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Shark Attack Adventure Golf in Myrtle Beach, SCShark Attack Adventure Golf is the newest ocean front attraction in the heart of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The two 18-hole miniature golf courses take you a winding path through an old historic hotel framework and end up at a small pond featuring a fisherman in a boat…and a gigantic shark! It is the only [...] |
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2013 Downtown Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day CelebrationEvents are a delightful opportunity for most travel photographers, and the Downtown Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is no exception. The celebration is only four years old at this point and has evolved since the first year, but one thing has remained true: a large group of interesting characters come out for the day, [...] |
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My Most Wonderful Disaster in PhotographyAs a travel photographer, I do a lot of traveling. I guess that almost goes without saying, but what is worth mentioning is that I use many different types of transportation while traveling. I have traveled by boat, airplane, car, train, on foot, backpacking, kayaking, and bicycling to get my travel photos. A couple of [...] |
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3rd Annual Atalaya Holiday Celebration at Huntington Beach State ParkThe 3rd Annual Atalaya Holiday Celebration was a beautiful celebration of Christmas in the old Atalaya castle at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The celebration brings out local businesses as they decorate each of the rooms inside the castle in a holiday theme showcasing their business’ talents and services. I also [...] |
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The Historic Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VirginiaI spent a week shooting photos in Abingdon during the peak of the fall foliage color, so of course I had to visit the historic Barter Theatre. I remember coming here for a field trip when I was in middle school so many years ago. This theatre has played an important part in the history [...] |
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Historic and Beautiful Abingdon, VirginiaAbingdon, Virginia is one of those beautiful, quiet country towns most people pass on their way to bigger destinations. This little town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia has a lot to offer, however. Beautiful vistas. Cobblestone sidewalks. Unique eateries with delicious foods. Home to the Virginia Highlands Festival, the longest main street [...] |
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2012 Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon, VirginiaIt was actually a coincidence that I happened to be in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia during the 2012 Highlands Festival in Abingdon, Virginia. But I have learned coincidence can be just as good a tool as proper planning when it comes to travel photography. Although it was a coincidence I was in town during [...] |
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The Beautiful Parks Mill BBQ in Abingdon, VirginiaDuring my stay in Abingdon, Virginia I decided to head a bit out of town one day to grab lunch at Parks Mill BBQ. I’d heard the place was rustic, beautiful, and an interesting mixture of museum and great food. I wasn’t disappointed. I met the owner for a short time, snapped some photos of [...] |
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Fourth of July 2012 in Charleston, South CarolinaThis year I wanted to do something different for the Fourth of July holiday. For the last three years I have done something different, but all in the Myrtle Beach area: I shot the Salute From the Shore in Surfside Beach, then I shot the festivals around the Myrtle Beach downtown area, last year I [...] |
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The Exchange Place in Kingsport, TennesseeThe Exchange Place is a beautiful living history farm in the suburbs of Kingsport, Tennessee. The living history farm operates on an 1850′s farm with many buildings, gardens, and activities throughout the year. I absolutely love shooting history so I spent some time here shooting some photos of the farm. |
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The Tri-Cities Flea Market in Bluff City, TNFlea markets are fantastic events to attend. I’ve been to hundreds since I was probably about 10 years old yet I never get tired of them. I visited the Tri-Cities Flea Market in Bluff City, Tennessee one day and took a couple of hours to walk around shooting photos. Some people were amazed to see [...] |
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Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, SCFamily Kingdom Amusement Park, now the only waterfront amusement park in Myrtle Beach, has plenty to offer locals and tourists alike. The park is built on both sides of Wither’s Swash and features a roller coaster, Ferris wheel, plenty of smaller rides, and tons of contest booths. I spent a few hours this past weekend [...] |
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How I Got the Shot: Dancing at Night Without FlashShooting interior photos at night is tricky at the very best of times. People with cellphones and P&S cameras will leave the flash turned on, which blinds your eyes since they are dialed to the low ambient light. Your irises contract for a few moments after the flash, making it difficult to see anything. So [...] |
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Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, SCBroadway at the Beach is a premiere shopping, dinning, entertainment venue in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Opened in 1995 around the man-made Lake Broadway, this venue features dozens of shops, restaurants of a great variety, and a few entertainment areas such as Celebrity Square, the IMAX Theater, and Ripley’s Aquarium. I’ve spent a year shooting [...] |
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The Riverwalk in Wilmington, North CarolinaWilmington, North Carolina has many features: Airlie Garden, Greenfield Lake, nearby Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches, home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and my favorite spot: The Riverwalk. The Riverwalk has grown over the years and now extends from the Isabel Holmes Bridge almost to the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. It passes along [...] |
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The Summer of 2011 in Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaAnother summer has come and gone for Myrtle Beach, the most popular summer tourist destination in the country. Being a travel photographer living here I have certain advantages: I can spend hours photographing what others would have to rush through and I get the “inside scoop” on many places. With the summer now fading away [...] |
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2011 Hot Summer Nights FireworksEach summer, the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporations hosts a series of concerts, festivals, and fireworks called Hot Summer Nights. Throughout the summer concerts are played from a temporary stage set up at Plyler Park near the north end of the Boardwalk. Each Wednesday night, Second Avenue Pier hosts a brilliant fireworks display near the [...] |
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2011 Broadway at the Beach FireworksEach summer Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina hosts a brilliant fireworks display each Tuesday night. The fireworks are triggered from a barge that sits in the middle of Lake Broadway, providing a perfect place for thousands of tourists, shoppers, and eager audience members to catch a good view of the display. [...] |
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2011 Fourth of July FireworksFourth of July is perhaps the biggest fireworks holiday of the year for America. For the past two years I have visited Surfside Beach Pier in Surfside Beach, South Carolina for the fireworks display. But not only am I treated to fantastic fireworks hosted by the city, but also hundreds of people bring their own [...] |
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The SkyWheel Myrtle BeachThe SkyWheel Myrtle Beach opened May 20, 2011 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and the first public daytime rides on the 187′ tall observation wheel. I began shooting photos months earlier during the construction of the SkyWheel, coming out once or twice a week to shoot the progress. Then, finally, the SkyWheel opened and I [...] |
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The USS Yorktown and Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mt. PleasantMt Pleasant, located just across the Cooper River from Charleston, is home to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The feature landmark of the museum is the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, now a museum and popular tourist destination for the area. This is one of my favorite places to visit as a photographer, and below [...] |
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2010 Labor Day FireworksSecond Avenue Pier hosted the 2010 Labor Day Fireworks display on Saturday, September 4, 2010. Second Avenue Pier had just undergone a massive renovation over the last year and reopened earlier this summer. As they hosted the fireworks celebrating Labor Day they were missing just one final detail: the signs on the roof of the [...] |
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2010 MCAS Cherry Point Air ShowThe 2010 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show brought the famous Navy special performance team the Blue Angels along with Fat Albert, Shockwave, a Marine Corps performance demonstration, and plenty of other performers. Cherry Point is located in the small North Carolina town of Havelock, pretty much situated in the middle of small rural areas between [...] |