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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 right
And it’s very far away
But it’s growing day by day
And it’s all right, baby it’s all right
Would you like to come along?
You could help me sing this song
And it’s all right, baby it’s all right
They can tell you what to do
But they’ll make a fool of you
And it’s all right, baby it’s all right
We’re on a road to nowhere”.
—Talking Heads
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