Tag: Black and White
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PHOTO: One Happy Cat
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PHOTOS: Atlantic Ave At 31st Street
Saturday afternoon, filling time while waiting to pick up the daughter, thought I’d play with the camera a little. Some selections for your general derision. Enjoy
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PHOTOS: December 2023
Some selected photos from the Eastern Shore of VA and (very) Southern Virginia Beach from December 2023. Enjoy.
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Shutter Saturday: Hatteras Surfers
Right across the parking lot from the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a BEAUTIFUL beach, that has had less than ten people on it every Saturday Morning I’ve been there.
One surfer totally made me as I was taking photos. I wanted to call him Ken, but he had a surfboard, his job is more than beach.
However, I thought you might like to see these since this is one part of my trip to OBX that didn’t flame out.
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Photo: Oreo Is 24/7 Shade
I’ve never known a cat to have RBF until this one came along. This cat is all shade.
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Photo: Oreo is getting sick of your games
Human, this is clearly mine. Stop the BS.
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Photo: Chic’s Beach Storm
Recent trip to Chic’s Beach as a front was coming through. Tried a lower angle on this shot to get your eyes to follow down the beach a bit. There are more than a few stories about this place that I could tell, and at least one them involve hoping the folks at 3556 On The Bay where ‘every place is a penthouse’ (If I remember the circa 1985 marketing of the place when it opened) couldn’t see me in the later hours of the night / wee hours of the morning.
That’s all you get, use your imagination.
iPhone 12, can’t remember if I used the Moment app on this or not.
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Photo: An Unexpected Dragonfly
When editing photos of the thunderclouds over the weekend, I took this photo as a companion to the VB Convention Center photo from June. The curves complement each other. What I hadn’t expected is my little winged friend in the photo. A happy accident, which I’m happy to share with you. Taken with iPhone 12, edited in Lightroom.
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VB Convention Center Abstract
Taken with iPhone 12, 26mm/1.6
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Lesner Bridge, July 9th, 2022
Cloudy Day at Lesner. I happen to think those are great days for taking a camera around. Enjoy.
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Rt 12, Pea Island Road, Dec 15th 2021
About This Photo:
iPhone 12 4.2mm f/1.6 1/6135
The drive to Rodanthe, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, is my favorite drive, and this road is the most barren and beautiful stretch of it. If you’ve ever heard of this road, it’s likely because it’s been flooded out after a hurricane.
On the left side about fifty yards beyond the dunes, is The Atlantic Ocean. On the right, between 25 and fifty yards beyond the light poles, is the Ablemarle Sound. This is a narrow and salty piece of land, and it’s one of my happy places.
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The Sole Inhabitant, Dec 15th 2021
About This Photo:
iPhone 12 4.2mm f /1.6 1/7813
As we walked back from the beach, this gentleman was walking towards it to do just what I had done, take pictures. I’m just about at the road, when I turn back and see this shot. It just looked so…I don’t know. Stark may not be the right word, but a lone figure in that cutaway was irresistible.
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Footbridge, Corolla NC, Dec 15th 2021
About This Photo:
iPhone 12 1.55mm f/2.4 1/978
This is the historic footbridge at Whalehead Resort in Corolla, NC. This is on the northern end of the Outer Banks, and it’s as simple as taking a left at the first major light once you cross the bridge. In almost 40 years of going down to OBX, I’d never taken that left.
This is a gem I didn’t expect to find. Amazing.
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Bodie Island Light, OBX, Dec 15th 2021
About This Photo:
iPhone 12, 4.2mm f/1.6 1/7299
Bodie Island Light is at the Northern End of Rt 12. While most people think of Hatteras Light when they think of OBX, I find Bodie Island more photogenic. Especially on an overcast day like this. Just beautiful.
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Rudee Inlet Benchwarmer, Nov 20th, 2021
About This Photo:
Canon T5i, 24mm f/4.5 1/2500
As I passed this guy, he was saying to someone in the phone “A life lived for others is the only life worth living.”
Einstein on the Beach, ladies and gentlemen.
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Seagull, 88th St VB, Sept 20 2021
About This Photo
Canon T5i 135mm f/5.6 1/250
“It’s all quite simple,” Scrappy said. “The problem is you haven’t yet identified the obstacle you’re facing.”
Scrappy took a second to preen an errant feather before continuing. “You think that the problem is your situation, but you know the truth. You put yourself in this situation. You believe that your problem is the people who put you here. You put yourself here. So I want you to listen. The only person stopping you from solving your problem is you. I don’t whine when my brothers in the flock won’t let me eat with them. I find food on my own. I don’t complain when my brothers fly so fast that they leave me behind. I get there on my own. I do what I have to do to survive. Sure, they’re not happy about it. They’d like me to go away because I’m tiny and should have been gone a long time ago.
Scrappy shifted his position and looked out over the water. “Now I’m sitting here talking to you when I should be down there looking for breakfast. So I’m going to leave you with this: The only person in your way is you, and deep down, you know what you have to do. You have to fix it. Or you don’t, and that means whatever that means for a human. I couldn’t possibly know. I’m just a rat with wings, right? So you think about it, and if you decide to do something, all you need to do is follow me. Better yet, follow yourself. I’m going to be far away from here this time tomorrow, and it’s time you learned how to survive on your own.
Then, Scrappy flapped his wings a few times and flew away, leaving me to my future. -
Surfers, 88th St VB, Sept 20th 2021
About This Photo:
Canon T5i, 62mm f/5.6 1/80
On the North End, there’s no one to tell you that you can’t surf.
I honestly can’t remember if we were dealing with a Tropical event out at sea on this day, but clearly business had picked up. These were not the only dudes out for a session that day, but the rest of the pack were several streets down from us. I think they were worried of crossing into Fort Story by accident, so they moved on down the beach.
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Shot & Chaser, 31st St, Sept 19th 2021
About This Photo:
Canon T5i, 85mm f/4.5 1/125
Two good doggos with a very talkative owner that wanted me to take a picture of the dogs, while I was setting up a shot of Neptune. I missed the shot of Neptune I wanted, and I probably have to wait a year to get another shot at it.
Good dogs, tho.
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Storm Clouds, August 13th 2021 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach
About This Photo:
iPhone 12 1.5mm f/2.4 1/160
Sometimes you’re at the 7-11, and you see impending doom. Happens all the time, right?
Or is that just my block?
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Road To Nowhere, Mackay Island, Aug 13th, 2021
About This Photo:
iPhone 12, 4.2 mm, f/5.6 1/150
“There’s a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightAnd it’s very far away
But it’s growing day by day
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightWould you like to come along?
You could help me sing this song
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightThey can tell you what to do
But they’ll make a fool of you
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightWe’re on a road to nowhere”.
—Talking Heads
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Fronds, Red Wing Park, July 24th 2021
About This Photo:
Canon T5i, 55mm f5.6 1/80
The framing of this photo makes it for me. There’s a beauty in the pattern.
I love finding patterns in nature to shoot. Whether you believe that’s by chance or design, intelligent or not, it’s beautiful.
“Wheels within wheels in a spiral array
A pattern so grand and complex…” —Rush -
On The Rocks, Red Wing Park July 24th, 2021
About This Photo:
Canon T5i, 18mm f/4.5 1/400
There’s a sense of adventure here of conquering a pile of rocks (that probably shouldn’t have been conquered, but no harm done)
What you only get a hint of in this photo is the giggles and absolute glee of this kid has he stamped over this pile of rocks to get to where you see him. Absolutely delightful.
