Cape Hatteras sunrise, Outer Banks

This image was taken the same morning as The Lonely Shore. After photographing the stunning sunrise on the Atlantic side of Cape Hatteras, my private workshop clients and I dashed several hundred feet across the sand to photograph interesting cloud patterns above the bay-side surf. Strong off-shore winds made the bayside choppier than the oceanside, increasing opportunities for capturing interesting waves as they crashed against the shore. After firmly planting my [...]

By Ian Plant | Oct 30, 2010
Posted in: Lighthouses, Outer Banks |

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Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Carolina

Yes, I know, yet another non-nature image! Okay, so maybe this isn’t exclusively a nature photo blog. Maybe it’s more of a “95% nature photo blog with a smattering of adventure and travel photos thrown in” sort of thing. Deal with it! This is an image taken from inside of Currituck Beach Lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I climbed to the top of the lighthouse several times, trying [...]

By Ian Plant | Oct 27, 2010
Posted in: Outer Banks |

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Nags Head Fishing Pier, Outer Banks, North Carolina

Okay, I know that I don’t often include “the hand of man” in my photographs, but the old rickety fishing piers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina make great subjects. They not only provide an opportunity to add strong leading lines to what is otherwise an essentially featureless landscape, but they also tell a story and provide a “sense of place.” I photographed this particular pier—Nags Head Fishing Pier—one evening right [...]

By Ian Plant | Oct 25, 2010
Posted in: Outer Banks |

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Stunning sunrise, Outer Banks, North Carolina

I recently spent several days photographing the Outer Banks of North Carolina while leading two clients on a private workshop. This image was taken on Hatteras Island, within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. My clients and I got up two hours before dawn, making the hour long drive to Cape Hatteras in the dark. When we arrived, we staked out a position on the beach between a veritable army of fisherman, [...]