My pics of Hurricane Irene

These were all taken in Virginia Beach, at the oceanfront. I wasnt really worried about composing shots, just wanted to take some pictures. Hope this is the right section for this even though some arent nature/landscapes

1. my view from the hotel room

Any chance that's the same pier that Fox News showed getting slowly disintegrated the past couple of days?

Amazing to think, the winds in your storm there are almost 100 mph slower than the peak gusts of the 1962 Columbus Day storm that hit Oregon when I was a toddler.

http://en.wikipedia.or​g …olumbus_Day_Sto​rm_of_1962

Downtown Portand low down by one bridge saw 116 mph winds and part of the coast just under 180 mph reported. Basically the equal of a Category 5 hurricane, except it's called a "storm" out here.

I'm not sure if its the same pier or not. I didnt really watch too much of the news during/prior to the storm. We were getting gusts of just over 60mph when we were out taking pictures. I can only imagine 180mph winds.

Nickrows wrote in post #13014791
I'm not sure if its the same pier or not. I didnt really watch too much of the news during/prior to the storm. We were getting gusts of just over 60mph when we were out taking pictures. I can only imagine 180mph winds.

At least the pier is fairly safe item to watch getting battered. It's not like sheets of metal roofing or plywood are likely to come flying in from the ocean.

Considering that a lot of people drive to the coast out here to watch storms, I suppose that the coastal population and commerce may actually have surged in your area where it was not too dangerous for a while as watcher drove from inland.

I think it could have been cool to get a long exposure of the Ferris wheel moving.

Wow. And that was only cat. 1. When Charlie was headed for St. Petersburg, they were saying water would almost cover our lightpoles.

Great pictures of the waves crashing against the pier.

I wanted a long exposure of the ferris wheel, but I was getting blown around just a little too much haha.

Nickrows wrote in post #13016287
I wanted a long exposure of the ferris wheel, but I was getting blown around just a little too much haha.

Haha. That sucks. I bet that would have looked pretty cool.

Cops absolutely have no sense of humor for people with no common sense. Nice shots. KUDOS.

Nice shots. Rode it out with you,live off Indian River road. Not much chance for pics here.

Cucamonga Al wrote in post #13017205
Cops absolutely have no sense of humor for people with no common sense. Nice shots. KUDOS.

None whatsoever. And to think, I was going to take my bodyboard and fins along with me. Just incase the surf wasnt too big.

dinvab wrote in post #13017734
Nice shots. Rode it out with you,live off Indian River road. Not much chance for pics here.

Hurricane leave any damage in your area? I live over by city hall in chesapeake, and other than some leaves all over the place, it wasnt too bad