It’s amazing how easy it is to forget about shots you’ve taken. Â I took this one 2 years ago in the Outer Banks. Â It was a wonderful morning to watch a sunrise.
ISO 100 1/160 f16 16mm (Canon 5d MkII & Canon 16-35mm f2.8)
Re-post July 2011
Last year when traveling to the Outer Banks in North Carolina I was able to get a lot of good pics. Â One morning I decided to get up and drive to the Avon Pier. Â I walked around the pier trying to find the best place to setup for some great sunrise shots. Â I initially was standing up on a mountain of sand hoping it would give me a great vantage point but as soon as I could setup, the owner of the pier came out yelling at me telling me to get off. Â She explained that they are there to help protect their structures during hurricanes, and they cost a lot of money. Â After I told her what I was doing she was then nice enough to allow me to go up on the pier for few pictures. Â Here is one of those pics.


I took this picture over a year ago. Â I was really hoping to get a shot that included the fence, sand, ocean, and sky but unfortunately I couldn’t. Â The picture turned out okay, I only wish there were more clouds.
I’m sure most of you noticed that I take a lot of black and white pictures. Â I don’t know if it is just a “phase” or that my interests have changed. Â Most recently, I’ve began shooting both RAW and black and white jpeg so that I can get an idea of what will work best.
This shot was taken at the Outer Banks. Â I have both a color and black and white version but prefer the black and white.