Welcome to our blog!Here you'll find all sorts of news, information, photos and stories behind many of the photos that we've taken over the years. You'll also find announcements of upcoming promotions that we'll be offering for purchasing prints and gifts from our photos. We'd encourage you to subscribe to our blog so that you'll be the first to know and see what's going on along our Carolina and New England shores. As always, please feel free to contact us via our Contact Page with any questions, concerns or suggestions! Happy Browsing - Gerry & Pat
Back to Biking Sunset Beach
Given the great bikes that we purchased from Island Hoppers some time ago, we chose to go back to them for our replacements. If you're in the market for new bicycles, or just renting for a vacation, Island Hoppers is where you want to shop! It'll feel like home because it is! Local people serving their local community! We chose Sun Cruisers again. They are perfect for our environment as they are lightwieght, alloy cruisers with a 3 speed in the hub shifter and dual breaks, coaster and cable. Speaking of our biking environment, after biking the Carolina beaches, we have concluded that the best beach for bicycling, bar none, is Sunset Beach. There are a host of reasons we like Sunset the best:
We invite you to browse through some photos from our ride that day. Clicking on the photo below will launch the Instagram gallery where you can scroll through the photos or if you prefer, please have a look at them on our website in the Bird Island gallery. Viewing any photo there will also afford you the opportunity to purchase any photo in a number of different formats!
You can follow our trip via Strava by clicking below. Download the app to track your rides and workouts.
Hiking the Vereen Botanical Gardens
This time of the year when it's still a tad chilly for swimming, lots of families are searching for alternative activities, such as hiking. There aren't a ton of marked trails in the area, but one such place is in Little River just as NC turns into SC and it's called Vereen Botanical Gardens. It is one of the very few places where you can get an unobstructed walk and view down to the intracoastal waterway. There are miles of trails throghout the thickly wooded areas of the park as well as a number of over marsh walkways that provide some stunning views of both the marsh and the waterway. You'll see pleasure boats, shrimp boats. gambling boats, fishing boats and so much more. Bring some chairs and fishing poles/crab pots as you can fish right off of the dock over the waterway or right along the shoreline. Check it out....adults, kids and pets very welcome! Get a preview of what awaits you by scrolling through the instagram photos just below.
Visit the Vereen gallery where you can see many more photos, all of whch can be purchased on the website in many different formats. Here you'll find a map and directions to the park. An easy drive from just about anywhere.
Tim's Used BooksOur photography business began in earnest a short while after we moved to the Carolinas, hence the name of our business: Our Carolina Shore. The region left very little to want for in terms of subjects to photograph and our mission since then has been to photograph as much of our Carolina shore as we possibly can. We've photographed from the Outer Banks (as far north as Nags Head) down to Beaufort, SC and so very many places in between. What I've learned from our vacationing customers is that they want to bring home with them a little piece of their stay so that they can have it with them at home until their return. For that reason, the vast majority of printed photos that you'll find at any of our events are photos from that general area. Since we still do have numerous connections in New England and take a number of trips that way, we also have many photos from our favorite spots along the New England shore. Sometimes I'll even sneak a few of these photos into our displays here in the Carolinas! One of my most favorite places to shoot is Provincetown on Cape Cod. The people, the colors, the architecture, the angles and the alleys are just fascinating. One photo I took recently was of Tim's Used Books, a landmark in P-town for nearly 30 years (read more about Tim here). Most of the time I see my photos as simply capturing a space in time to remember forever. This photo hit me a little differently and I wanted to see if an image not germane to the specific locale would generate any interest. I decided to have it printed as a canvas and within a couple hours of having it on display for the first time, it sold. I then went a step farther and had it printed and framed with a wonderful whitewashed wooden frame made from reclaimed lumber which complements the picket fence along the alley so perfectly! Much to my surprise, it continues to sell. At a recent event, a couple was guessing between themselves as to the location of the photo where one said Charleston and the other (much to my dismay!) said Provincetown!! The frame can be purchased directly from pictureframes.com (or we can purchase and frame the canvas for you). Here is the brick alley leading you to Tim's. You can purchase this photo in many formats including canvas prints by clicking on the photo where you will be redirected to the store. Here is the canvas framed in a barnwood frame created with lumber reclaimed from barns across the American landscape.
We'd love to have you stop by and see Tim's Used Books in person at any of our upcoming events or you can purchase directly through the galleries or by contacting us directly. February 2021 "Snow Moon"A hazy, mostly clear night provided the perfect opportunity to get out and capture the 'Snow Moon' of 2021. We drove down to the Southestern point on the island at Katama Point. Katama is a residential area in the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the south shore of Martha's Vineyard. It is bordered on the west by Edgartown Great Pond, on the east by Katama Bay and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The moon rose beautifully up over Chappy and across Katama Bay. Here are some photos from that early evening. You can see many more views of the Vineyard by clicking here. Click on the photo below and scroll right for more. All photos are available in many formats including digital downloads at just $2 each.
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