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Here’s hoping that everyone has a great night and a great 2023! . My plan of getting a skyline picture tonight was kind of fogged out, but I hope this sunrise from a few months ago still works! . . . #clt #charlotte #charlottenc #cltnc #cltskyline #discoverclt #charlottesgotalot #cltguide #skyline #sunset #citylife #charlottephotographer #sonyalpha #cltartist #southendclt #uptowncharlotte #uptownclt #mavic3 #dji #aerialimages #mavic #drone #newyear</p><div class="grid-x align-middle"><div class="medium-6 cell"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd2502d.click(this.href);" href="https://www.visitnc.com/charlotte-region" class="button">Explore the Charlotte Region</a></p></div><div class="medium-6 cell vnc-connect"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd2502d.click(this.href);" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/visitnc/" target="_blank">#VisitNC</a><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd2502d.click(this.href);" href="https://instagram.com/visitnc" target="_blank">@VisitNC</a></p></div></div></div></div><script> var ugc_67f3cfcd25222 = new ugcGTM("Homepage|2585-ig-17930925262724752"); ugc_67f3cfcd25222.view(); </script><div class="cell"><a href="#ugc_67f3cfcd25222" onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd25222.carousel('open');" class="card ugc" style="background-image: url('//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/placeholder.gif');" data-gallery="1" data-imgsrclrg="https://cdn.crowdriff.com/in-use/b87ef2e2-08c6-35ff-4bb5-f6fdf26fcdcb/440.jpg" ><div class="card-info"><div class="user"><img src="//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/icons/icon-social-instagram-white.svg" alt="instagram icon"> @katieshowblog</div></div></a><div id="ugc_67f3cfcd25222" data-ugcgtm="ugc_67f3cfcd25222" class="lb-container lb-small mfp-hide ugc-popup"><img src="https://cdn.crowdriff.com/in-use/b87ef2e2-08c6-35ff-4bb5-f6fdf26fcdcb/440.jpg" alt="" class="main-img"><div class="user"><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd25222.click(this.href);" href="https://www.instagram.com/katieshowblog" target="_blank"><img src="//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/icons/icon-social-instagram.svg" alt="user icon"> @katieshowblog</a></div><p>Took this on the weekend & it’s one of my favorite photos ever. Just gonna let it speak for itself 😍</p><div class="grid-x align-middle"><div class="medium-6 cell"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd25222.click(this.href);" href="https://www.visitnc.com/smoky-mountains-cherokee" class="button">Explore North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains</a></p></div><div class="medium-6 cell vnc-connect"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd25222.click(this.href);" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/visitnc/" target="_blank">#VisitNC</a><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd25222.click(this.href);" href="https://instagram.com/visitnc" target="_blank">@VisitNC</a></p></div></div></div></div><script> var ugc_67f3cfcd253dd = new ugcGTM("Homepage|2585-ig-17906526394903910"); ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.view(); </script><div class="cell"><a href="#ugc_67f3cfcd253dd" onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.carousel('open');" class="card ugc" style="background-image: url('//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/placeholder.gif');" data-gallery="1" data-imgsrclrg="https://cdn.crowdriff.com/in-use/8b59a951-b6ab-6486-28b5-20c175e26ffc/440.jpg" ><div class="card-info"><div class="user"><img src="//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/icons/icon-social-instagram-white.svg" alt="instagram icon"> @dylanmarch35</div></div></a><div id="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd" data-ugcgtm="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd" class="lb-container lb-small mfp-hide ugc-popup"><img src="https://cdn.crowdriff.com/in-use/8b59a951-b6ab-6486-28b5-20c175e26ffc/440.jpg" alt="" class="main-img"><div class="user"><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.click(this.href);" href="https://www.instagram.com/dylanmarch35" target="_blank"><img src="//share---north-carolina.bldg15.net/visitnc-package/images/icons/icon-social-instagram.svg" alt="user icon"> @dylanmarch35</a></div><p>what a weekend so far 🤯</p><div class="grid-x align-middle"><div class="medium-6 cell"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.click(this.href);" href="https://www.visitnc.com/pinehurst-sandhills" class="button">Explore Pinehurst & the Sandhills</a></p></div><div class="medium-6 cell vnc-connect"><p><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.click(this.href);" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/visitnc/" target="_blank">#VisitNC</a><a onclick="ugc_67f3cfcd253dd.click(this.href);" href="https://instagram.com/visitnc" target="_blank">@VisitNC</a></p></div></div></div></div><script> var ugc_67f3cfcd25594 = new ugcGTM("Homepage|2585-ig-17865728677659975"); 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