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nautical restaurant dining room with lots of texture

rustic restaurant with wooden tables and burlap curtains

fancy oceanfront restaurant with upholstered chairs and wine glasses on table

surfing themed restaurant with a tin tiki hut and wood accents

historic dining room with flowers on each table and a large piano

fancy bedroom with ornate furniture

blue master bedroom with fireplace

coral bedroom with whimsical bedding

nautical themed living room with seafoam blue walls and sofas

nautical living room in ocean city with striped sofa and fireplace

living room with fireplace and small kitchen and dining area in the background

country cottage floral themed living room with fireplace

living room white sofa nautical classy

a blue striped living room with nautical influences

beach themed dining area with teal chairs and coral accents

modern kitchen with dark cabinetry and stainless steel appliances

modern kitchen new stainless steel appliances and welcome basket

sweeping circling staircase

bed and breakfast bath with candles and rose petals

Master bathroom with gold accents two sinks large bathtub and walk in shower

oceanfront hotel room with gold walls and bedding

red and blue nautical oceanfront hotel room with bed sofa and dining area

corner hotel room with ocean views on two sides

floral garden themed breakfast area with views of the chesapeake bay

restaurant with bright blue accents and a sail cover

view of the chesapeake bay from the hyatt cambridge with the lobby below

large hotel lobby with TV

Meet Erica

Erica Tyler is a photographer of fine art, lifestyle, and commercial work for businesses across the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Erica also loves to travel and share her favorite places through both photography and writing.

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30 Minutes to Stars instructor
Explorer sharing experiences through photography

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There are a few challenges that come along with night photography, and that's part of the allure for me. Some nights, there are challenges that I just can't overcome in the field, and that's always disappointing. This photo represents that for me. I visited this location at dusk to find a nice spot for a night photo. The foreground of this photo is from that time, not later in the night when the stars were captured. That night I walked from the campsite to this lighthouse in the dark, paranoid about every rustle of leaves in the forest along the road. When I arrived I was already uncomfortable, and things were just going wrong. The location was difficult to maneuver with the cliffs and the threat of falling in the water below. The red light from the lighthouse was overpowering and cast an unpleasant glow on the surroundings. Sometimes the solution lies within the realm of post processing. I love the moment of seeing the magic of night photography happen on the back of the screen of my camera, but at times it just doesn't work out. In those disappointing moments, it's nice to know that there is a workaround to create the photo you had hoped for.

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Well done everyone, we're halfway out of the dark. Happy winter solstice!
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One thing 2020 has given me is more time to read. Last year I read 21 books, and I think I'll finish out this year having read 30. I know some people strive to read something like 75 books per year but, look, I'm just doing what I can. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune was the book I devoured most quickly this year. Frankly in Love by David Yoon rocked me far more than I was expecting from what seemed like a light read. I don't usually read mysteries, but after reading Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, I'm thinking of changing that. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert was a fun look at a life led a bit differently than expected. Americanah by Chimmamanda Ngozi Adichie was an amazing view of the U.S. from the perspective of newcomer. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Gelndy Vanderah had me believing in magic.
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#nightadventures #starrysky #longexpohunter #nightimages #inthemiddleofthenightinmydreams

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I'm easily bored. It is both my best and my most toxic trait. I'm constantly searching for the next best thing, often taking for granted what I currently have. I've left perfectly fine jobs, picked up and very quickly put back down hundreds of hobbies, and have just been generally ill tempered - all due to boredom. Those are the toxic bits. Luckily, I am also an only child and learned to tackle my boredom by myself very early on. I'm not that annoying friend who's calling you to do something every.single.weekend even though you're an adult with a whole dang family of your own now. Being easily bored has also given me lots of new experiences, led me to be an explorer and pushed me to be a perpetual learner. Being easily bored means that sometimes my photos don't give me the same excitement that they once did, but that just means that I'm about to learn new ways to level up. Something good is coming, I'm just not sure what it is yet.
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#nightscape #milkywaygalaxy #starrysky #30minutestostars

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A little divergence from the norm for the start of October. As a Marylander, October often meant English classes filled with stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe. The bird pictured isn't a raven, but as I was working on this photo that poem was all I could think of.

#nevermore #theraven #startrail #startrailchaser #longexposure_shots #spookyseason #spookyvibes

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Some of my favorite photos have been happy accidents. A car driving behind this lifeguard stand created this hazy light that I love so much. This photo was taken last year (I am often quite slow about editing my photos) and the wooden lifeguard stand in the background is now a relic, replaced this year by shiny white stands.

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#nightsky #marylandbeaches #beautifulatmospheres #stayandwander #milkywaygalaxy

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The sand was blowing, creating a pretty haze. Luckily the trees were holding strong.

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I've been working on a secret project, and today I can finally tell you about it! I've created a short course called 30 Minutes to Stars. This course is for those who want to learn to take their 1st star photo. Are you still a little uncomfortable with manual mode? No problem. This course walks you through it in detail. It covers preparing for the shoot, photographing on location and editing. The photo pictured here is the one I take and edit in the course.

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I wanted you to have this course this week. August 11th and 12th feature one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Perseids. I love photographing during Perseids because it's easy to catch beautiful shooting stars in your photos. Also this year the moon will not be in the sky for the first part of the night, making 9:30pm - 11:30pm a great time to photograph the stars (in my area in Maryland, check your location).

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In addition to Perseids, the new moon is on August 18th, making this coming weekend perfectly dark for successful night sky photos. The brightest band of the milky way is only visible through October, so there are only 3 more new moons this year that will be ideal for photographing the milky way.

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Also, night photography is the perfect social distancing activity. I rarely run into anyone else while I'm shooting the night sky.

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Photographing the stars has truly brought me so much joy and excitement in the past few years. I hope you'll join me and ignite your love for the night sky. Link in my bio.

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#30minutestostars #nightsky #longexposure_shots #theplacesyoullgo #nightimages

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Starting the day off right with a rocket launch and hot donuts. Swipe to see some photos I took a few years ago during a private tour at NASA.
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1. Today's launch of Minotaur IX.
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2. Launch pad, sans rocket.
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3. Mission control.
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4. & 5. Today's launch.
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#minotauriv #nasa #wallopsflightfacility #rocket #chincoteagueisland

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I'm that friend that points out really nice trees.
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#optoutside #treephotography #earlymorning #longexpohunter #nightscape

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