Pic(k) of the Week: Ringling Bridge at sunrise

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The ~0.6-mile-long John Ringling Causeway spans Sarasota Bay between the City of Sarasota (to the east) and Bird Key (to the west). The bay lies between barrier islands on the the Gulf of MEXICO and the western Florida coast.

Sarasota, Florida, USA.
6 October 2019 (8:05 am EDT)

And, yes, it's that Ringling! In 1927, John Ringling moved the headquarters of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to Sarasota.

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Roy Haynes: Equipoise (composer: Stanley Cowell)

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• Album: Hip Ensemble
  Label: Mainstream (1971)
  

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• On 26 August 2026, Flickr selected this image for inclusion in its daily Explore feature (184th out of 500 chosen in a travel-themed takeover).


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 38 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Lumix G Vario 45-200/F4.0-5.6.
• Settings: 78 mm | 1/1600 sec | ƒ/7.1 | ISO 200.
• Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).


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