First Light on St. Helena Island | Beaufort Seascape

The morning sun emerges as a glowing red orb over the Atlantic Ocean, illuminating the surf and wet sands of St. Helena Island near Beaufort, South Carolina. Vapor trails crisscross the deepening indigo and orange sky, while the receding tide leaves shimmering reflections on the shore, capturing the quiet majesty of a Lowcountry dawn.