Some Beach.......Somewhere

Working on more photos tonight from the beach trip to South Carolina. While down in Sullivan's Island, we discovered a little island near Folly Beach. We had heard a rumor that there was another lighthouse over that way, so Eric took us to go find it, Above,you will see a photo of a concrete weight of some sort that was on the edge of the beach. I thought that this photo turned out great!

The two photos above were taken on the pathway to the small island

The two photos above, as well as the one below were taken on the beach itself. This was a very private beach. We only saw 2 other small groups while we were there. You cant swim on this beach due to currents...

More from the beach.....

And finally........

This is the Morris Island Lighthouse. This is the lighthouse that we went looking for. BEAUTIFUL!!

Panoramic Beach

Folly Beach, South Carolina

Tonight I am playing with 5 separate images that were taken on Folly Beach, with the intention of creating a  panoramic photo. These shots were all taken hand held. I haven't done any panoramic playing in YEARS! Used Photoshop CC on this one. Not too bad in my opinion, but I am curious to hear what you think!! Feel free to click on the image to be able to see it better :)

Learning All Over Again...

I have been using the same trusty ol' Dell computer for about 6 or 7 years now. Its had a rough life... The battery stopped holding a charge, and the only way to use it was to be plugged into the wall. Not long after, my old version of Photoshop stopped running. I was still using Photoshop CS4 folks. Very outdated, I know. But if it works... why fix it. Right?

I finally broke down and got a new computer over the weekend. I'm not too sure if I will EVER get used to this Windows 8.1, but I have no choice but to try. All of my photo editing software was very outdated, and wouldn't transfer to the new computer. I finally had to upgrade from Photoshop CS4 to this new Photoshop CC. And the Photomatix that I was using, was still version 3.  We are now on 5..... I have no good excuses to give for never upgrading. I was just really good with what I had, so I never saw the need.

                          

Once I was able to install all of the new versions of my editing software on my new computer, I decided to play with a few photos. Above is a Horseshoe Crab that we saw on the beach during our recent visit to Sullivan's Island. 

Below you will see a beautiful late morning shot of the beach itself. 

These are two different shots of the Lighthouse on Sullivan's Island. I have never had the opportunity of seeing a lighthouse in person before this trip. The first shot was taken at sunset, and I was up next to the lighthouse. The second shot was taken early in the morning from the beach.