Talk about a chance meeting,
I warn you- if you have zero interest in motorcycles, then skip to the next paragraph 🙂
Back in January of this year a friend of mine and I decided to take our motorcycle tests. We both passed our tests and then after renting a couple of bikes decided to go ahead and buy motorcycles. I found a used Ducati Monster that I bought and fell in love with. My wife, Lori on the other hand was not as pleased about my new found love. She did not feel comfortable or safe on the back of it. So after selling my new love (the Ducati) I started in earnest looking for a bike again. I was interested in buying a Triumph so I went to the guys at Gulf Coast Motorcycles ( http://www.gcmotorcycles.com/) in Fort Myers and they were absolutely fantastic. They let me try out a couple of bikes and went above and beyond in my quest to find the perfect bike. I rode just about every Triumph they had and all of the bikes that I liked were not ‘ideal’ for a pillion (second rider). In a last ditch effort, I rode a BMW K1200s and I was blown away by it. Unfortunately they did not have any used bikes that were within my price range. So after a recommendation I started using a site called ‘Site Mash’ (http://www.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/mash.cgi?cat=cpmoto) Its an excellent site that searches multiple listing sites like Craigslist, Ebay, Cycle Trader. It came up with a great looking bike, a blue K1200GT. The only problem was it was a little bit more than I could spend, so I sent the seller an email and sure enough, we agreed on a deal! I paid a little less for the bike than he was asking with the understanding that I would take pictures of the seller and his new wife.
Back on subject, back to photography-
Denis and Sheryl are a fantastic couple. Denis is in the US Marines and currently based in Miami, FL. He has already served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. Denis is soon to be deployed back to Afghanistan again so he wanted some photographs of he and his wife before he goes back. They met in Africa where his wife was serving with the US Army. They arranged a trip over from Miami and booked a room at the Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa. (www.sanibel-resort.com) We did their shoot at the Lighthouse beach on Sanibel and then they headed back the next morning. Super nice couple!
All the best guys. Stay safe Denis and it was a pleasure to meet you both. Stay in touch.
