Sunset Beach

Here are a few more natural shots from our weekend at Sunset Beach. The first was taken on our balcony which had a view of the Intercoastal Waterway. I can't say enough about our stay at the Sunset Inn. What a wonderful place.

We say a couple learning how to glide on the beach. It was perfect for a quick shot. Sun setting, wind blowing and camera ready. I just wish I was able to give it a try!

It is unbelievable the kind of sea shells that make it to shore now. Some poor Memorial Day celebrator lost something pretty important to them. There were not many people around when we walked past this. I don't think this one will turn back on...

And of course this is my beautiful wife!

This last shot is also SOOC. But I used my aviators as a filter. I like the edge in this shot where you can see the normal background.  

Sunset at Sunset Beach, NC

Carolyn and I spent an absolutely amazing memorial day weekend in Sunset Beach, NC. We stayed at the Sunset Inn, and couldn't be more pleased with the whole experience. It was quite, beautiful, comfortable and everything we needed/wanted for a relaxing weekend together. We ate delicious seafood, got a little burnt on the beach, met some fun people, took long walks at sunset and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of our holiday weekend. I took a few shots this weekend, but mostly relaxed. The following shots were all taken from the balcony of the Sunset Inn. There will be another post of our weekend, but I had to start with the sunsets because this island lived up to it's name every evening.

All of these shots were SOOC (straight out of the camera). Even this final shot. The thing is I made the same mistake twice. I have run into the same problem on our honeymoon. After our wedding we stayed in Mexico. One morning I woke up early to take pictures of the sunrise, and when I brought my camera outsitde of our extremely air conditioned hotel my lens fogged up and everything looked blurry. The same thing happened this weekend. I was taking pictures during sunset, and ran back into our room to change lenses. I didn't realize how fogged my new lense was until I had taken a few shots and then glanced at the display. I actually like how it turned out. It looks like I added a filter in photoshop. But you would think I would have learned my lesson by now.

 Air conditioned hotel + extremely humid climate = filter like foggy photo.

Snake-A-Palooza

This shot always reminded me of an album cover. All I am doing is waitng for the next Snake-A-Palooza!!!

Missing NYC

There are a few things I really miss about New York City. I love Spring in the City. This is an old photo I took from the window of Carolyn's old apartment in Chelsea. Chelsea is such an amazing neighborhood. And you can't beat her old view. The best part about the view of the Empire State Building  out of her bedroom was watching to see what color it would be each night. The lights change for the season or holiday. I miss getting to see this building.  

Motion

Playing with motion... some self portrait fun.