Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
(image copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)
This is an image from my files that was shot near the point at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, one of the best surf fishing spots on the East Coast. Hatteras Light is in the background and this photo shows it in it’s original location. Because of beach erosion, the lighthouse was moved inland to protect it in a massive engineering project.
(image copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)
If there is one place I would like to be right now it would be Scotland. My family is of Scottish descent (circa 1750) as is my wife’s. It is said that there are more people of Scottish descent in North Carolina now than there are in Scotland itself. During the “Clearances” of the 18th and early 19th century, thousands of Scots left Scotland and many settled here in North Carolina. Names such as Chisholm, McMasterss, McCallum and Wallace are prominent in our genealogy. We attend highland games. In fact North Carolina has the world’s largest such games at Grandfather Mountain each summer. My older son is a piper and my younger son plays the flourishing tenor drum. When my older son was married recently, the males wore kilt.
One of my favorite spots in Scotland is Eilean Donan Castle near the Kyle of Lochalsh on the western coast near the Isle of Skye (where my family originated). It’s a misty place that shouts “Highlands” and is near the Kyle Bridge that leads over to Skye. The day we were there, it was a normal Scottish day, slightly cool and rainy or as they say, “fresh”. The BBC produced a television show back in the 1990’s called “Hamish Macbeth” which was filmed near there.
(image copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)
During World War II, my father was stationed at Wattisham near Ipswich, in Suffolk, UK. He was a fighter pilot with the 435th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group of the Eighth Air Force. He flew 39 combat missions in a P-51 Mustang escorting bombers of the 8th over Germany. During his service, he had the opportunity to go into London on leave. He spent VE Day there. Dad always told stories of his experiences, and he often spoke of the red phone boxes he saw all over England. They are still there in places, but becoming fewer in number. This one is in London, near Parliament.
Along with their standard blue jean lines, Wrangler produces several lines of outdoor wear. This image was part of a catalog shoot produced at Merchants Millpond in northeastern North Carolina. It is a black-water swamp filled with huge cypress trees with Spanish moss and miles of canoeing opportunities.
The millpond is located not too far from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Near Nags Head is Jockey’s Ridge, one of the largest single sand dunes in the country. This image is from the same shoot.
(images copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)
(image copyright 2008 by Dan Routh)
Image was shot while I was location scouting. I love scouting. It becomes an opportunity to produce something unintended and an excuse to go out and shoot. I was looking for backgrounds for a fashion shoot and came away with a nice still-life.
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