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Photo of the Day: January 28, 2022
Maritime forest is a beautiful anomaly in the Outer Banks. Forests that are impacted by the ocean. Nags Head Woods is one of the largest examples. Owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Nags Head Woods Preserve has over eight miles of hiking trails open...
Photo of the Day: January 27, 2022
The forecast on this morning was for freezing ground fog. I couldn't recall a similar forecast. Consequently, I wasn't sure how to choose a sunrise location. So, I played it safe. By first light I was out behind the historic Bodie Island Lighthouse in South Nags...
Photo of the Day: January 26, 2022
What are the best conditions to photograph a lighthouse? Worthwhile question, or wrong question all together? I'm leaning towards this question being worthless. Every place--every subject--has different faces, different personalities and different characters at...
Photo of the Day: January 25, 2022
I was not prepared to photograph wildflowers during the month of January. I simply didn't think anything would be flowering at the Outer Banks in the heart of winter. Much to my surprise, however, whenever a warm day or two was in the forecast, the front yards of...
Photo of the Day: January 24, 2022
What the small village of Duck, North Carolina lacks in public beach access it tries to make up for with beautiful soundside parks. A one-mile, elevated wooden boardwalk snakes around the shores of the Currituck Sound and through retail shopping centers over an area...
Photo of the Day: January 23, 2022
The only way to naturally expose the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse as the brightest subject in the frame is to shoot the lighthouse during predawn, before the sky and the sun dominate the frame. Any subject photographed looking into the sun will be a silhouette....
Photo of the Day: January 22, 2022
When I first floated the idea of an extended winter stay in the Outer Banks, my primary curiosity was whether I'd be able to shoot worthwhile landscapes given the dormant landscape features. It turns out, everything on the ocean side looked similar. The soundside,...
Photo of the Day: January 21, 2022
I must admit, I was mildly obsessed with the Portuguese Man O' War when I found my first one on Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The pink and blue translucent colors on the sail, as well as the mesmerizing patterns within the individual tentacles...they grabbed my...
Photo of the Day: January 20, 2022
The obvious spot for sunset photography in Corolla, North Carolina is Historic Corolla Park and the Whalehead Club. The Whalehead Club is a 21,000 square foot art nouveau home built in the early 1920's, complete with it's own lagoon and boathouse. The entrance to...
Photo of the Day: January 19, 2022
A question I field regularly is whether I prefer incoming (push) or outgoing (pull) waves. The only way to answer that question is, it depends! Without situational context, I would tell you outgoing waves. Shooting with water in the frame generally means wet feet,...
Photo of the Day: January 18, 2022
The rust on the pilings of the Duck Research Pier fascinates me. Like many experimental photographs, this frame represents the early exploration of an idea that has yet to fully materialize. Color, texture, lines...somehow they could all be better arranged to create...
Photo of the Day: January 17, 2022
Tonight is the Full Wolf Moon. Here's the January 2019 Wolf Moon reflecting into Shallowbag Bay near the Elizabeth II replica ship in Manteo, North Carolina. The Elizabeth II is part of Roanoke Island Festival Park. The replica Elizabeth II ship is representative...
Photo of the Day: January 16, 2022
Not all seashells are pretty. This Knobbed Whelk shell was worn and battered, not to mention incredibly large, awkward, and heavy to carry around! However, I found the bright orange aperture--or opening--very striking against the virtually bone white coloring of the...
Photo of the Day: January 15, 2022
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is my comfort blanket. It's where I go when I want solitude. Above all, it is a place to be creative without purpose or plan. A thirteen mile stretch of barrier island absent development, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge was...
Photo of the Day: January 14, 2022
Becoming a full-time landscape photographer was a real thought at this point in my life (2014). It was risky for me. I had invested heavily--both time and finances--in my degrees and work experience within the construction industry. Cutting the cord was going to be...