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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

NEPA atmospherics, December 2021

Snowfall in the upper atmosphere during a lovely, if momentary, cirrus cloud display today.

Posted bygsb03632December 14, 2021Posted inphotographyTags: atmospherics, cirrus clouds, NEPA, Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1.8, Nikon Z 7ii, Northeastern PennsylvaniaLeave a comment on NEPA atmospherics, December 2021

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

Single-point pilings

The pilings of Jennette's Pier provide a show of spray in a Thanksgiving Nags Head storm.

Posted bygsb03632December 5, 2021Posted inarchitecture, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Jennette's Pier, Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, storm photographyLeave a comment on Single-point pilings

Windswept!

Drifting sands at Nags Head blown by a Thanksgiving storm.

Posted bygsb03632December 4, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7iiLeave a comment on Windswept!

U.S. Highway 64 bridge

The U.S. 64 bridge from Nags Head to Manteo lends itself to fine sunset photography.

Posted bygsb03632December 3, 2021Posted inarchitecture, autumn, OBX, photography, seashore, sunsetTags: Manteo N.C., Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Roanoke Island, U.S. Highway 64Leave a comment on U.S. Highway 64 bridge

Nags Head sunrise, 25 November 2021

Cirrus clouds gave a stunning morning performance, Nags Head, 25 November 2021.

Posted bygsb03632December 2, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: cirrus clouds, iPhone XS, Nags HeadLeave a comment on Nags Head sunrise, 25 November 2021

M31, M33, M45, h + χ Persei

Some of the first deep sky objects I pursued with binoculars back in the late 70s.

Posted bygsb03632December 2, 2021Posted inastrophotography, OBX, photographyTags: Aldebaran, Andromeda, Andromeda Galaxy, double cluster, Hyades, M31, M32, M33, M45, Milky Way, Nikkor FX 14-24 mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, Perseus, Pleiades, Taurus, Triangulum GalaxyLeave a comment on M31, M33, M45, h + χ Persei

Sandpiper sunrise

A sandpiper wades in a sea of molten gold at sunrise.

Posted bygsb03632December 1, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, Nikkor FX 14-24 mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, sandpiperLeave a comment on Sandpiper sunrise

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