so much

  • noffi

    noffi

    Kathy …Simple and yet gorgeous! The colors are just perfect. Hope we can go there when I am in Florida!! Please…... Liz

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Liz, all you have to do is mention Venice beach… and I will beat you there. lol I am more than up to going there when you come back down… you where to find me

  • gail anderson

    gail anderson

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so very much Gail

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Lovely as always, Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you cora

  • wendywoo1972

    wendywoo1972

    beautiful very peaceful image

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you wendy

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    Just look at that color of the sky and ocean, Wow. Beautiful. Definitely paradise.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks carol, I can never get enough of it . lol

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    wow, so Beautiful!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Joni

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture… lovely place

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you very much

  • David Clarke

    David Clarke

    Magical, Kathy, paradise indeed! Love that song – If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks David, I also love that song

  • funkybunch

    funkybunch

    looks stunning

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • silverstrummer - David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    Such a paradise it is too I had the pleasure of visiting here in 1996 amazing coastline …...... Thank you for bringing some of my memories back, beautiful place with beautiful people – David

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks David, it is beautiful and I am so happy they ar not allowing homes or anything else to be built there on the beaches… they belong to Mother Nature

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Stunning, it fits perfectly in our First Things Group!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much I thought I did, done now

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Beautiful capture Kathy now I can truly say Hey I been there lol nice work

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol, yep you were there… now next to Boca Grande… the weather is heating up…and wait until you see the water there, it has to be hot when we go there so we can get the colors of the water

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    awesome beauty !

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Congratulations! This work has being Featured in the...
    First Things Group

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    woo hoo, thank you so much…

  • John Linton

    John Linton

    Gorgeous.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much John

  • Gina Cormier

    Gina Cormier

    Gawd!! Don’t you just the the color of the water. (sigh) Hmmmm..maybe I’ll have to come early this year!! lol Great shot!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Gina, the best time to get these water colors is when it is hot here… the hotter it gets here the prettier the water becomes… we all can meet you there if you come down early

  • WayoftheWarrior

    WayoftheWarrior

    excellent view

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Tony, what happen to your excellent work, it is all gone ?

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    I am really envious – not only do you take great pics but you live here … lucky girl!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much….and my family wonders why I moved to hurricane alley…this is the reason why

  • WayoftheWarrior

    WayoftheWarrior

    Time for reflection

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    ok I understand that… thought you had left, glad you didn;t

  • Ilene Clayton

    Ilene Clayton

    A gorgeous shot of a fabulous spot… well done!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Ilene

  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    Stunning!!!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Excellent capture with wonderful coloring. Very pretty Kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    Ohhhhhhh!!!! What a view…paradise indeed….I’m on my way Kathy…I’ve just gotta swim the ocean first. Oooooooh wouldn’t I just LOVE to be here now.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    come on down Lyn, lol , the water is warm. thanks so much

  • Rachel Stickney

    Rachel Stickney

    Oh how gorgeous, Kathy! Beautiful colors! I’m coming to visit, LOL.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, I better go get a bigger house with everyone coming here. lol

  • Shaun Whiteman

    Shaun Whiteman

    Wonderful colours…amazing stuff!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you shaun

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    Well…I’ve got my snorkel and flippers…lol

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol, well you would love to do that here, I go out snorkeling all the time there.

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Lovely. Congratulations on your feature!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Julie Scully

    Julie Scully

    Sure looks like paradise to me …love the great expanse of green water.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar


    CONGRATULATIONS!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    woo hoo, thank you so very much

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Beautiful capture, Kathy. Heavenly. Agnes xx

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Agnes

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent,

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks scott

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Congratulations

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    woo hoo ! I am lovin here… DC has alot to see. see you soon

  • paolo1955

    paolo1955

    Congrats on your feature

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Eugenio

    Eugenio

    :))) Wonderful capture !!!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Eugenio

    Eugenio

    :))) Wow !! Congrats on your feature !!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Oh my what a great summer shot:)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks tina

  • Nancy Stafford

    Nancy Stafford


    Beautiful image

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Nancy, I can’t wait to get beacj there… Cora has showed me DC in 2 days and I am tried

  • Gyuri Nagy

    Gyuri Nagy

    EXCELLENT Capture!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • BobJohnson

    BobJohnson

    Congratulations On your well Deserved Features, A truly beautiful scene…now go get some shark teeth…
    Bob

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    Beautiful. I want to dive right in. Gorgeous colors.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Lisa, the water is warm now

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Ohhh, I’d love to be there!! :) The water is gorgeous!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much , it is beautiful here

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    those colours are wonderful!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you, one of the reasons I live here :)

  • nishagandhi

    nishagandhi

    wow

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, this is home to me

  • toriyule

    toriyule

    perfect capture of your beautiful beach!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you very much

  • Michelle BarlondSmith

    Michelle Barlo...

    BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you very much

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