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Galilee parking shack

There is nothing like the off season at the shore.

Posted bygsb03632June 18, 2022Posted inatmospherics, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Galilee RI, Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Rhode IslandLeave a comment on Galilee parking shack

Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station

We finally stopped to take a close look at this fine piece of OBX architecture.

Posted bygsb03632May 28, 2022Posted inarchitecture, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: atmospherics, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Oregon Inlet, Pea IslandLeave a comment on Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station

Roanoke Island flotsam

Come for the flotsam, stay for the barnacles!

Posted bygsb03632April 4, 2022Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Roanoke IslandLeave a comment on Roanoke Island flotsam

Housewrecks of the Outer Banks

A satirical look at the OBX housing situation.

Posted bygsb03632April 3, 2022April 4, 2022Posted inarchitecture, landscape architecture, McMansion, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: architecture, Cake Wrecks, Corolla N.C., criticism, McMansion Hell, Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, parody, satire1 Comment on Housewrecks of the Outer Banks

Whalehead bridge

Charming landscape architecture surrounds the old Whalehead estate in Corolla, N.C.

Posted bygsb03632March 28, 2022March 28, 2022Posted inarchitecture, landscape architecture, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Art Nouveau, Corolla N.C., duck hunting, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Outer Banks, Whalehead estateLeave a comment on Whalehead bridge

Lawton Lane pal, Ocracoke

I shoulda set the aperture to f/11 or even 14, but Ocragecko ™ is mostly in focus at f/8.

Posted bygsb03632March 24, 2022March 27, 2022Posted inphotography, seashore, OBXTags: Ocracoke, Nikon Z 7ii, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, geckoLeave a comment on Lawton Lane pal, Ocracoke

Wax myrtle

Bayberry in Nags Head!

Posted bygsb03632December 17, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: bayberry, Jockeys Ridge State Park, Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Wax myrtle

Roanoke Island beach

Sunstar over Roanoke Island!

Posted bygsb03632December 16, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Roanoke IslandLeave a comment on Roanoke Island beach

Nags Head Pizza sunset

A happy coincidence of good restaurant with good sunset views.

Posted bygsb03632December 14, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, sunsetTags: Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, U.S. Highway 641 Comment on Nags Head Pizza sunset

Evening patrol

Pelicans! With an after-credits scene. Take that, Captain America!

Posted bygsb03632December 13, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashore, sunsetTags: Hatteras, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon D3400, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Evening patrol

30 seconds over Nags Head

An edited 30-second exposure offers a Nags Head dreamscape.

Posted bygsb03632December 12, 2021Posted inastrophotography, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: moon, Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Orton EffectLeave a comment on 30 seconds over Nags Head

Storm gull

A lazy gull made for a good protagonist in some storm photos.

Posted bygsb03632December 12, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: gull, Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, storm photographyLeave a comment on Storm gull

Mattamuskeet mystic glow

A stand of attractive cypresses is an obligatory pilgrimage site for OBX photographers.

Posted bygsb03632December 10, 2021Posted inOBX, photographyTags: Eve Turek, Lake Mattamuskeet, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Mattamuskeet mystic glow

Trawley sunrise

Trawling at sun-up.

Posted bygsb03632December 9, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, trawlerLeave a comment on Trawley sunrise

Opportunistic friends

You’d have to like birds to be a fisherman.

Posted bygsb03632December 9, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 200-500 mm f/5.6, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, trawlerLeave a comment on Opportunistic friends

Partire è un po’ morire

To part is to die, a little . . . .

Posted bygsb03632December 8, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Edmond Haracourt, iPhone, Nags Head, OBX, preemptive nostalgiaLeave a comment on Partire è un po’ morire

Howard Street redux

Ocracoke at Thanksgiving! Art and fine Mexican food.

Posted bygsb03632December 7, 2021Posted inphotography, autumn, OBXTags: OBX, Ocracoke, Nikon Z 7ii, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Eduardo'sLeave a comment on Howard Street redux

Dawn trawler

The ocean outdid the sky one stunning morning in Nags Head.

Posted bygsb03632December 6, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, trawlerLeave a comment on Dawn trawler

Manteo Light sunset

Our last night in the OBX over Thanksgiving offered up some fluffy cotton candy clouds over the Manteo light.

Posted bygsb03632December 6, 2021December 6, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashore, sunsetTags: lighthouse, Manteo N.C., Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Manteo Light sunset

Sun on the surf

A break in a storm threw a wonderful patch of light on the advancing waves at Nags Head.

Posted bygsb03632December 6, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, storm photographyLeave a comment on Sun on the surf

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