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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

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 inautumn, OBX, photographyTags: 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

Luna solque

An analogous pair of images of the rising moon and sun.

Posted bygsb03632November 29, 2021December 14, 2021Posted inastrophotography, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: astrophotography, Nags Head, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Luna solque

Howard Street, Ocracoke

Come stroll down charming Howard Street in Ocracoke, N.C.

Posted bygsb03632December 3, 2020November 29, 2021Posted incemeteries, photography, Confederate, OBXTags: Outer Banks, OBX, live oak, Ocracoke1 Comment on Howard Street, Ocracoke

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Come see some wild live oaks and sweetgum trees at the Wright Brothers’ Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

Posted bygsb03632November 30, 2020November 29, 2021Posted inOBX, photographyTags: lichen, live oak, OBX, Outer Banks, sweetgum tree, woodear, Wright BrothersLeave a comment on Wright Brothers National Memorial

Thanksgiving sunrise at Nags Head

A beautiful sunrise gave way to patchy squalls.

Posted bygsb03632November 28, 2020November 29, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, OBX, Outer Banks, sunriseLeave a comment on Thanksgiving sunrise at Nags Head

Outré Banks

Join me for a set of sunrise images captured on a frigidly windy Nags Head morning!

Posted bygsb03632November 24, 2020December 14, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, Nikon D3400, OBX, Outer BanksLeave a comment on Outré Banks

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