This is my younger brother. I’ve probably harassed and abused him more than I should in the past, and I probably will continue in the future. But… my favorite from all of my photos.
By now it maybe becoming obvious that I like Sunset Beach, NC. For a lot of reasons, but mainly because it’s one of the few non-commercialized beaches around. So it’s quiet, family oriented, and a great place to go to just relax. It’s also extremely scenic. At the east end of the habitable part of the island is a great view of the marsh between the island and the mainland. This is shot from the back of the dunes into the marsh from the last beachfront house on the east end.
This shot was taken by my wife – from the pier at Sunset Beach NC. This is almost a mandatory photo to take if you visit here, but I haven’t seen many turn out quite this well. Her eye is obviously better than mine!
Shot from the single lane swinging bridge in Sunset Beach, NC. This is low tide on a still, clear January afternoon.
On the way from Calabash to Sunset Beach in North Carolina, the one road in crosses over part of the Long Bay Inlet. Keep following the inlet east and you’ll end up in some golf communities (Oyster Bay and Sea Trail Plantation). Follow it west, and if you know where you’re going you can end up headed out into the Atlantic. If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll end up either grounded in the mud in the marsh, or cruising down the waterfront in Little River SC, on your way to North Myrtle Beach and points south on the Intracoastal waterway.
During the drive from home to the shore there are 2 mileposts for me. The first is Darlington Raceway in Darlington SC. Not because I’m a big NASCAR fan, but because passing that track is about halfway between homes, and it’s the place where my mind shifts from working to relaxing. The second is this inlet. If it’s late afternoon on a clear day the view is at least this good, usually better. If there’s no breeze and it’s just about between tides there’s no current and the water is like a mirror. There’s few homes and little traffic, so I almost always stop for a few minutes and sit on the guardrail overlooking the edge, just taking in the view and looking for the first birds of the trip. The tang of the breeze from the marsh, the silence, the inlet, and the luxury of just being able to sit and take it all in for a few minutes is the perfect way to start decompressing, whether it’s for a few days, or a few weeks.
I have many different shots of this same view of the inlet, but this one is my favorite. I think it’s the late winter angle of the light, I’m not sure. Anyway…
We spend a lot of time down the shore (at the beach for my southern family and friends), specifically the southern end of the Brunswick Islands in NC. The shrimp boats and fishing party boats dock just off the intracoastal waterway. As soon as they tie up they sell some of the catch right on the dock. So twice a day people line up to get the freshest of the fresh seafood. This shack sits on the dock just across the state line in Little River SC.
I caught my son in a weak moment – studying <grin>. He usually doesn’t let me shoot him without an attitude. This quickly became one of my favorites – not only because of the subject, but I like the results of the editing too. The compression for this post doesn’t do either of them justice.
Just because!
Seriously though – how can you not smile. A man with literally NO talent for comedy turns out to be one of the funniest characters of a generation. I know he’s dead, but he still makes me laugh. Offering hot towels to New York City Port Authority bus passengers - unwitting genius! Thanks Bud!!!
Not really, but the first one I’ll share. Taken in the spring of 2005 down on the NC coast.
