Almost Home
No Hdr -There were no logs or sticks on the beach at 3 AM, and I wasn't looking for any..I just used me. Help! As bright as daylight, I could almost use sunglasses..this is a fun time at night on the beach..no one there! The best walking beach in the world (not the whitest)..50 miles south of here the Daytona 500 was run partially on the beach for years! A long time ago, the "Bluebird" ran on the beach here and held the world land speed record. It later broke its own record on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The moon high (I filled out a half-moon), Jupiter (to the left), Saturn (under the moon), and the 2 tail stars (the eyes) of Scorpio the far right.
The amazing part of this capture is that I ran into the picture from the left and exited from the right...but spent more time still on the ground..and the camera focused on the position I was in the most...also...I sprayed a little flashlight around the entrance and exit area to "light paint" out as much activity as possible..it was hilarious because the "running like crazy" me across the shot was nothing like the man on knee!
DOORWAYS (JHWatkins)
Our lives are spent near doorways,
Corridors between heaven and earth-
Mechanisms of the spirit-
Power grids with junctions-
On the borders of decisions-
And destiny generations.
Many have sensed them,
Watched and known
Channels of change,
Releasing forces,
That seasons have sown
Since the beginning-
Leaving footsteps to follow.
Some found them
Under redwood cathedrals,
Soft canopy mists,
Where winter rains washed
The soul survivors,
That could not have grown
Until they had gone
To sing in arenas of angels.
Others surprised the morning,
Resisting by rolling waters,
Speaking to dawn stars,
Bidding the night adieu-
Where the quiet
Was louder than the roaring future,
And, left with one clean choice,
Lit the fuse
That started the fire-
And changed the world.
James Watkins
Almost Home
No Hdr -There were no logs or sticks on the beach at 3 AM, and I wasn't looking for any..I just used me. Help! As bright as daylight, I could almost use sunglasses..this is a fun time at night on the beach..no one there! The best walking beach in the world (not the whitest)..50 miles south of here the Daytona 500 was run partially on the beach for years! A long time ago, the "Bluebird" ran on the beach here and held the world land speed record. It later broke its own record on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The moon high (I filled out a half-moon), Jupiter (to the left), Saturn (under the moon), and the 2 tail stars (the eyes) of Scorpio the far right.
The amazing part of this capture is that I ran into the picture from the left and exited from the right...but spent more time still on the ground..and the camera focused on the position I was in the most...also...I sprayed a little flashlight around the entrance and exit area to "light paint" out as much activity as possible..it was hilarious because the "running like crazy" me across the shot was nothing like the man on knee!
DOORWAYS (JHWatkins)
Our lives are spent near doorways,
Corridors between heaven and earth-
Mechanisms of the spirit-
Power grids with junctions-
On the borders of decisions-
And destiny generations.
Many have sensed them,
Watched and known
Channels of change,
Releasing forces,
That seasons have sown
Since the beginning-
Leaving footsteps to follow.
Some found them
Under redwood cathedrals,
Soft canopy mists,
Where winter rains washed
The soul survivors,
That could not have grown
Until they had gone
To sing in arenas of angels.
Others surprised the morning,
Resisting by rolling waters,
Speaking to dawn stars,
Bidding the night adieu-
Where the quiet
Was louder than the roaring future,
And, left with one clean choice,
Lit the fuse
That started the fire-
And changed the world.
James Watkins