{"id":4157,"date":"2018-03-16T12:44:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2018-03-30T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T16:31:03","slug":"its-a-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4157","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early March is known for stormy weather. Notorious\u00a0 examples of this on the Outer Banks are the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962, the hundred mile an hour blizzard northeaster of 1980, and the 1993 white hurricane that brought substantial flooding.<\/p>\n<p>This year back to back northeasters took yet another bite out of the island. Route 12 was highly compromised in several spots, and weather conditions were generally cold, windy and wet. Rather than documenting it with my camera, I spent much of that time painting the walls inside my studio.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, I peered outside as rainy skies cleared about half an hour before sunset. Anticipating dramatic light, I took the hint to grab my Nikon and head to the beach. I was rewarded with a brilliantly lit sea under a colorful rainbow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4159\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/full.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/full-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had a 20mm lens to shoot a\u00a0turbulent ocean framed by the rainbow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4160\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/left.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/left.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/left-267x400.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t resist shooting the ends with a 200mm lens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4161\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/right.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/right.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/right-271x400.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The telephoto effect brought the seas closer for impact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ending.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4162\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ending.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ending.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ending-267x400.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the light dimmed, I caught one last glimpse.<\/p>\n<p>With the perceived negative aspects of coastal storms, there are always some gifts that come with them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early March is known for stormy weather. Notorious\u00a0 examples of this on the Outer Banks are the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962, the hundred mile an hour blizzard northeaster of 1980, and the 1993 white hurricane that brought substantial flooding. This year back to back northeasters took yet another bite out of the island. 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