Fort Jefferson Morning

This was taken October 21, 2016 at Fort Jefferson, on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas National Park. Construction started on Fort Jefferson during the War of 1812, and it served as a prison after the Civil War housing the Lincoln Assasination "Conspirators" who were not immediately executed, including Dr. Samuel Mudd who patched up John Wilkes Booth. Mudd was sentenced to life in prison, but ended up being pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869, due in large part to his care for the soldiers and other prisoners of Fort Jefferson who were dying from Yellow Fever after it had killed all of the nurses and the assigned prison doctor. My wife and I had the opportunity to camp on Garden Key for a night last month. Beautiful, peaceful and imposing place... Canon 5DIII, f22, 1/250 sec, iso 400, 24-105 ISL at 88 mm, Beanbag on a picnic table with timer.