Hurricane Earl (a brief recap)
On Wednesday evening, with Hurricane Earl out at sea, I had a real estate shoot scheduled at Salter Path, NC. After I was done with the house, I climbed out on the dunes to get a shot of the sunset. You could already see the effects of the hurricane on the clouds in the upper atmosphere as they seemed to be gently wisping away from the storm.
On Thursday morning, I decided to head over to the beach once again with a friend and shoot the surf conditions. Things were incredibly different than they were the night before. The waves were treacherous and the sky looked like armageddon could begin at any moment. We drove all over the island and shot at Emerald Isle, the Sheraton Pier at Pine Knoll Shores and at the Oceanana Pier at Atlantic Beach. Conditions continued to deteriorate considerably as the afternoon wore on and at around 2:00pm we decided to head back to the mainland since mandatory evacuations of the island were ongoing.
Lucky for us all, Earl began to lose momentum as it neared the coast and took a Northern turn which spared us of much damage. Here in New Bern, all I am aware of happening is a little wind and rain showers through the night. I saw some large branches down in the morning, but nothing further than that.
This morning at Union Point Park in New Bern, we were treated to a spectacular sunrise as the sun burned through the last remnants of Hurricane Earl. All-in-all, we really lucked out by being spared by a HUGE storm that at one point looked like it could hit us straight on. Everyone prepared for the worst and hoped for the best and this time, the best came through!
All photos ©2010 Zach Frailey, Uprooted Photographer. Do not use without permission.
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emilyroe said:
amazing photos!! I always get excited when I see other bloggers from the coast of NC!
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