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Added by Elyse Clark
This is the perfect place to go for a swim, then stick around to watch the sunset.
With the George P. Coleman bridge spanning the width of the York River, a fishing pier, and numerous rock jetties, Yorktown Beach is a great location for photographing sunrises or sunsets. There is a nice brick riverwalk path to walk along, or sandy areas to sit.
To get the full Coleman Bridge in your photo, head out to the edge of the fishing pier and use a wide angle lens and slow shutter speed to capture some nice long exposures of the bridge and water.
Once finished photographing, stop by the Water Street Grille for some delicious seafood.
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Allison Cole
12/30/2022
Cute Historic Town
Yorktown is a great place to spend a whole day exploring. Beautiful place for photographs and cute stores to stop in. Be sure to ...
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Anna Walter
11/5/2022
Quant and lovely
Visit this quaint town and take a dip in the York river, grab ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s, or visit the Yorktown museum. ...
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Lucas Bremer
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9/22/2020
great place on a hot day
Its cool to get to see all the history, then take a great swim at this smaller beach. I guess a photography excursion is ...
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Stephen Catalano
8/14/2020
Night Photography
The bridge makes for an interesting subject for photos. You can play with the exposure/shutter speed quite a bit, too, for interesting effects.
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Natalie F
7/17/2020
Nice beach
This is a pretty area in a cute town. Fun people watching and a nice sandy beach.
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Caroline Baxley
3/15/2018
Beautiful!
Everything there is picture perfect- got many great pics and memories there!
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Jordan + Jacki Bolt
6/26/2017
Visit the park too!
Great place to photograph. If you go when the weather's a bit colder and the sunbathers are gone, you'll basically have the beach to ...
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