Avery Skees Photography | Virginia Beach Photographer

May 252 min read

San Juan Photo Adventure

I spent the last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico on a work trip in meetings with a client. It was a beautiful week, with hot temperatures...

Mar 312 min read

Big Eclipse Energy

Today I am testing out my solar filter configuration and getting some settings dialed in on my camera for next weeks eclipse. DO NOT...

Mar 241 min read

Heavy Surf and Red-Breasted Mergansers

Heavy surf pounding Sandbridge, Virginia Beach due to the coastal low. Hundreds of Red-breasted Mergansers were duck-diving in the waves....

Mar 201 min read

Meteor and 12p Pons Brook Comet - once in a lifetime shot.

Upon first glance this is not a fantastic photo, but look closely. In the center of the image you will see a meteor burning up. To the...

Mar 171 min read

Offseason in Cape Hatteras

I have been traveling to Cape Hatteras since before I could walk and have watched it change so much over the years. This fragile...

Mar 92 min read

2024 Updates and Such

I have a lot on my mind today and felt like sharing what’s going on - all good things for the most part. Today is rainy day cleanup time...

Apr 21, 20181 min read

4.20 Moon-Gazing

Back at my normal practice spot last night down by the lake. I tend to shoot this same spot over and over at different times under a...

Apr 15, 20181 min read

Weekend Things

This is my first blog post on my new website that I am working on. I hope to maybe make this in to something, but we'll see. Last night I...