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Day 153 – 365 Project…Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

Welcome to day 153 of  365 photos…the 56th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is happening in Morehead City this week and excitement abounds. I’m told that this is one of the largest sport-fishing tournaments in the US. There are prizes for fish given each day and of course, a large cash prize given for… Continue Reading

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Day 152 – 365 Project…Orange Flowers

Welcome to day 152 of  365 photos…these orange flowers caught my yet. I don’t know what they are but I LOVE the cherry, bright orange color. I bet the butterflies would love these. If anyone knows what they are, please leave a comment. I would love these somewhere in one of my gardens.Camera: Nikon D7100… Continue Reading

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Day 151 – 365 Project…Preening Great Egret

Welcome to day 151 of  365 photos…this Great Egret was not what I was on the docks to photograph today. I went to Morehead City, NC in hopes of photographing a blue marlin. The 56th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is underway. Yesterday someone got a HUGE marlin – 754 pounds!!! Unfortunately, I wasn’t there to see… Continue Reading

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Day 150 – 365 Project…Domestic Mallard

Welcome to day 150 of  365 photos…until today, I had never heard of a domestic Mallard. I was walking along the waterfront in New Bern, NC when I saw these ducks floating along. They were quite large and had kind of a strange shape and I snapped a couple of photos since they were “different” to… Continue Reading

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Day 149 – 365 Project…Water-tower

Welcome to day 149 of  365 photos…the water-tower in the background overlooks Swansboro, NC. It is like a sentry standing guard over the town. There’s seems to be a water-tower in most towns here.  Camera: Nikon D7100 – Lens: Tokina  12-28mm Focal Length: 27mm – Aperture: f/4.0 – Shutter Speed: 1/125  second – ISO: 400 I’m sure that you know what… Continue Reading

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Day 148 – 365 Project…Clyde Phillips Seafood Market

Welcome to day 148 of  365 photos…Clyde Phillips Seafood Market is an old time fish market located between the two bridges in Swansboro, NC. This evening, I went to the area in hopes of getting a pretty sunset on the shrimp boats that are docked there. By the time I got there, all the puffy clouds… Continue Reading

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Day 147 – 365 Project…Young Bluebird

Welcome to day 147 of  365 photos…this young bluebird is one of about four hanging around here but I don’t see them all together for a photo op. This one landed on the feeder pole right outside the window. It is probably one of the ones that fledged on May 21, 2014. Seems like the… Continue Reading

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Day 146 – 365 Project…Yates Mill

Welcome to day 146 of  365 photos…Yates Mill County Park has been on my radar for a while and I finally got to see it. Mr. B had an early morning procedure scheduled in Durham today so on our way to Durham yesterday, we stopped at Yates Mill in Raleigh. It is amazing that you get… Continue Reading

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Day 145 – 365 Project…pretty in pink

Welcome to day 145 of  365 photos…sunset at the beach last night was pretty in pink. It was warm out but there weren’t too many people around where we were. I liked how the setting sun looked with the lifeguard stand. I think I am deciding that it is often easier to post photos from… Continue Reading

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Day 144 – 365 Project…Waxing Crescent Moon

Welcome to day 144 of  365 photos…I shot this waxing crescent moon in the evening yesterday. I had the camera set on a tripod in hopes of getting star photos. The star photos did turn out all that great but I liked this shot of the waxing crescent moon. According to the chart, last night the approximate percent… Continue Reading

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