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It’s Snowing in Boca!

December 30, 2009

Yea… Can you Beleive it?… LOL just kidding but I have VIDEO!!! I Created this video for the Holidays.

Well this year is almost over and I decided to do something fun for the holidays! I noticed the Statue of Mr. Addison Mizner with his Monkey on his arm, It’s across the way from my studio at THE BOCA GRAND BUILDING in the corner of SE4th and federal. At night it is lit in many holiday colors so this served as my inspiration for this HD video I took with my Canon Eos 5D Mark II and to top it off I “Digitally added” some SNOW! At night I also videoed the colorful lights, it gives downtown Boca a “holiday feel” that I enjoy. Check out these pics and videos I took at night!

Boca Raton's colorful downtown durring the holidays 2009

Here is the statue during the day and behind is THE BOCA GRAND BUILDING.

Addison Mizner Statue with Monkey ( YOU CAN'T MISS IT)

Lastly a video at night… HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

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We’re a Favorite Place on GOOGLE!!!!!!!

December 12, 2009

I got a GREAT present for Christmas this year and early to boot… not from Santa but maybe even BETTER!

FROM GOOGLE!!!! It was a regular day today until I went to my mailbox and found this in it….

My Google Envelope

At first I thought it was a regular Google advertisement piece…. but then I read the letter and started to jump up and down, I could not believe what I was reading it was like I won the LOTTERY!!!

My GOOGLE FAVORITE PLACE AWARD LETTER FROM GOOGLE

The letter basically said: “Congratulations! You’re a Favorite Place on Google”…

” Michaela Prescott The Google Local Business Team”

it also included a sticker (they call it a decal) for me to put on my door… so I did, here is the video:

Below is a video from Google explaining this COOL NEW QR code TECHNOLOGY…

Click on my Google Sticker below to go to Google’s page explaining the technology and how to use it.

My GOOGLE STICKER

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN????????

ANSEWER FROM Google website:

How did Google decide which businesses would receive the decal? The list was determined based on the popularity of a business’ Local Business Center listing, as determined by how many times Google users looked for more information about a business, requested driving directions to get there, and more. Google users “decided” based on their actions, and we sent the decals.

How selective was Google in selecting the businesses to receive the decal? Over 100,000 businesses were identified as Favorite Places, representing less than 1% of the 28 million U.S. businesses. We believe that our standards for selecting businesses are as selective or more selective than other companies which have run similar initiatives.

THANK YOU Google (AND MY CUSTOMERS)

P.S. I STILL USE THE GOOGLE MUG YOU SENT ME LONG AGO…

AND I LOVE GOOGLE CHROME!!!!

MY GOOGLE MUG... I LOVE GOOGLE!

our customer taking a pic of the google barcode

our customer, Mr. Anderson, taking a pic of the Google bar code

using bar code capture software

And the result: it takes you to our Google page!

Tags: Boca Raton Photographer, Google, google favorite places, google goggles, GoogleVisualSearch, We're a Favorite Place on Google
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Boca Raton Parade 2009!!!

December 9, 2009

Today is the Boca Raton Parade! and since it goes by the front of my studio, naturally I HAD to take some PICS and VIDEO!

Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel at the BOCA RATON Parade 2009

Boca Raton Parade 2009

Boca Raton Parade 2009 on federal Highway In front of The Boca Grand Building and Lloyd’s Studio Photography

Millenium Martial Arts Van with Photography wrap by Lloyd's Studio Photography

Videos and Photos were taken using Canon’s New EOS 5D MK II the Video feature is AWESOME!

Tags: Boca Raton Florida, Boca Raton Parade, Boca Raton Photographer, boca raton video, mayor susan welchel, Photography, VIDEO
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Author Svetlana Konnikova’s book “Mama’s Home Remedies” photo shoot

December 4, 2009

We recently photographed another author Svetlana Konnikova for her new book Titled: “Mama’s Home Remedies”

Here is the book cover art that Mrs. Konnikova Graciously provided.

Svetlans Konnikova, Author: Mamas-Home-Remedies

And here is the Image and the Book cover with award sticker.

Author-Svetlana-Konnikova-photographed-by-Michael-B-Lloyd

Tags: Authors Photography, Baca Raton Book Authors, boca raton author, Boca+Raton+Photographer, Book Cover Photography, Photography, Photography for Book Covers, Wrirer/Author
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Boca Raton Historic Photographs: AFRICA-USA theme park

December 2, 2009

This month’s Historic photograph, comes from AFRICA U.S.A., BOCA RATON ‘s BEST KEPT SECRET!!!!!

Another photo contributed by Phyllis with Machakas.

This is a Whopper of a secret!!! In doing research for this blog post, I came across AFRICA-USA.COM, a website about America’s First Cageless African Wildlife Animal Themed Park. I had no idea this place had existed HERE IN DOWNTOWN BOCA RATON! and predated LION COUNTRY SAFARI!!!! And when I mean here I mean HERE where my building is situated, below is an aerial photograph. It was even on the cover of LIFE MAGAZINE!!! Sadly it no longer exists, but it is celebrated in this website, you must visit AFRICA-USA.COM.

This rare aerial photo of Africa U.S.A. was taken in 1956.

“This web site is a history and virtual tour of Africa U.S.A., an African wildlife tourist attraction that was open from 1953 until 1961. The park was located in Boca Raton, Florida on 300 acres of land near U.S.1.”

HERE is a Video from YouTube of the park in its Heyday courtesy Africa-usa.com “Film from 1956, taken by GeorgeHill.”

And here is one of the most striking photographs of all, an advertising to the park on U.S.1 (Federal Highway)

from the 1950′s (CORRECTION: As Mrs. Pederson states, The camel Photograph Below IS in Boca Raton, but it’s from the 1920′s and NOT about AFRICA-USA, But for a Shriner’s Convention and to draw interest in Boca Raton at the time.

THANK YOU! Mrs. Pederson )

Boca camel2

LOOK FOR ANOTHER WHOPPER OF A SECRET NEXT MONTH, THINK “ANCIENT BOCA RATON” LOL!!!!

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