Revisiting Myrtle Beach, Part III: Everything else ...

Once the sun had risen above the ocean in Myrtle Beach the morning of Oct. 30, I didn't stop shooting. One of the rewards of doing that were a triad of silhouettes featuring an individual and his shadow strolling near the water amid a series of sand patterns cast in a golden sheen by the new sunrise. The second and third photos in the series intrigued me the most.

Leading off the post is the second in the series, the individual's left foot reaching for the next step. I grabbed the scene with the stroller in mid-step, just before his foot returned to the sand. The first image below is the third in the series, the individual's right foot stepping into what appears to be a puddle-filled divot in the sand, a divot delightfully illuminated by the rising sun.

I shot these with my Canon 6D and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD lens, bracketing for three exposures. I did nothing to enhance the silhouette or the color in these images, by the way, though they were processed in Photomatix high-dynamic range (HDR) software where the three exposures of each composition were melded into one to cull optimum detail.

As always, to view a larger, sharper version of an image, simply click on the image. To view full galleries of my recent shoots in Myrtle Beach, follow the link in this sentence.

After the Oct. 30 sunrise, I took another stab at capturing the skyscrapers along the shore to the north of our hotel (above). At about the same time, the alternate-planet-looking mobile equipment you see in the first photo below was roaming the shoreline. It appeared to be part of a project going on just to the south of where I took this shot. Throughout the morning (and for the first few days we were there, in fact) some kind of construction was going on along the beach south of the hotel (see second photo below). Officials closed off an extensive portion of beach to all traffic for the duration of the work, which involved a laborious connection of large pipes along the beach.The pipes appeared to be used to funnel water from somewhere south and out of our sight line to a makeshift pool supported by sand walls seen at the bottom of the second photo below. The water in the pool, in turn, was being released into the ocean right alongside the pub and pier (unseen in the image), which was just left of the left edge of the photo. Still in the ocean -- in the left background of the photo -- were a couple of large pieces of equipment that, to me anyway, appeared to be used for drilling exploration.

Above and below: Once I went down to the beach, I took a moment to compose a couple of photos using the tall wild grass blades as photo elements.   

A few blocks from the beach is Chapin Park, which is notable for a series of pergola borders and ornamentation (above and below). The park includes a sanded playground (second below) bordered by a wall featuring scores of murals that appear to be the handiwork of children (third below). The park and nearby Chapin Public Library are named for Myrtle Beach real estate developer and philanthropist Simeon Chapin, whose company, Burroughs & Chapin was responsible for much of Myrtle Beach's early development.  

The Chapin Memorial Library (above) and a closeup (below) of the brightly colored horse you see in the background of the photo above. 

Above and below: The front and back sides of First Presbyterian Church, which fronts Kings Highway (U.S. 17). 

Above: An overhead view of the snaking boardwalk, which currently stops at a point not far from the area at the top of this photo. There are plans afoot to extend it further north. 

Above and below: A couple photos of a group of equestrians that trotted along the shore, mixing with strollers, the morning of Nov. 3, the day we checked out. 

This concludes the Myrtle Beach posts

Previously in the series: 

Part II: Sunrises ... and a sundown

Part I: Sculpture museum at Brookgreen Gardens