Carolina Fleet

It's spring time here on the OBX and that means fishing is under way for the 2012 season. Let's all pray they all keep safe out there and return home with the boats loaded in catch.

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"A New Beginning"

I have honestly fell back in love with photography, as if I've seen it for the first time. It's warmth, it's softness, it's shadows drawing me into it's depths. God has created so many wonderful sights for our pleasure to enhance our day to day existence beyond our struggles thru humanity. I hope everyone of you as your eyes surface my work know only that it's not the photographer its the Creator who gives us sight.....

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"DAYS OF OLD"

There is an old saying History repeats itself, well yesterday it happen just a few miles south of KDH are the sand dunes of Nags Head. A perfect replica of the 1903 glider designed and flown by the Wright Bros. set aviation in motion never to be the same. It was like looking back into time as I photographed this modern day event.

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"Still Winter"

Well today after giving thanks to God I had a family portrait session scheduled. Of course mother nature had other plans for the OBX. We have had an amazing warm winter up to two days ago and bam it hit with rain, wind, and diving temps. So we had moved inside at the Hilton and did the portrait session when we got this wonderful surprise "SUNSHINE" and the wind backed off a bit so we finished some shots on the beach using this cypress driftwood as a prop. After the session the family left happy and I went to playing in the light before the clouds rolled back in and temps went falling below 40 deg. Maybe this is a sign of spring is on it's way!!!

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"OBX GOLD"

What more can be said about this place we call the Outer Banks. It can be gloomy and cold and bam your standing in the pot of gold.

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Manteo Scenic

Saturday morning was a good time shooting with a few photographers from CNPA. Here is a scenic image I captured along the way.

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Cypress Wonder

Wow, I had to look up my password I guess it's been a while since posting. Well last night on the OBX was sweet!!!! God Almighty doing His and only His artistic work in the skies. This was a bit after the spectacular light show in the twilight as this lone cypress became the center of attention.

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"The Family Dog"

As a kid growing up we always had a dog. As a grown up so to speak we have always had a dog. This is our family dog Wriggly weighing in for the winter season @ 112 lbs. making him a very large lovable dog. Sometime in the future I might get my cough back?? Then again maybe not!!!

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"Crab Pots"

Nothing like living on the Outer Banks during the winter season. The weather plays such an explosive realm on our scenery. No matter were you travel along the Outer Banks you will see immediately how much the fishing community influences our islands, from commercial, to crabbing and netting shrimp, as well as beach and pier fishing. This image is a stack of crab pots ready to board along the Wanchese Harbor.

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"Wings Over Water"

Got to love these Brown Pelicans who are becoming very numerous here on the Outer Banks.

This guy is doing the typical low water glide in the Wanchese Harbor.

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"IN Flight"

Capturing images of a single bird in flight is always challenging in some aspect of photography.

Do you use a tripod vs hand holding, trying to keep a constant focus on the subjects eye so it remains sharp on the image, locking in the motion vs showing some wing blur to created a sense of movement, these are just some of the things we keep in mind while were setting up the shot. Not to mention being in the right spot at the right time. And lets not leave out the angle, low high shooting upwards or downward all of these factors play into a good bird in flight image. Hey then try even reverting to black and white to see how that makes the image feel.

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"Old Brown Eye"

Everyday there is a new image to be created. Portraits, landscapes, wildlife, or what ever you come across. Never leave the house or office without your camera "today's shot is gone tomorrow"

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SURF ART

"The Green Room"

Back to doing a little surf editing of some shots I'm submitting to a surf mag. Went a bit artsy on this one why- just because I can and the photo works for this type of editing. Never say never and never stop pushing the sides of the box.

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"GOD"S ART"

"Fall 2011"

Ah the air has changed, fall has come and is about to give way to winter. Of course everyone love's the mountains this time of year but here on the Outer Banks we can also brag a little on our back woods scenes. But in my opinion it's all about the artist (GOD) it's just my job to show his work for all to see.

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"Fall Surfing "

"Surfing OBX Style"

It's the fall season here on the OBX and that means the Atlantic Ocean begins to stir up it's action and surfers hit the water and hit it hard. Converting to B/W then bringing back a little color gives this image a little more to look at and study.

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"New Life"

"Transformation"

So as most people have heard and seen on the National News hurricane Irene hit our area on the Outer Banks and then proceeded north to continue it's destruction. Instead of posting photos of the aftermath here I decided to bring a new perspective to our hardship. The day after sitting around full of stress with no power for 32 hours was taking it toll when I noticed beside my driveway my wife's handy work. At first I found it strange looking upon theses flowers in bloom when less than 18 hours earlier the eye wall of Irene came thru with sustain winds of 75 mph and higher gust bending trees to the point of snapping off like toothpicks and here these flowers remain. Nothing else better to do I got the tripod, camera, macro lens, and a little stool for comfort and began shooting away. Only a few minutes later butterflies, moths, and other insects came visiting this flowers nectar. I found myself wondering were did all these bugs and birds go during this whirlwind of disaster. Conclusion, God's grace and mercy still finds away into man's heart after such a day and His beautiful creation begins anew for us all to find hope.

"Janette's Pier"

"Evening Calm"

As you can see the ocean is fairly flat in surfing lingo so it lead to slowing the shutter speed down to created that milky look as the waves rolled to shore. Also this is the Outer Banks newest fishing pier in Nags Head. "The Jannette's Pier concrete pilings and the first wind mills on the Atlantic Ocean.

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"Transformation"

"From Camera Raw to Aperture 3 to CS5"

Here is another landscape image from a couple of evenings ago. I decided to post the three images to show where it started to the final image. The key was the gray scale conversion in the second image which set up the rich colors in the final print.

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"Endless Summer"

It's so good to have an evening off to shoot for the pure fun of photography. I have to honestly say I don't know of any other place that I would rather live than here on the Outer Banks. So Pea Island was the location as the sun began it's decent for the day. The wind blown sand, the rolling texture of the dunes, the small sand fence that still remains exposed, the clouds falling towards the west as the suns warmth reflects off the east side, what a way to end a great day on our island. Thank you God for your perfect art work.

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"The Art of Photography"

Once again shooting families enjoying our beaches is pure fun. Normally I don't post shots of myself but this one is too cool. Captured by my assistant during our evening client session a couple of nights back. My assistant just got her new camera and I set it up for her and she followed my settings as we went thru our shoot. She has a raw talent for composition and that is special in our business of photography. Then I showed her some editing techniques to start off with and this was her shot on the left and the exact image I shot of our client as she shot me. What made her image special to me is not just the sky which was a given but she nailed my flash going off making this image, as well as the cool sand sculptures on the left.

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