Category: News

These images were taken back in August of 2018 in the Charleston harbor, but it just shows that these guys stay ready and train for every eventuality.  We tend only to consider their roles when confronted with desperate situations, such as what we are seeing during the flooding in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence.  These are re-posted as a “Thank you and Kudos to our US Coast Guard”.

Watching the news and the meteorologists’ breathless accounts of the anticipated impact on North Carolina, I thought about the  beautiful, but so vulnerable sliver of sand we call the Outer Banks.  These images were taken a month ago.  It was such a beautiful morning when we flew from Manteo all the way down to Cape Lookout, as these images show.  I do hope and pray they will not be too damaged by the time this is all over.  You can find more images here

There are some places that I re-visit regularly, for obvious reasons.  This evening’s tide was huge, swelling the creeks and drowning fields of marsh grass.  What better place to hang out than somewhere with a great view, food, and a glass of wine.  Here are a few images that go a small way to capturing the experience, hanging out and having fun with longtime friend Sharon.

My and my son-in-law’s birthdays are one day apart, so for convenience we usually have a joint celebration.  With four kids age 7 and under, these events can devolve pretty quickly but everyone had a great time, and the cake was delicious, although no longer pretty even before we blew the candles out 🙂

While I was in this beautiful but remote part of North Carolina, I decided to do some aerial photography of the sweeping coastline, sandbars, and rolling tides.  It was a beautiful day, and we flew in a Cessna from Manteo all the way down to Cape Lookout. These show areas around Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, and Bodie  Island Lighthouses.   For more aerial images from the trip, please see my website here.

I spent a night in this quaint waterfront town.  Very nice vibe, relaxed and friendly and not overly touristy!  It is one of those places that I visit and come away thinking that I could live there, kinda like Beaufort, SC and a couple others.  Anyway, here are some images of the marina and Manteo Lighthouse.

I am not one for late nights unless there is a very good reason to be awake, and this provided such a reason.  The skies finally started to clear yesterday late afternoon, allowing intermittent glimpses of the Milky Way and Mars.  What a wonderful world!

… but perfect weather for this shot of the fabled Inn at Rodanthe; mysterious, creepy, and for sale!  Not sure we will get clear skies for our Milky Way workshop anytime soon, but I know we’ll find something to photograph.

I’m on the move again, and this time the destination is the Outer Banks.  Tonight I made a stop at Kure Beach near Wilmington on the way.  I had heard about an outcrop of coquina rocks (very similar to the ones near St. Augustine in Florida) and I wanted to photograph them.  The weather has not been cooperative and the light this evening was flat and boring.  Nevertheless, it was great to be on the road and wonderful to explore a new location this evening.  This is Kure Beach.  Hopefully there may be a pretty sunrise tomorrow morning … 

Summer is a wonderful time for aerial photography.  The marsh grass is electric green, and the water is blue, everything looks so vibrant.  Here are a few examples of the Charleston area from the sky.  Figure out the locations; not so difficult, except the last one of marsh and creeks could be from many areas.  It was taken over Johns Island.