"Battle of the Banks"

"Barrels and Air"

Today was the 3rd Annual Battle of the Banks, and there was plenty of photos being snapped off by many surf photographers. This event if your not up to speed is a local rivalry between the OBX surfers and the Va Beach surfers, of course you have to be invited to rip in this event. The whole contest is centered around the best tube rides but when the conditions soften a little "rare air" is the next best thing. Today had both barrels and air to keep the judges counting.

This image is of Matt Beacham a local who grew up here but now resides in Califorinia but no one here counts that against him.

Enjoy

"ALONE"

"Stormy Weather"

There is a sayng in the Bible about building your house on sand, sort of fits the picture here. This house is one of a few in south Nags Head waiting on it's final days to be taken away to the Graveyard of the Atlantic once reserved only for sailing vessels and other sea going craft along with it's crew. For the past 31 years I've seen this picture played out numerous times along the shores of the Outer Banks, still it draws me everytime with feelings of excitment, mystery, peril, as well as sadness.

Enjoy