Community photos
Orchid Island
Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club on the north barrier island: the coral-stone gate, the oceanfront club house from the air, the courtyard pools, and the beach walkovers.
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About this gallery
What the photos of Orchid Island show.
In the frames
- The Orchid Island sign set into the coral-stone entry wall, the guardhouse, and the divided entrance drive.
- Aerials of the beach club with its hip roofs and pool on the dune, the boardwalk down to the beach, and surf breaking on an empty shore.
- The condominium courtyards: pools with blue-tiled fountains and orange loungers under palms, a lobby with its elevator and mail room, and a club room with wicker seating and a coffered ceiling.
How it photographs
- British West Indies architecture throughout: hip roofs, deep porches, columns, and pastel stucco, which photograph cleanly in overcast light as well as sun.
- Ocean to lagoon in one property line, so the aerial gives an oceanfront condominium both waters in a single frame.
- Landscaping is formal and maintained to a club standard, which means exteriors need little preparation and courtyards read well from above.
For a listing here
Media that earns its place.
What to book, and why
- Aerials are expected on any oceanfront or golf listing here and are what distinguish a second-floor unit from a first.
- A walkthrough video suits the estate homes, where the porch-to-pool-to-beach sequence is the point.
- Photos plus aerials are enough for most condominiums; the club context comes from this gallery.
- Book The Minimalist
The Minimalist
$325
Photos plus about six aerials for an oceanfront or golf condominium under 3,000 sq ft.
Plan on about 1 hour on site.
- Book The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang
$925
Photos, aerials, video, Zillow 3D, and floor plan for an estate where the video carries the porch-to-beach sequence.
Plan on about 3½ hours on site.
Before a shoot here
What to know first.
Access
Staffed gate
Orchid, Indian River County.
Gate codes and access instructions go in the property’s access notes when you book; the full terms are on the terms of service page.
Good to know
- Staffed gate: the listing agent registers the visit with the gatehouse, and the property's access notes on the booking should carry any instructions the guard will expect.
- Common areas (lobby, pool deck, beach walkover) are photographed from the areas open to residents and guests; check with the association before a shoot that needs a locked amenity room opened.
- Sea-turtle nesting season runs March 1 to October 31. Lights visible from the beach must be off or turtle-friendly amber after 9 pm, which limits what a late twilight exterior can show from the ocean side; a blue-hour frame taken earlier is the usual answer.
- Oceanfront aerials are flown over the property and the dune line, then out over the water for the return view; wind off the Atlantic can ground a flight on days that look calm from the street.
Nearby
Around here.
Also served from this trip
Orchid · Wabasso · Indian River Shores · Sebastian · Vero Beach
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