It's National Lighthouse Day, so I'm reposting my favorite of Currituck Light from last year.
08.08.2025 00:07 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@paul21.bsky.social
Old, semi-retired guy still doing some entrepreneurial stuff involving 5G spectrum. Avid amateur photog. Living in Duck, NC, but often in DC. Caps, Nats and Commanders fan.
It's National Lighthouse Day, so I'm reposting my favorite of Currituck Light from last year.
08.08.2025 00:07 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0No, some kid who had his back turned to the sunset the entire time and, as far as I could tell, never caught a fish either!
06.08.2025 02:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I'm anything but a professional. Been shooting for 10 years or so, and really got into it about 5 years ago when I retired. Had been shooting with a Fuji X-T5 until recently, but shifted to the Z8 and still getting used to it.
05.08.2025 02:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks. Most shots taken with a Nikon Z8 and 24-70 F2.8 lense. The Miami Beach shot was taken with a Fuji X100VI.
05.08.2025 01:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Fishing through tonight's sunset in Duck, NC.
05.08.2025 01:25 โ ๐ 53 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Sunset this evening in Corolla, NC. Didn't seem like it was going to be much, but caught fire a few minutes after the sun went down.
04.08.2025 02:40 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I took this shot of the Aurora Borealis in January, outside Fairbanks, when it was -20F. As much as I don't like the heat and humidity we are having in Duck, NC these days, it beats -20F.
30.07.2025 01:27 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Miami Beach sunrise.
26.07.2025 01:28 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Moonlight fishing off the Kitty Hawk Pier. #EastCoastKin #OBX #photography
12.07.2025 14:58 โ ๐ 43 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0How about a pretty pink sunset in Duck, NC for #Stunday? #EastCoastKin #OBX #photography #Duck
06.07.2025 20:49 โ ๐ 93 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0A beautiful ending to a day otherwise ruined by torrential rains (although my grass is very pleased). #sunset #DuckOBX #OBX
03.07.2025 02:11 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0The stars came out to play last night at the old, abandoned Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station.
30.06.2025 22:13 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Sunset tonight in Duck, NC
25.06.2025 02:08 โ ๐ 54 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Sundown in Duck, NC last night. #stunday #photography #eastcoastkin #obx #DuckOBX #Duck
22.06.2025 16:22 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Thanks. We're luck to have a dark skies around this lighthouse (except for the few seconds every minute when the light is shining).
20.06.2025 13:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Milky Way rising above the Bodie Island Lighthouse last night. Took shots to do a stack with Starry Landscape Stacker, but the new non-destructive Denoise feature in Lightroom did a better job of it. Going to have to get out there again and do another test run. #EastCoastKin #Photography.
19.06.2025 19:29 โ ๐ 53 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Looked like we were going to have a pretty nice sunset, at least until the rains came about an hour before sunset. So, here we go.
10.06.2025 01:00 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0#Stunday sunset tonight in Duck, NC #EastCoastKin #OBX
09.06.2025 01:28 โ ๐ 80 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0An oldie from outside an Istanbul paint store. #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #EastCoastKin
07.06.2025 15:09 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Tonight's sunset in Duck, NC. #DuckOBX, #OBX, #sunset
03.06.2025 01:51 โ ๐ 46 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Underneath the aurora #blueskyartshow, #underneath, #aurora, #bcj
01.06.2025 02:51 โ ๐ 92 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Sunset tonight in Corolla, NC
01.06.2025 02:48 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The Kitty Hawk Fishing Pier at dawn, #Scape #EastCoastKin
09.05.2025 01:10 โ ๐ 86 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Sunset over the Currituck Sound in Duck, NC tonight. First time shooting with my new Z8 -- holy cow, do I have a lot to get used to. #Stunday
05.05.2025 01:59 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0For #WaterfallsWednesday, let's go with something from this past winter taken at Great Falls, VA. #EastCoastKin #WaterfallWednesday.
01.05.2025 03:22 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Couldn't sleep, so went out early hoping for something for #Stunday. #kittyhawkpier #obx #sunrise
27.04.2025 14:10 โ ๐ 199 ๐ 19 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 1Something for #BluskyArtShow on #Earth. #MoonscapeOverlook
27.04.2025 02:46 โ ๐ 22 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sunset tonight in Duck, NC
27.04.2025 02:34 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A blue sky, and some incredible clouds, from Duck NC. #BlueSkyMonday
21.04.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 225 ๐ 22 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 1Sunset tonight in Duck, NC. #EastCoastKin #Photography #OBX #Duck
15.04.2025 01:47 โ ๐ 86 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0