I bought a new digital camera a few days ago and was anxious to try it out, so I visited a few local parks to take some pictures. I enjoy looking at local pictures that others have posted in the past, so I thought I'd post some of mine here too.
My first stop was Sandy Bottom Nature Park. I was hoping to see some herons in the marshes, but I guess I wasn't lucky today.
But here's the marsh anyway.
And here's the park's lake. In the 1950's, this land was used to supply sand for the nearby Interstate construction. The hole filled with rainwater and became this lake. The only thing I don't like about this park is that since it is right next to the interstate, you can hear a constant hum from the cars. You never realize how loud highways really are untill you try to take a relaxing hike next to them.
My next stop was Buckroe Beach. Here are a few seagulls chillin' at the beach.
Here's a shot of a ship from the beach. Notice how the Virginia Beach hotels in the distance look like they are half underwater: The classic example to prove the earth is round.
Trying out my zoom for this lighthouse, about 3 miles out.
My last (and most interesting) stop was at Grandview Nature Preserve. I finally found a heron in this salt water marsh.
This area used to be a costal forest, but years erosion (probably mostly from hurricanes) allowed the bay to come in. The rocks in the water to the right are the ruins of a lighthouse that was hit by a hurricane in the 50's. There was also a beached sailboat farther down.
Here's a random basket I found. I wonder how it got here.
Here are a few closeups of the beached sailboat. Someone passing by told me it's been there about a week. I'm guessing they got in trouble during one of the storms that passed through. Hopefully everyone is ok!
I took these with my cell phone because I ran out of memory on my camera. (too poor to buy a memory card right now
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I guess this subject should be "seascape photography" since it's mostly water, but oh well.
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