Outer Banks Behind the Lens: December 2011

Outer Banks: 12.31.11 - Last OBX Sunset of 2011

Outer Banks: 12.31.11 - Last OBX Sunset of 2011

Happy New Year! Can you believe it?! 2012?!

Wow 2011 flew by. I suspect 2012 will have a similar pace. But I’m going to do my best to help us appreciate some of the simple things – like great Outer Banks photos.

The OBX is a pretty great muse. It’s difficult to take a bad OBX photo, and it’s easy to find inspiration on a daily basis.

Each and everyday I try to make time to get to the beach to snap a photo and give a quick beach report. I share these on a variety of websites, and one of these fabulous websites –Flickr – gives me the ability to create nifty slideshows.

As we close out each month, I collect the OBX photos for the month and craft a quick and easy slideshow to remind us of how beautiful the month was; i.e. Outer Banks Behind the Lens.

Since we just flipped the calendar to January, let’s take a look back at December on the Outer Banks, shall we? Enjoy!

Love the idea? Want to see OBX pictures of something in particular? Just want to say hi? :) Let me know in the comments section. We love to hear from you.

PS – Should I put together a slideshow for all of 2011? I’m thinking yes, right?

More Old School Outer Banks Surf

Eastern Surf Magazine has put together a rad 3 part series titled “Snap Back:  Banks Shots,” that chronicles the progression of the surfing culture on the Outer Banks.  The series offers great pictures from as early as the 1960′s through today setup in a slide show format with audio commentary by some of the legends that make the OBX surf culture so great.

Part 1:  BANKS SHOTS
Outer Banks Surfing Comes Of Age (1966–1988)

Old School Outer Banks Surf

Old School Outer Banks Surf

Part 2:  BANKS SHOTS
Outer Banks Surfing Comes Of Age (1989 – 1994)