I made the trip over to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning to check on how the horses had came through the recent storm. My original plan was to put in along Front Street […]
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Rain is a Good Thing… No Really!
The Southeast has suffered from lack of rain fall this year. There’s no doubt about it. So in truth I have to celebrate when it rains, even if it’s on a day I’d scheduled for […]
Wild Mustangs on Taylor’s Creek
Since I mis-set my alarm and managed to over sleep in the morning I opted for an evening trip to visit the horses. I found them along Taylor’s Creek and on the dunes nearby enjoying […]
Best Laid Plans and All That!
Last night I headed to bed earlier than usual. I planned to get up early this morning, have a bit of breakfast and head over to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve at sunrise, which corresponded […]
Return of the Sigma 50-500mm Lens: Heron Photos
Several weeks ago my Sigma 50-500mm lens developed a problem. Now honestly I’m probably not super easy on gear. I drag it along on hilkes, in and out of cars, in kayaks. My photo gear […]
Wild Horse Photos From a Kayak? You Betcha!
When most people think of wild horses they think of the American West. Visions of canyons, buttes, and wde open spaces fill their minds. But there is a healthy population of wild mustangs living along […]
Wild Horses: Photos of the Wild Mustangs Near Beaufort North Carolina
Without a doubt one of my favorite wild encounters are the wild horses living on Carrot Island, Horse Island and Town Marsh, aka the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve. Descendants of horses left behind by early […]
Spooky Birds: Sometimes the Kayak Lets You Get Closer for More Compelling Photos
There are certanin large wading birds I always love to see. However, those birds also are some of most skiddish birds found around the Crystal Coast. A couple that are always especially hard to get […]
Banker Horses in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
Mention the term “wild horses” and most people will think of Mustangs, cowboys and the Old West. But there is an even older herd living on North Carolina’s barrier islands. To be honest, calling them […]
Getting Where the Birds Are: Using a Kayak for Photography.
If you haven’t noticed my kayak has become one of my favorite tools for taking photographs of birds. There’s really only one reason for this recently discovered love affair; the kayak gets you to where […]