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‘Assateague Island Sunrise’ | Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge- Assateague Island, VA This image was shot just before the sunrise broke over the ocean on Assateague Island, VA. The water in the foreground is a tidal wetland that is connected to Tom’s Cove that is off frame to the right. As soon as the sun came up over the ocean (directly in the center of this photo) the water filled with many species of birds ready for breakfast. I shot this several minutes before the last image in this stream, ‘First Light.’ If you read that post, you saw that this was a special shoot for me because my parents came along.  A little about the island: Assateague is a 37 mile long barrier island that is split between Maryland and Virginia. The northernmost point of the island is separated from Ocean City, MD by a narrow inlet cut by a hurricane in 1933. After a 1962 storm destroyed the structures on the island, the planned development was halted and soon after Assateague became a National Seashore. On the Virginia side (where I visit), the island is home of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge which serves as a home for masses of migratory birds and other wildlife including the famous wild ponies, made famous by Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague. The shot: Nikon D90, 18-105mm VR Nikkor lens, tripod held and remote triggered. Single exposure of 2.5 sec,  f/18. Edited in Photoshop CS4 with Nik Color Efex and Nik Viveza plug-ins. Unsharp mask and exported for web. ©2011 Zach Frailey
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‘Assateague Island Sunrise’ | Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge- Assateague Island, VA

This image was shot just before the sunrise broke over the ocean on Assateague Island, VA. The water in the foreground is a tidal wetland that is connected to Tom’s Cove that is off frame to the right. As soon as the sun came up over the ocean (directly in the center of this photo) the water filled with many species of birds ready for breakfast. I shot this several minutes before the last image in this stream, ‘First Light.’ If you read that post, you saw that this was a special shoot for me because my parents came along. 

A little about the island: Assateague is a 37 mile long barrier island that is split between Maryland and Virginia. The northernmost point of the island is separated from Ocean City, MD by a narrow inlet cut by a hurricane in 1933. After a 1962 storm destroyed the structures on the island, the planned development was halted and soon after Assateague became a National Seashore. On the Virginia side (where I visit), the island is home of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge which serves as a home for masses of migratory birds and other wildlife including the famous wild ponies, made famous by Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague.

The shot: Nikon D90, 18-105mm VR Nikkor lens, tripod held and remote triggered. Single exposure of 2.5 sec,  f/18. Edited in Photoshop CS4 with Nik Color Efex and Nik Viveza plug-ins. Unsharp mask and exported for web.

©2011 Zach Frailey

This is the old drawbridge crossing onto Chincoteague Island, Va. It has recently been replaced by a 3/4 mile bridge/drawbridge just down the shore. My family and I crossed over this bridge every summer since I was a new born on our way to vacation and I am sad to see it go. I just returned from this summer’s visit to the island and am pretty sure this is my last time seeing its rusting steel mass. It is scheduled to be dismantled, lowered onto a barge and taken away soon. (Prints of this photo are available now! Click the Order Prints button to the right to be redirected to me order page.) ©2010 Zach Frailey
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This is the old drawbridge crossing onto Chincoteague Island, Va. It has recently been replaced by a 3/4 mile bridge/drawbridge just down the shore. My family and I crossed over this bridge every summer since I was a new born on our way to vacation and I am sad to see it go. I just returned from this summer’s visit to the island and am pretty sure this is my last time seeing its rusting steel mass. It is scheduled to be dismantled, lowered onto a barge and taken away soon.

(Prints of this photo are available now! Click the Order Prints button to the right to be redirected to me order page.)

©2010 Zach Frailey