Miami Heat House

Miami Heat House

On a weekend staycation to Miami, staying downtown on the riverfront I took the obligatory night walk with my camera on a tripod.

As I was walking back accross the Port Road Bridge toward downtown the arean where the Miami Heat call home presented itself in what I think is a pretty photogenic way.

I set up my tripod and grabbed some shots. Inside my head I was thinking that shots from the front were going to turn out better, the wide angle architecture shots.

But over time I have settled on this one as my represntation.

Red Freedom Tower

Freedom Tower

On a weekend staycation in Miami I was able to walk around the downtown riverfront area. One of the things that caught my attention was this tall, older building illuminated in red light. up untill this point i was not aware of any history or meaning, just that it looked pretty cool, and a perfect opportunity to set my camera up on its tripod and take a long exposure.

I found out later it was the original headquarters for the Miami news and then later as a Cuban refugee center, nicknamed the Ellis Island of the South.

Being a second generation descendant of Polish/Italian immigrants via Ellis Island myself, I thought that was pretty cool.