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As sad as it makes some of the locals feel, work is underway to replace the iconic Sunset Beach Swing Bridge with a new spanner bridge going over the Intracoastal Waterway.

I have mixed emotions about the matter of the single-lane bridge that has carried residents and tourist to my favorite North Carolina beach for over 50 years. I understand the safety issues when emergency vehicles are not able to negotiate the bridge at extreme tide changes. But I love to live near a place so beautiful that you sometimes must wait an hour in order to visit. The 1-hour walk from the pier at Sunset Beach to the uninhabited Bird Island is one of the nicest I’ve been on.

After the new bridge is finished, plans are to remove the old bridge but keep the piers on both the mainland and island side of the bridge for fishing.

I’ve decided to keep a photo journal of the construction and demise of the old bridge and you can see it’s progress at myrtlebeachonline.com

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Cast member Robert Kerson finds his position during rehearsals of the holiday show “Joy to the World” Holiday on Main Street, Thursday evening at the Theatre of the Republic in downtown Conway. 

I like when surprises happen. With beautiful light and colorful costumes, luck comes to a photographer quite easy. Sometimes when the camera goes off “from the hip” and you get a cool image, you just have to take the gift and run.

This happened to me last Thursday while getting some images for our entertainment weekly.

I like the way the man’s shadow is morphed by the waves in the curtain and the intensity of the light. This was not intended and I will give the credit to a lucky break.

If you noticed, I’ve made a change to the design of my blog. Thanks to Quakemedia.com for offering the free “Tremor” wordpress theme. It’s been a while since I’ve made a change. 

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I put this video together last week about life aboard a Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company ship working off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

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