Every fall we spend a week or two down south in North Carolina on Hatteras Island. Fall is a wonderful time to go there. The summer crowds have gone and the weather, most of the time, is still really nice - and windy i.e. great for windsurfing. The only downside, if you can call it that, is that 80 % of the shops and restaurants have closed for the season. We're okay with that.
This year, to maximize our time on the water windsurfing we opted to rent a house on the bayside of the island, where we go windsurfing instead of the oceanside. However, despite this difficult decision, this vacation has been a bit of a wash out for us. No crowds, beautiful sunshine but - only a couple of days of wind in two full weeks. That's unheard of! This has been the worst wind since we started going to OBX in 2011.
Of course, we still had a wonderful time because we always make the best of things. For me any time spent at the ocean is a wonderful time. I love the ocean air and without the wind or waves the ocean's calmness can be mesmerizing.
One morning when I got up and look out the kitchen window I thought it might be fog over the bay. When I was a bit more awake and my eyes more open I realized that what had looked like fog were little white puffy clouds reflecting in the mirror-like surface of the bay. It was gorgeous. And stayed that way until the afternoon. I have some more photos that I'll be sharing in reflectionhunters soon.
We didn't want to spend all no-wind days at the house so we took a little drive down to lighthouse beach our usual go-to when there is no windsurfing. But - surprise, surprise - the beach was completely blocked off due to pretty massive construction. Turns out, since it is off-season, they're re-doing the carparks and adding bike lanes and who knows what else. And they're also renovating the lighthouse itself, it is 100 % surrounded by scaffolding. I failed to take a photo of it: Bad photographer!
What I didn't miss out on was testing my still somewhat-new 70-300 mm lens on a cute deer family modeling perfectly, looking right at possible danger into the camera.
As we continued our walk through the dunes to the beach I was presented with more testing subjects: Nicely peeling surf, along with surfers catching a wave or two.
On the photos the waves don't look that big but trust me you don't want to get caught in one (unless you're surfing). I'm throwing in the first of the pictures to give you a bit of an perspective. Also the current in the flat partially white water you see is crazy strong. When surfers paddle in or out they always get drifted hundreds of meters before they make it.
On the way back to the car I just had to take another pic of Sea Oats - I simply love how they look against the ocean and the sky. And just for the fun of it I edited this photo in LR to give it some vintage touch (colors, vignette, grain).
I don't remember if it was a Wednesday when we took this walk (I guess I could look it up in the photos) but it was one of the very enjoyable walks during our vacation and I'm sharing it with #WednesdayWalk by @tattoodjay.
Till next time!
Have a great rest of your day!
Cheers,
(Ocean)Bee
Those waves look great! I had no idea you could get surf there
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Sorry you had no wind. You need stand up paddle boards!
Of course, there's surf here on the ocean side. A lot. Hubby will go in there boogie boarding given a chance.
We thought about a SUP many times, you can also mount a mast on most, but space is the problem...
How do you mount a mast on a SUP???? NEVER seen such a thing!!!
There are SUPs, allround boards that have either a mast track or just a hole to screw in a base. Our windsurf instructor friend has them and I had fun on them.
That's cool!
You really know how to make the most of the situation. The stillness of the water created a nice mirror-like reflection. I love that shot!
The photos of the deer and the surfers are good too. Did you use a telephoto lens for them?
I believe that is an essential trait to enjoying life.
Yes, it was a tele that I haven't used much yet,a 70-300 mm zoom lens, so on my crop sensor camera the 300 mm was a 450mm, which is a good range.
Good shots, without a doubt it is a perfect landscape for photography and to be in contact and harmony with nature.
I couldn't agree more. Hence we return to this place whenever we can.
Thank you for the curation!
Your beach has deer. Something we don't see in ours 😀
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Technically, our beach doesn't either, however, they do roam in the dunes a lot, which is a beautiful sight
You are a professional at what you do, I really admire the passion with which you photograph such moments.... But all of it is created by the best artist in the whole world, God! ♥ All your works are beautiful!
Thank you very much for your kind words. And I agree with your assessment of the best artist being - nature. I am not a religious person 😀
a bummer you didnt have the wind you hoped for but love all the photos especially the breaking waves
Thanks for joining the Wednesday walk
Have a great day
Total bummer! But it doesn't help to keep fretting about it, so we enjoyed whatever else we could while down there. And there's plenty.
Wow wow! What beautiful captures 😱! Among my favorites is the second one, where you see the clouds, it looks amazing. Well done! Everything looks in harmony @oceanbee 🤗🙌.
Thank you very much. Yeah, those cloud reflections were pretty special. I have some more photos from that morning that I'll be sharing another day.
These are great shots. I love the deers' position in the picture, I guess they got an idea they are being snapped so they comported themselves for a good photo 😁
You sure had a wonderful walk.
Hahahaha - I bet that's exactly what they were doing! Gotta look goooood when stalked by a camera - LOL
It sure was a wonderful walk.
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I can feel the calmness of the ocean through your pics! Nothing compares to walking down the beach and not run into crowds of people. Ah, I love that feeling!
I'm totally with you. It is so beautiful there when it is calm and quiet (and no people) - best way to recharge those batteries.
You have a great eye with the camera, yet it must be said that the camera itself takes a beautiful image. 👍
Now I don't know if I should be happy/proud or irritated - hahaha - nah, no question - I appreciate your words, novacadian. Because I know that a camera takes a photo but a photographer makes it my paraphrasing of these two quotes by famous photographers.
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
— Ansel Adams
“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head.”
— Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lovely shots, especially the last one with the wave, almost looks like that surfer got underneath. :D
Thank you! Pssst - those are two different waves 😜😂. I will always try and get that perfect moment of the wave breaking and still showing its curvature and some spray and - all of it! LOL. While there, I saw another surfer who actually did get into the pipe, this one here didn't but had a really nice and long run and finished after it.
I guess it makes sense at second glance now, lol, unless you ran really hard towards the other side to take the next shot. xD
Me? Running? Well, maybe, but definitely not at the beach and I most definitely wouldn't be able to outrun a surfer. They are pretty freakin fast when they catch a wave.
lol did u accidentally upvote your own comment xD
Oh noooo, did I? Darn' - fixed. Thank you!
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no worries just looked funny
Power waves
They are indeed.
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Thank you!
Beautiful view
Some beautiful feeling must be gushing out here
Absolutely, I pretty much always feel at peace when I'm at the beach.
Excellent. Nice photographs.
Thank you very much.
Oh yessss😊😊🥹
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I love the sea
Me, too
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