June 2012 Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar
With it being June and all, I thought it was a great time to head out to the sunny beach for our monthly wallpaper. Hopefully, many of you will be taking a trip to the shore in the coming months, if not sooner. Soak up some sun!
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Beryl’s Barrels | Emerald Isle, NC
Early in the morning on May 30, I headed out for the shore to see if I could capture some storm photos as Tropical Storm Beryl came up the North Carolina coast. Other than some pretty gusty wind and heavy rain, she gave me no cool clouds to shoot. I waited out the afternoon at my friend Brad’s studio (www.bradstyronphotography.com). Brad, a great surfer himself, was paying attention to the wind direction. We waited for it to change, cleaning up the surf and blowing in some swells. Around 3:30 it finally did, and we headed over to the beach to shoot some surfing. I spent about three hours out there shooting the surfers who were taking advantage of the great conditions. The sun came out and there were some great clouds blowing overhead. Perfect! At given time, there were somewhere around 50 surfers in that one spot and plenty of action. Next time a storm comes up the coast, I may just wait it out and head out with the surfers. I had a blast! A lot more photos to come from this.
Glowing Sunset | Croatan National Forest
The last few days, the clouds at sunset have just been phenomenal and I haven’t been able to resist heading out to shoot the sunset now for four nights in a row. This particular evening was no exception as I headed down to the banks of the Neuse River at Flanner’s Beach in the Croatan Forest. I took a variety of shots, both from the shore and knee deep in the water. This is one of the first shots I got while at the scene. The billowing clouds opposite of the sun were lit up bright orange as the sun shifted toward the horizon. I had a late start hitting the road and I barely got to my spot in time for sunset, but I had a hunch that if I drove the extra miles, I’d be treated to an awesome scene. Sometimes you just have to play the hunch.
Hope to see you there!
‘New Bern Twilight’ | New Bern, North Carolina
The many boats of the New Bern Grand Marina float in front of the recently renamed Double Tree Hilton on the waterfront just after sunset.
This photo is a result of manually blending three exposures of 20 seconds, 45.7 seconds and 100.7 seconds (all through a 10-stop ND filter).
