Virginia Beach & Chesapeake Bay

Photographs of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, and the Chesapeake Bay

Sunrise below the Pier
Sunrise below the fishing pier in Virginia Beach .
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Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay
Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay with a lifeguard chair in August 2016.
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Late afternoon light & moon at the Bay
On a cold windy cloudy February afternoon at the Chesapeake Bay a burst of sunlight broke through the clouds behind me and illuminated the dunes along the walkway as the moon rose through the clouds.
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Moon rising over the Bay
The moon rising over the Chesapeake Bay on a very cold and windy February day in 2017 in Norfolk Virginia
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Super Moon rising with seagull
Rising Super Moon over the Atlantic ocean in Virginia Beach Virginia November 11 2016
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Super Moon and Walkway along the Bay
At Ocean View Park in Norfolk Va I captured the nearly complete Super Moon rising above the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday November 12th 2016.
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Super Moon with Seagulls
Super Moon rising over the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier as seagulls all line up to watch. One took the best spot to see.
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Super Moon on the Chesapeake Bay
Saturday night Nov 12th 2016 a view of the nearly complete Super Moon along the Chesapeake Bay viewed through the dunes in Norfolk Virginia.
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Super Moon rising by the Pier
Super moon rising by the pier in Va. Beach Virginia November 13th 2016.
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Morning has Broken Through
The sunrises through the pier on this glorious morning.
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B&W Forgotten Pier
120 second B&W exposure of the remains of an old pier lost during of of Virginia's many storms and hurricanes next to it's new concrete version.
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Birds on the Bay
Birds fly over the Chesapeake Bay on a calm morning.
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Right before Sunrise
Right before sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay in the Ocean View section of Norfolk Virginia.
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Super Moon August 2014
Took this shot of one of the many "Super Moons" in the year 2014. This was taken down at the oceanfront in Virginia Beach Virginia near 40th street August 10th. Our church had just had a huge ocean baptism where over 70 people were baptized. We stayed after to catch another amazing sight, the super moon.
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Harrison's Fishing Pier Long Exposure
Harrison's Fishing Pier also known as Ocean View Pier at dawn along the Chesapeake Bay using a 9 stop Neutral Density filter to smooth out the waves and sky.
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Lifeguard Luminary
The sun come up through a lifeguard stand along the Chesapeake Bay during a beautiful August morning.
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Dawn on the Chesapeake Bay
Just before sunrise the light and the clouds cast a beautiful view over the pier and the water as the waves roll gently in.
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Harrison's Fishing Pier at Sunrise
Took this photo at Harrison's Fishing Pier also know as Ocean View Pier at sunrise. T he restaurant is great and the fishing is fantastic when fish are running past the pier because of it's location in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Driftwood Dawn
Dawn at the Chesapeake Bay near Harrison's Fishing Pier. The rough and sharp texture of the driftwood sets off the beautiful smooth pre dawn sky and water
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Sunrise at Harrison's Fishing Pier
Sunrise at Harrison's Fishing Pier in Norfolk Virginia as a sea gull flies by. The pier is the third one there. Storms and hurricanes have destroyed the two before it.
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Walkway to the Beach
Walkway to the beach after sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay.
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Long exposure of Ocean View Beach before Dawn
Looking East towards the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel lights off in the distance an eight second exposure smooths out the waves as footprints in the sand dot down the beach and as a single star shines in that special time before dawn.
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Dawn at the Pier
Right before sunrise at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier I caught this almost kaleidoscope of colors along the water and sky. Footprints lead to the ocean.
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Pier & Beach & Lifeguard Stand
The Harrison's Fishing Pier also known as the Ocean View Pier in Norfolk Virginia as seen from the Sarah Constant Memorial Park just after sunrise August 2nd 2016
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Sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay Feb. 2016
The sun just coming up over the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia on a relatively warm morning.
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Cloudy Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay in Winter
Taken Feb. 3rd 2016 the sun comes up over a stormy sky in Norfolk Virginia at Ocean View Beach Bark.
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Fiery Sunrise on the Bay
The thick heavy clouds at the horizon obscure the sunrise but light up the sky in a fiery display above the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia in Feb. of 2016.
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Shadows at Sunrise
Doing some sunrise photography at the Va. Beach Fishing Pier I captured these shadows cast underneath the pier as the sun rose. To the right you can see the waves being back lit from the sun.
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Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay
Early dawn along the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia.
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Sunrise at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
Sunrise at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier using a long exposure
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Long Exposure Chesapeake Bay
A 25 second long exposure along the Chesapeake Bay pre- sunrise turns the waves silky smooth along with the sky.
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Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay
Sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Va. in the Ocean View area of Norfolk. Taken August 28th 2015.
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Super Moon over the Chesapeake Bay
Photo of the Super Moon taken July 12th 2014 along the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia in the Ocean View section of the city. A fisherman on the right tries his luck as the moon rises majestically over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in the distance.
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Sunrise at the Pier
Sunrise at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier back in June of 2015. The still water effect was created by a very long exposure.
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King Neptune & Friends
The King Neptune statue on the Boardwalk at 31st street in Virginia Beach in a beam of light on a beautiful Spring day in June of 2015.
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Misty Pier
A long exposure just before dawn at the Virginia Beach Fishing pier creates a misty look in the water.
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Presunrise with a Crescent Moon at the Va. Beach Pier
The early morning colors before sunrise with a crescent moon down at the Va. Beach Fishing Pier on June 13th 2015
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Morning has Broken
The sun rises over the Va. Beach Fishing Pier as folks try to catch the next "big one"
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Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean
The red sun rises along the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach.
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Rolling Waves along the Pier
In the predawn hours at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier the waves roll in like beautiful mounds of reflected glass as the fishermen try their luck. A long exposure creates the smoothness in the water.
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Pier at Sunrise
The Virginia Beach Fishing Pier at sunrise in June of 2015. The long exposure makes the waves silky smooth and misty. The crescent moon adds to the glow.
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Sunrise on Chesapeake Bay
Long exposure of an old pier on the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia in the early morning hours of May 2015.
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Lone Runner on the Bay
A lone runner passes by a swift sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay in Norfolk Virginia.
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Changeable Sunrise
A very changeable sunrise in Virginia Beach Virginia.
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Stormy Pier
Storm rolling into the Virginia Beach fishing pier Labor Day weekend 2014
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Waves Crashing on Footprints
The Fishing Pier at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
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Changing Tides at High Sun
A view of changing tides under the Virginia Beach pier at high sun.
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Dramatic Skies Over the Bay
A beautiful view of the Chesapeake Bay as a storm rolls in.
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