Behind the Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC

Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography

The beach is that way in case you needed to know. Hiking Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the outer banks was really great.

100mm • ƒ/16 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

Skater at the Durham, NC Skate Park

Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography

Sunset over Falls Lake shot on expired and then accidentally but partially exposed film. Really surprised with how it positively affected the colors.

Kodak Gold 800 • Expired 2010 • 35mm • Canon P • #photography

A scooter parked next to the scrap exchange in Durham, NC

Ilford HP5+ • 35mm • ISO 400 • Canon P • #photography

Rocks stacked on the path at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks, NC. With the very cool looking Life Saving Station in the background!

70mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

This pelican spent a lot of time trolling a heron at Huntington Beach State Park in SC.

18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

The Oregon Inlet life saving station nestled in sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

100mm • ƒ/16 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

The supports for the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC—but all close up with reflections and kind of abstract.

400mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

Walking around the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina’s Outer Banks we found this lone tree on the beach.

24mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

I love the gradient of the sky over the ocean at sunset.

23mm • ƒ/2 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm X100V • #photography

Driftwood and debris in the sand at Jockey’s Ridge State Park last year.

Kodak Portra 400 • 35mm • Canon P • #photography

Remember back in fall when the leaves were so colorful? Winter is great but sometimes I like to still see fall colors!

23mm • ƒ/8 • 1/1000s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm X100V • #photography

The beach at Rodanthe, NC looking toward the pier.

400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • ISO 6400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

A tree in the lake in front of US-64 at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, NC.

23mm • ƒ/7.1 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm X100V • #photography

The Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station is something I’ve wanted to photograph all year. I didn’t know it was such a great place to walk in the sand and explore the beach.

100mm • ƒ/16 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

One more sunset photo of the dock on the Neuse River in New Bern, NC. This was one of the highlights of our stay there.

23mm • ƒ/5.6 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm X100V • #photography

Doors and windows of the Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina.

18mm • ƒ/5.6 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

Seagulls presumably having a beach meeting about the rough ocean and wind.

400mm • ƒ/6.3 • 1/500s • ISO 3200 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

A trail from earlier this year during autumn. I started hiking a lot this year and really love trails like this in the fall. Looking forward to what I’ll see hiking in 2023. Happy New Year!

23mm • ƒ/4 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Fujifilm X100V • #photography

The dock at the New Bern KOA at sunset over the Neuse River

100mm • ƒ/22 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

A frozen jellyfish on the beach at Huntington Beach State Park.

18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • #photography • Sony ɑ7 IV

Sunset over the Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina

174mm • ƒ/25 • 1/500s • ISO 800 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

A heron out for dinner at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina

85mm • ƒ/18 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography

A starfish on the beach.

18mm • ƒ/10 • 1/500s • ISO 400 • Sony ɑ7 IV • #photography