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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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Celebrating International Dark Sky Week in Myrtle Beach, SCInternational Dark Sky Week began in 2003 as a special week each year to help raise awareness of the effects of light pollution around the world. This year, I decided to spend the week of April 5 – 11 shooting star fields and star trails around where I live in Myrtle Beach, SC. Each of [...] |
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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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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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Myrtle Beach Oktoberfest 2012The Myrtle Beach Oktoberfest festival has become as big a hallmark each year as the St. Patrick’s Day Festival earlier in the year. The Oceanfront Merchants Association shuts down a few blocks of Ocean Blvd., sets up a pair of stages for live music throughout the day, and vendors set up for selling beer all [...] |
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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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A New Summer of Hot Summer Nights FireworksI have many “favorite time of the year” declarations. My favorite time of the year is Spring because everything feels new and shiny. My favorite time of the year is Summer when the overnight lows are higher than the Winter highs. But right now my favorite time of the year is the start of Hot [...] |
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Falls Park in Downtown Greenville, South CarolinaAs a travel photographer, I shoot many aspects of photography: people, landscapes, urban environments, entertainment, food, wildlife, and lodging. I shoot interior photos as well as outdoor photography. I always strive to use natural lighting. I shoot wide photos that encompass the entire setting or use my macro lens to shoot the finer details. But [...] |
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A Partly Sunny Day at Myrtle Beach State ParkI grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, so I was used to hiking trails, enormous state parks, and plenty of nature. Since I moved to the coast in late 2001 I have greatly missed the outdoors, hiking, camping, and scenes like the one above. I was surprised when I wandered into Myrtle Beach [...] |
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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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The 4th Annual Myrtle Beach Beer FestThe 4th Annual Myrtle Beach Beer Fest is a growing, wildly popular festival held at the Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This year the festival started out with the first annual Rare Beer Night at the old train depot and then two days of concerts, draft beer, and activities at the Market Common. [...] |
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Historic Galivants Ferry, SCI first visited Galivants Ferry, South Carolina in January 2011 when I was interested in shooting American history. I found a lot of old history in this small community, but that was a year ago. My photography style had changed a lot since then and I had better, sharper lenses so I decided to give [...] |
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How I Got the Shot: Woman on Bicycle in ParkSometimes to get the right shot takes more than equipment, light, knowledge, and location: it takes patience. I had this particular shot planned in my mind all day while shooting photos in Conway, South Carolina, but it wasn’t until 20 minutes before the sun set that I was actually able to get it. But now [...] |
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Star Trails Over the Waccamaw River in Conway, SCI am still mesmerized by the result of a great night shooting star trail photography. While some cringe at the thought of shooting star trails within a city’s limits because of light pollution from ambient light sources, I relish the opportunity to create something different. I found something different this night along the Waccamaw River [...] |
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How I Got the Shot: Star Trails Over Galivants Ferry, SCEver since the first time I came across Galivants Ferry, South Carolina I had wanted to shoot star trails here. The small community is populated with old tobacco barns dating back about a hundred years and sits a good distance from any major population center. The latter provides nice, dark skies for shooting star trails. [...] |
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Spring Flowers in Pawleys Island, SCI’ve been to the Hammock Shops in Pawleys Island before, but never could grab the right photo to accurately depict the shopping location. The problem, which is also part of the beauty: trees. Tall, thick trees cover the entire shopping center and so direct sunlight never reaches the shops. Then I learned HDR post-processing and [...] |
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Sunny Days in Litchfield Beach, South CarolinaLitchfield Beach, South Carolina, is a small waterfront community nestled between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach along the 60-mile stretch of The Grand Strand. It is a small community that only features rental homes and permanent residents, along with a single inn with a restaurant/bar. However, the lake and marshlands scenery is stunning from this little [...] |
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Sunset After the Storm in Murrells Inlet, SCToday was a bit of a rough day. It started out with heavy rain, so heavy I couldn’t see my next door neighbor’s house just eighty feet away. Then came the severe lightning with thunder so loud it rattled the windows. Finally came the hail about the size of my thumb. But the last thing [...] |
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Spring Comes to Myrtle Beach, SCThe first day of Spring was stunningly beautiful in Myrtle Beach, SC. I didn’t waste any time as I grabbed my camera and headed out to shoot photos up and down the area looking for the signs of the season. I didn’t have to go far and mostly spent my day on Ocean Blvd. Here [...] |
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2012 Downtown Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day CelebrationThis was just the third year the Oceanfront Merchants Association worked with the City of Myrtle Beach to bring this enormous celebration to Ocean Blvd. This year the Saint Patrick’s Day also happened to fall on Saturday and the celebration had never seen so many people. The celebration closed down a stretch of Ocean Blvd. [...] |
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How I Got the Shot: Stormy Skies Over the PierMy camera gear is always in my Explorer. Don’t think you can steal it though! I have a giant metal lock box bolted to the floor of my Explorer that holds all of my gear. That way I can keep it with me when I go to the movies, head to the beach for a [...] |
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Fog Visits Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaNever leave home without your camera. These are words I’ve lived by for two years now and they have served me well. But they have never served me as well as they did yesterday afternoon. I shivered for a moment as a cold wind hit me and when I looked up I saw a massive [...] |
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Atalaya Castle at Huntington Beach State ParkAtalaya Castle is the beautiful former home of the Huntingtons at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The castle is open for the public to venture inside, granting you views like the photo above. It’s located in a lush grove near the beach, close enough you can hear the waves on the [...] |
