Monday, April 25, 2016

Photo-of-the-Week #260 - Sunrise On The Atlantic, New Beginnings, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 2009


This is IT! For all of you who have tuned in each week for this simple feature I've called my Photo-of-the-Week, this is the 260th photo article. I said this is it, because after 260 consecutive weeks or five years, I'm ending this series. And, NO, it's not because I've run out of photos. Believe me, I have several thousand photos to continue choosing from. I'm simply tired and bored with producing this particular weekly article.

I chose this particular photo as the final one because it doesn't represent the “end” rather, as a sunrise, it represents the “beginning.” Literally, this photo depicts the beginning of a new day. And if you hadn't noticed, this is a day late. I usually post these photos on Sundays. So, while this is the end of this weekly feature and series, it's also the beginning of something new. I'm not sure exactly what that is, yet. But, it will be coming pretty soon. Possibly, it might begin as early as next week.

If you haven't figured it out, yet, I thoroughly enjoy sunrises and sunsets. This sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean was taken in January of 2009. I shot it from the balcony of a hotel room in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A buddy and I were on one of our spur of the moment, spontaneous expeditions in January of 2009. There were very few people at Myrtle Beach at the time since it's a summer resort and most people don't go to the Atlantic beaches during the winter. That suits me just fine since I don't like crowds. But, the temperatures can be quite moderate at the more southerly Atlantic beaches and the sunrises and sunsets are still glorious.

I actually featured another shot from this series several months ago, except, for some unexplicable reason, I called it a sunset. The sun doesn't set in the eastern sky over the Atlantic from Myrtle Beach. I guess I wasn't paying much attention to detail. This is definitely a sunrise and, in my opinion, a beautiful one. I especially, like the clouds and the palm fronds in the photo. They add “color” and texture to the vibrancy of the sunrise colors.

Where to from here? I'm not sure. Since I operate a dash cam while I'm traveling, I may start posting some short video clips of interesting places as I travel the highways and byways (mainly the byways) of the U.S. There may also be some screen capture shots from the videos if there is something specific I want to highlight. The videos may have voice-over narrations instead of printed article descriptions (articles). I'm not sure exactly what form future posts will take, yet. I'll most likely do some experimenting until I find the new formula I like.

I'll be heading out on the road again within the next several days. I'll be experimenting with the new dash cam I recently installed in My McVansion. It appears to take some pretty good high definition video. Of course, I'll have to be sure to keep the windshield clean, since “bug season” is already beginning.

I plan to take a lot more photos and a lot of video since I have added more camera power and accessories to my media arsenal. The van is now set up for both video editing and production as well as high quality voice overs. I'm planning to finally launch a podcast series and the YouTube channel I've had for a while, but have not posted any videos on, yet. So, stay tuned. This wandering nomadic vagabond has lots of roads and miles to explore and new stuff in store. I hope you'll enjoy it and share the blog, podcast and YouTube channel with your friends. It's time to extend my reach and motivate more people to live freely.

Live free and be happy! EH 

7 comments:

  1. Thank you for the years of uplifting photos and commentaries Ed. I look forward to the new vistas you will introduce to us.

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  2. Thanks, Richard --

    There is so much to photograph, video and share across this huge country. Stay tuned . . .

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  3. Great closing shot Ed. Beaches in the winter are awesome in the southeast. It's also a time when dogs are allowed and our mini Aussie loves the beach! Happy trails and looking forward to more tales from the road. I may never get to live in my van but I do love a good roadtrip.

    Bob in NC

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  4. Thanks Bob, Maybe we'll have the opportunity to cross paths one day. I love meeting the people who follow what I'm up to. Have a terrific day.
    Lf&bh,
    Ed

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  5. Oh no! I just found you:-) That's okay; I'll enjoy reading through your older articles. Thanks!

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  6. Wow! You made my day, Diane. There are 260 of these photo articles altogether, but the earlier ones are on my other blog, www.2livefreely.com. You might enjoy some of my other article topics over there, too.

    I'm back on the road as of yesterday, currently in Fairfax and Falls Church, VA visiting a buddy and doing recording sessions with my longest term client (and one of my few remaining clients, since I officially retired from the recording industry last fall after more than a half century) to produce a new training program for his company. I'll start posting new articles and videos in the next few weeks as I head westward.

    Thanks, again for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of my articles.

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  7. Wow! You made my day, Diane. There are 260 of these photo articles altogether, but the earlier ones are on my other blog, www.2livefreely.com. You might enjoy some of my other article topics over there, too.

    I'm back on the road as of yesterday, currently in Fairfax and Falls Church, VA visiting a buddy and doing recording sessions with my longest term client (and one of my few remaining clients, since I officially retired from the recording industry last fall after more than a half century) to produce a new training program for his company. I'll start posting new articles and videos in the next few weeks as I head westward.

    Thanks, again for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of my articles.

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