The only problem is that a lot of other folks have discovered Sanibel too and getting around on the island is a lot more difficult than it used to be due to the steady flow of traffic even in the heat of summer. But it's still a unique place and there are plenty of nice beaches to enjoy.
But if you travel all the way to the end of Sanibel on the Sanibel-Captiva Road, you cross a small bridge called Blind Pass and you are now on Captiva. It's a much smaller island than Sanibel and doesn't have nearly the amount of shopping possibilities as Sanibel offers, so it doesn't get nearly as much traffic. The good news for photographers is that Captiva offers some of the best beaches for sunsets that I have seen in Florida.
In fact, right around the Blind Pass bridge there are several great places for getting a great sunset shot without a lot of people around to spoil it. The Fort Myers area has some nice beaches but it can be hard finding a good place for sunset shots due to the amount of people that are visiting there. But once you get to Captiva island, you are sort of at the end of the world and some nice sunset photo opportunities open up on a daily basis.
Here are some shots that I took at Captiva Island over a few days:
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| Sunset over the sea grass on Captiva |
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| The sun setting on the horizon at Captiva Island |
One important point that must be mentioned for any nature photographers who want to get sunset shots on Captiva is to be sure to wear some kind of spray to repel the sand fleas. They are unbelievably bad on Captiva, much worse than anywhere else I've seen and they start really coming out right around sunset. You have been warned!
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