Journey to the Outer Banks, NC

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Outer Banks (OBX) of North Carolina in late March 2017 with a great friend/fellow photographer.  What a fantastic trip, amazing scenery, great laughs with great people, and fantastic food (some possibly provided by Disney).

We spent roughly 3 days exploring the OBX from Currituck to Cape Hatteras; shooting sunrise and sunset, piers, beaches, looking for wild horses, chasing the Milky Way at 4am in the morning after clearly not enough sleep, and meeting a lot of interesting people and other photographers along the way.  

One of the best moments of this trip for me was getting to see the Sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, what a complete difference from always getting to see it rise over the mountains and set over the Pacific in California. 

That being said, the best of the best moments, was photographing the Milky Way at Bodie Island Light Station; this was probably one of my best experiences with photographing the Milky Way that I've had.  We had the right settings, the right timing, a clear night and no moon light.  I'm looking forward to doing more Milky Way photography now that I've got the camera settings down.

I highly recommend getting yourself out to the OBX in North Carolina when you have a chance. 

You can find my pictures from the Outer Banks, NC link under the United States menu on my site. 

Happy shooting!