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ESCAPE TO PALM BEACH Travel with us to a lush tropical oasis only three hours south of Orlando in beautiful Palm Beach County. Tucked away in Manalapan is Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, one of only eight Forbes Five-Star resorts in Florida. The property was built over 30 years ago; Eau took over just 8 years ago. Independently operated, Eau Palm Beach offers exceptional service in an intimate setting, with a private beach and tropical gardens, plus a 42,000-square-foot spa where you can relax and spoil yourself. The resort has numerous current and future expansion plans, including Oceana, a new coffee bar, and a new Kids & Teens Club as well as a new turtle-themed splash pad and ice cream shop, and so much more. Read our full review at
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We are taking you behind-the-scenes of our December cover shoot. We sat down with Orlando magazine Art Director Anna Ware to find out more about this interesting cover and how it came together. “The inspiration for the Doctors cover came from us wanting to try something a little different and to add some interest and color to what is essentially a very similar shot every year [doctors standing against a solid backdrop],” she said. “Instead of going the route of 'Photoshopping' the subjects onto a gradient background,
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we wanted to play around with some colored light gels to get a real effect.” When asked about the most challenging part of the shoot, Anna said, “figuring out the positioning and intensity of the lights was the biggest challenge. We wanted them to be noticeable enough, but also to blend together. I think the result turned out pretty much how we wanted. It's a little fun, a little more exciting and adds some depth to the image.” For a full gallery of behind-the-scenes shots, visit orlandomagazine.com/decemberBTS
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EAU PALM BEACH RESORT: CATHERINE WALTERS; DOCTORS: ROBERTO GONZALEZ
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