Author Archives: Jim Hobart

Total Lunar Eclipse

We got to witness a rare and fascinating sight last night…  a total lunar eclipse.  And here in Central Florida, it was a cold and clear night.  Over the space of an hour, the moon went from a blindingly white disc to a surprisingly dim orange dot. As it was approaching complete eclipse, I walked [...]

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24 Hours With the Orlando Fire Department

On Black Friday, a day that many use as their big Christmas shopping day, I was fortunate to be able to spend a 24-hour shift with the Orlando Fire Department’s Station 1, on Central Ave in Downtown Orlando. Thanks to friend and fireman Pat Kelly, I was granted permission to go wherever the firefighters went, [...]

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The Orlando Humane Society employees with their favorite rescue pets

Earlier this week Macbeth was asked to photograph the employees of the Orlando Humane Society. It was a pleasant surprise when we found out we got to take some shots of their favorite pets too. The photos we took will be used for the employee’s professional networks and possibly in the Orlando Sentinel. The Orlando [...]

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An American hero recieves a home.

This past week Macbeth Photo met an American hero, and a living miracle. First Sgt. Aaron Cornelius has recently came back to the states from the Iraqi war after being injured by an improvised explosive device which took a large part of his skull and his vision. Returning back to his family in Bradenton was [...]

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Police Training Center for Skanska USA

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Night Aerial of Downtown Orlando

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Shooting Breakfast Recipes

Rachelle and I spent the day photographing the step-by-step for four breakfast recipes, each one from a different Bed and Breakfast around the country. The recipes will be posted on www.InnTheKitchen.com, as many are already. To make this timelapse video, I put my back-up camera on a tripod in the corner of the room, and [...]

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Timelapse Experiment: Miami Sunrise

I was in Miami for a conference, and I got up early to do a timelapse video of the sunrise.  It was a wild guess as to what to set the camera on, since it was nearly total darkness when I started it at 6 a.m. The clouds were moving north (right-to-left), and it’s cool [...]

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UCF Pegasus

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Aerial photo of 750 kids (and some adults)

The project seemed straightforward… at the appointed time, fly over the field next to an elementary school, and photograph the assembled group as we circled around them. Nothing’s ever as simple as it sounds, however, is it? This project took place in Ormond Beach (about an hour northeast of Orlando), and Pine Trail Elementary was [...]

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