My Grandfather had his 80th birthday celebration this past weekend, so my wife, the dogs, and me took a trip to the NC coast. It was a short weekend full of family activities, but I managed to sneak away early Saturday morning to do some light stalking at Sunset Beach. I took the 35mm and one of my digital bodies. This was the first time I'd seen the beach all year. It was great to finally smell the salty air and watch those Atlantic waves roll in.
This was also day 19 of my 24 day film project. I decided to choose a more risky and difficult subject to photograph on film, my favorite little wading bird, the sanderling. They move so quickly it is difficult to keep the auto focus locked on, but I think I managed to get a shot. We'll just have to wait and see. On Sunday, day 20, I took a stroll down the street to a huge and gnarly live oak. It must be 200-300 years old! My wide-angle lens could only capture about a third of the tree's branches and canopy from underneath. It should make for a pretty interesting exposure...again, we'll just have to wait and see. I made my 21st exposure for the project this morning. Just 3 more days to go! By the way, even though I shot several exposures on day 11 and then changed the rules (see video in previous post), I've managed to only shoot one exposure a day for most of the days since. I'll save the stories for later.
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| Sanderlings |
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| Sunrise at Sunset Beach |
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| Sunset Beach Pier |
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| Wood Stork in Flight |
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| Wood Stork Dance, This stork almost landed on that little egret! |
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| Wood Storks Wading |
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