I chased the sun as best as I could. The beach holiday was sultry. The air heavy with humidity, but that wasn’t all the air was filled with. It was filled with mosquitoes. Mosquitoes as big as hummingbirds. They were relentless, they were busy all day long from before sunrise to after sunset. They mobbed me in clouds causing me to frequently curse and run away.
Mind you, I grew up in Florida and know mosquitoes. But goodness! Florida has nothing on Fripp and Hunting Islands in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
So I piled on the bug spray – you could smell me a mile away. But it still wasn’t enough. Long pants, long sleeve shirt in the hot, sultry days. I felt as if I was in the tropics.
But it didn’t stop me trying to find a beautiful sunrise or sunset. The lifestyles of a nature and wildlife photographer. Up before dawn, nap in the middle of the day and back out in the evenings. And to hope…hope that all aligns together and magic might happen.
I found a beautiful spot along the marsh, lovely boardwalk to enjoy. But the clouds and the sun just didn’t want to cooperate. Sigh..go back home and await for another day. And then good fortune was upon me and the next day the sun and clouds cooperated and left with a glowing embrace.
These were captured with a Canon 5D Mark III, 24-105mm lens with NiSi filter system including polarizer, and Singh Ray Graduated Neutral Density Filter. Minor Lightroom edits before moving to Nik Color Efex Pro for filter additions.
Categories: Nature, south Carolina
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
these are beautiful –
Thank you so much!
There is a n island in Bass Strait that harbours these huge mosquitos. I reckon they are as big as people and work in pairs: one to hold you down, the other to sting you!
OMG! That’s hilarious ! I’ve heard they’re wicked bad in Alaska as well.
That is one tall tale. Would love to see an action picture….
😊…hard to photograph when you are held down!
That is just too funny. This made me look for some silly mosquitoes in the web and what you are saying about big one is true so far 😛
You two are hilarious ! Thank you so very much. 🙂
Picture perfect. I was hoping that you have taken a shot of the mosquithummer.
I should have ! But they swarmed me and I had to run. 🙂
The glorious moment!
So very true. Thanks!
Simply spectacular! I’m glad you survived those wretched mosquitoes. It does remind me of my battle in the motothome in the middle of the night in La Camargue. Oh boy! I don’t want to go through that ever again!
Oh my gosh ! The Carmargue bugs are BAD !!! I know just what you’re talking about. And oh my..IN your motorhome? There is no escape. Glad you made it out of there alive Fatima.
Oh so beautiful, Emily! I particularly like the bottom image with the softness in the foreground leading your eye to horizon and the sun,
You are too kind Pete. Thank you so very much for sharing. 🙂
Beautiful, Emily (as always). I am looking forward to a bug-less fall 😉
Oh me too “O” Even yesterday tons of flies still in the horse barn. Sigh….
Awesome pictures, especially the first two ones 😉 Very nice colours there!
Wonderful shots and not a mosquito in sight.
LOL ! Well…maybe taking a shower in Deep Woods Off might of helped. Thank you!