"A New Birth"

"Baby Loggerheads"

I was able to capture a nice little treat while on an assingnment with the NC Coast last night. It's the beginning of Sea Turtle season along our shores. This year we have eight nest from the northern beaches of Currituck down to Kill Devil Hills. Just after arriving to the sight these two little loggerheads popped out at the same time and made a bee line to the Atlantic with about fifty onlookers. Loggerheads are and endangered species so they are closely managed and protected during these times. Most are born during the night hours so photos are rare to get along with a no flash rule. Hope these make it to the Gulf Stream, the odds are not in their favor with a 1/1000 kill ratio.

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"Enjoying the OBX Beaches"

"The Beach Life"

I love my job! I get to meet great couples and their wonderful children almost everyday and this family is one of the best. I'm just starting to look thru their photo session from yesterday evening and wanted to post before I pack up my gear and head off to todays wedding shoot.

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"Family Fun"

"Fun at the Beach"

Sunday evening was windy and warm but this family from Kansas City was great to work with and enjoyed the beaches of the OBX.

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"Sunset"

" Summer Set "

The thermometor readings have been off the charts here for the last two months, and last nights sunset showed signs of burning the skies. This image taken on Jockey's Ridge one of the largest shifting sand dunes on the planet. As the sun is on it's northern most axis I choose this lower angle down from the peak to give a more sinking look to the photo.

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"Good Night OBX"

A few minutes after the sun went down and the skies cooled a bit I saw this group of kids saying their good byes to this day and one day closer to the end of their vacation before it's back to school. Kind of puts a nice feeling to an alwsome sunset.

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"Live"

"Mojo Live"

If your visiting the OBX this summer or your a local check out Mojo Collins and his band playing around town. This is old style blues in the raw format. Give his website a look also and grab up one of his CD's.

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Naval Bombing Range Show

" F-18 Hornets"

The Outer Banks is just not a tourist destination for beach lovers and summer events, it also has one of the largest bombing training sites for the US Navy. Jets soar in from all over the east coast and east of the Mississippi River to test their skills before deployment overseas. Each year they open the area up for anyone who wants to see these guys in action up close and personal, today they hosted around 400 guest as jets, helo's, and other planes came in to show why the US Navy pilots dominate the skies. I wish all our service men and women God's protection as they do the hard work so we can play at home.

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Landscapes

"Oregon Inlet Station"

Last night came with some much needed rain and as the sun began to rise Carolina Blue skies once again chased the night skies away. I'm looking forward to this time of year as storms begin to swing thruough giving our scenery that special touch and the sea oats change into golden pods.

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"OBX has another Artist"

"New Artist"

Here is a poster I put together with some photos taken last night of Esther Faith Molnar as she performed with a few local friends and her producer Nick Baumhardt from Nashville, TN. You can check her music out at www.estherfaith.com, she's worth the look and listen.

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"A Night of Music"

"Ester Faith"

Living in a somewhat tight community here on the Outer Banks it's been a joy watching our children and friends children grow and become young men and young women seeking out their nitch in this world. Tonight was yet another one of these kids coming into her own releaseing her first CD and giving us all a taste of what's to come. Ah to be young again, on second thought I would'nt trade these times for a pot of gold! Best wishes Ester as you seek your dreams.

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"HDR with a Twist"

"The Docks"

This evening shot was taken at the boat slips in Cape Hatteras. From time to time I like to shot images in HDR just to see how wild they can become. Believe me the color image is off the chart in vibrance but it was this image that grabed me the most. I converted it to a sepia high contrast color scheme and wah - la the final look.

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"The Set"

"2010 Fourth of July"

Here is a three pack put together for framing, the photo on the right is the original of the first post I did last night so you can see how different the feel is when changed in photoshop.

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"Celebrating"

"Manteo's Light Show"

Well another 4th of July has come and gone with great weather, warm beaches, and a firework show. This year due to some new code rules we only had two sites for fireworks instead of the normal five, so my wife and I headed towards Manteo for our annual gazing of the lights. I choose a site across from Roanoke Island to capture a little scenery as well as the light burst. The above shot I changed into a sepia tone then tweaked it a bit and brought back the colors of the firework bust for a different look and feel to the image.

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"The Good Things in Life"

"Hey"

With all the hussle and bussle and down right political "crap" that is stressing us all out each day there is still out there if you are willing to look for it the simple and most pleaseing sights on this God's green earth. Yesterday I came across this Moma brown bear and her three little

ones munching down on some fresh soybeans. Now I feel relaxed again and ready to take on yet more of our daily dose of human garbage. I thank God that he stll let's me see the good parts of life from time to time.

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"Three Peas an a Pod"

"Flower in the Rain"

"Rebirth"

Yesterday started out at 5:00 AM waking up to a frantic wife screaming I needed to take her to work due to the fact she left her keys in the ignition for the last 30 hours, and even better it was pouring down rain in buckets. Now not complaining mind you about the rain since we have been under an extreme heat wave with all vegetation as well as human life forms digging their roots down deep for any sign of mositure I managed to get my wife under control ha ha and I drove her to work then stopping for coffee, for one must be able to see as driving under auto pilot only works 50% of the time. Well as the rain let up and I was checking out the car battery I noticed all the flowers my wife has planted and has tried to keep somewhat alive during this stretch of time. Don't ask me what the species is but this bright yellow flower pictured above

summed up the essence of life as it found a "rebirth" with a much needed water supply and cooler weather only God can provide us all.

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