Figure Eight Island, off the coast of Wilmington, is only accessible by boat or this private swingbridge. This limited public access makes Figure Eight Island a private, secure retreat for those who choose to live or vacation there.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
I took this photograph about a year ago. North Carolina's Figure Eight Island is stunning even in the winter! We've been traveling to the mountains a lot lately... I think We're overdue for a visit to the coast!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
This marsh sits between Figure Eight Island and the Intracoastal Waterway that runs down the East Coast. It's an incredibly relaxing place to enjoy the sunset, even if it is January and there's nobody else on the island.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
It's been a while since I've posted a photograph from Figure Eight Island. This is the private Figure Eight Island marina. It's located on a really serene stretch of the Intra Coastal Waterway, nestled among salt marshes that run as close as 100 meters to the ocean. This was captured in February so the docks are a bit quiet but they're a perfect representation of the peacefulness of the Island in the low season.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
Who is going to the beach this weekend? I took this aerial photograph of Figure Eight Island on a brisk January day a few months ago and we were just about the only people on the island. I guess this qualifies as a selfie — I'm on the back deck of the house directly behind the little marsh beach on the second row.
I imagine Figure Eight Island is going to be a really fun place to be this weekend as everybody jets out to the coast for some R&R!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone and edited in Adobe Lightroom.
I wish I could tell you more about the quaint marina on Figure Eight Island. Something tells me that it is a bit busier in the middle of the summer rather than the winter (when this was taken). I think I need to make it a mission to find out!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone and edited in Adobe Lightroom.
Figure Eight Island has a beautiful little protected bay that connects to the intracoastal waterway. I had a lot of fun flying my drone over the ICW straight from the back deck of the house we were visiting. Not a bad place to kick back and relax!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone and edited in Adobe Lightroom.
This photograph of the Intracoastal Waterway was taken from the back deck of the house we were staying at on Figure Eight Island. The sun absolutely set the entire marsh on fire as it crawled below the horizon.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
We stayed at a tremendous beach house out at Figure Eight Island. Because it was the off-season, it seemed like we were the only ones on the island. After the sun went down, I took a quick flight for some night photographs of our house all lit up. There are probably six or seven houses in this photograph but with little light pollution, no moon and few other lights on across the island, all you see is our place. Everybody else is in the kitchen about to eat so that lone figure on the desk is yours truly. This is one of the unique selfies I've every taken... chiefly because I wasn't even thinking about how much I would stand out when I took it.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!
The tidal marsh separating Figure Eight Island from Wilmington is massive and really lights up at sunset.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!