So I'm sunburned, back at work and behind on housework, yet still deliriously relaxed having returned from our whirlwind tour of the NC Outer Banks. I have plenty of photos and stories to share. The students were fantastic and everyone came home mostly unscathed. I learned that 8th graders are mostly human and require constant feeding. Our formula of keeping the children constantly active helped everyone sleep better at night. The folks at the Duke Marine Biology Lab on Pivers Island were our gracious hosts.
I did not take my Nikon D1 to record the trip because I thought it might be too heavy and restrictive. Instead, I shot with my trusty Nikon Coolpix 990. It is several years old and is fun, but slow, to use. The shot above is of the Beaufort Burial Grounds. All the graves are sheltered by the sprawling arms of oak trees and azaleas frame many of the head stones. I love the dappled lighting, but it was hard to capture this using my Coolpix.
