I recently took a work trip to the coast. Travel for work is something new to me, having always had jobs that kept me firmly planted in one location. This trip was to Charleston and, as a photography geek, I couldn’t pass up the chance to get some shots on the coast. I even did something very strange for me and shot a manmade object.
I generally spend 51, or more, weeks in the mountains so shooting beach scenes is certainly not something I’m used to. I’m even less used to it during the month of February. However, some early 5:30AM wake up calls led me to some gorgeous scenery before I had to go in to work. There is simply nothing like watching the sun rise over the water. As I watched this sunrise Jimmy Buffett lyrics came bouncing through my head.
I even had a chance to do something I had never done: shoot driftwood on the beach. The ripples of clouds in the sky this morning were absolutely gorgeous as the danced across the sky.
But it doesn’t take clouds to make a good sunrise. This morning there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was a crisp, clear 45 degree morning as the sun broke the horizon on some beautiful driftwood on the coast of Folly Beach.
So next time you find yourself on a trip for means that may not be the most fun, be sure to take advantage and set out for some beautiful scenery.
I’ll see you on the road (but probably not on beach)….
