Blown Away

Gusts of wind were almost blowing me over every now and then. And while the sun began to set, most people were leaving the beach. I couldn’t blame them, as the light slowly disappeared and the sand was literally hurting my skin. But I decided to stay a little longer, because I saw some potential in the sky that was changing rapidly. And man, did I get rewarded! The clouds started catching the last light and were lit up beautifully. Setting up a tripod was never an option, so I started running around like a headless chicken, as the landscape was really changing before my eyes, with all that sand getting picked up by the wind. Therefore, finding compositions was a bit trail and error, as I also was trying to protect my lens the best I could. I shot many and most of them turned out to be not any good. But this one turned out just the way I had hoped. By the end of the shoot, I felt physically and mentally, well… blown away, by the island that always finds its way to excite me!

 

Part of the album An Island Called Texel, A little Dutch photogenic paradise

 

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