It was another successful trip to Myrtle Beach, another successful visit to see the family that moved down there. George and I had a great time, went and saw some very cool…and kitschy…stuff (blogs on things we did while visiting, coming up), and spent the old QT with the fam. Double-QT, as both my brother and G’s niece live down there, and both sides of the family get along. It was all one grand time. Awesome.
And, as I am busy trying to rebuild my photo portfolio since losing my external hard drive (yes, people, I’m on the cloud now–unlimited photo storage for Amazon Prime members! Hooray!), it meant I had to get up early and head to the beach for a second Myrtle Beach sunrise photo shoot. There are worse things to have to do with one’s time.
It was kind of a cloudy morning, but I caught all the sun almost anyone could see, that morning. By 10:30 it had completely clouded over and was gray and drizzly all the rest of the day. Here’s to the benefits of early rising! All photos were taken alongside the pier at Surfside Beach.
At Surfside Pier.
I’m including more photos than I normally would, and don’t have a ton of narrative.
No sun yet.
Because mostly, the pictures speak for themselves.
I love when the birds show up.
Speaking of birds…
This guy’s going about on very important gull business.
I almost started to think, maybe this was as good as it was going to get, with the weather looking sketchy.
Clouds were moving in. At least the birds were having fun.
Then I started to see the sun peek out a little.
Hey.
And a little more.
Well all right all right.
And then…holy pockets!
We got us a sunrise!
This clear patch of sky is the definition of “window of opportunity”.
This always gives me a sense of peace.
And the low clouds helped keep the light golden.
Funny how clouds can be a good thing.
I had to check out how things looked under the pier.
Mid-pier.
And from the other side.
Here’s looking out your side pilings. Baby.
For a moment things lightened up and started to look suspiciously like a Monet painting.
But there’s a lot going on in that sky.
And then? Le BOOM! Back to gold.
I love the fiery pinks in the clouds.
Though the sun was getting ready to disappear for the rest of the day…
Not long after this, it was all gray and cloudy.
…it sure put on one hell of a show for me when it showed its glorious face.
This photo right here? Is why I get up early.
I hope you enjoyed the sunrise! I know I did.
loveeeeeeeeee the sunrise. thanks.
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Thanks, right back at’cha!
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Lovely story and great photos! 🙂
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Thanks, Heather! It was such a lovely morning.
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Beautiful photos, Terri….absolutely beautiful. Just trying to figure out how you managed to get both sides of the pier (which, incidentally, the red splotch on the wood is awesome)! I’m impressed. ❤
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You photos are phenomenal! Love that you’re in the cloud, too. I’ve been thinking about it, but with 16,000 photos under my belt, it may prove self-defeating. Nonetheless, maybe one day!
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In all seriousness, if you’re thinking about going into the cloud, do it. I don’t know if I lost 16,000 photos, but I lost 10,000 for sure, and I’m never ever getting them back. It still makes me want to go back to bed and sleep to forget.
Thanks for the lovely words about my photos!
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