Outer Banks artist Randi Machovec’s hands were frozen as she snapped this shot last week of her pier on the Pamlico Sound in Waves, a small town on Hatteras Island. “A rare sight for us islanders,” Machovec wrote.
Featured Photo
“The Great Blue Heron”
Photograph by Sam Bland.
The shallow depth of field and statuesque profile of this coastal bird that frequents North Carolina’s marshes makes the great blue heron’s brilliant colors, lanky body and feathers’ texture pop into focus. In this photo we can truly admire the heron’s greatness.
“First Beach Snow”
Photograph by Jeffery King
Five years ago this week Oak Island was a winter wonderland.