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Walberswick, from my archive. Around these beach rocks Elsie goes crabbing with Nana Rachel when she visits . . .
Although the seashore is most commonly associated with the word beach, beaches are found by lakes and alongside large rivers, as well as by the sea or oceans.
Beach may refer to:
small systems where rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore by the forces of waves and currents; or
geological units of considerable size.
The former are described in detail below; the larger geological units are discussed elsewhere under bars.
There are several conspicuous parts to a beach which relate to the processes that form and shape it. The part mostly above water (depending upon tide), and more or less actively influenced by the waves at some point in the tide, is termed the beach berm. The berm is the deposit of material comprising the active shoreline. The berm has a crest (top) and a face — the latter being the slope leading down towards the water from the crest. At the very bottom of the face, there may be a trough, and further seaward one or more long shore bars: slightly raised, underwater embankments formed where the waves first start to break.
The sand deposit may extend well inland from the berm crest, where there may be evidence of one or more older crests (the storm beach) resulting from very large storm waves and beyond the influence of the normal waves. At some point the influence of the waves (even storm waves) on the material comprising the beach stops, and if the particles are small enough (sand size or smaller), winds shape the feature. Where wind is the force distributing the grains inland, the deposit behind the beach becomes a dune.
These geomorphic features compose what is called the beach profile. The beach profile changes seasonally due to the change in wave energy experienced during summer and winter months. The beach profile is higher during the summer due to the gentle wave action during this season. The lower energy waves deposit sediment on the beach berm and dune, adding to the beach profile. Conversely, the beach profile is lower in the winter due to the increased wave energy associated with storms. Higher energy waves erode sediment from the beach berm and dune, and deposit it off shore, forming longshore bars. The removal of sediment from the beach berm and dune decreases the beach profile.
The line between beach and dune is difficult to define in the field. Over any significant period of time, sand is always being exchanged between them. The drift line (the high point of material deposited by waves) is one potential demarcation. This would be the point at which significant wind movement of sand could occur, since the normal waves do not wet the sand beyond this area. However, the drift line is likely to move inland under assault by storm waves.
Colva beach, Goa
This is a white sand beach in the South Goa. Colvá beach is one of the longest in the world (24 km).
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This image featured in Yahoo!India Lifestyle- India's most beautiful beaches.
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Labor Day Weekend 2019, Beach Haven, LBI, NJ.
Panasonic DMC-GF2
LUMIX G VARIO 14-42/F3.5-5.6
ƒ/11.0 25.0 mm 1/500 100
HSS!
Came back from the beach a little while ago and had a bit of iphone sliding fun.
Taken and processed in iphone 4.
I hope you all have a wonderful relaxing Sunday!
Taken late at night, there was enough moonlight to make the landscape look surreal and other-worldly.
San Gregorio Beach, California
A foggy summer day with sea gulls, a fisherman, and in the distance, a couple strolling on the beach.
Took this at Cobourg Beach last week. It was foggy and overcast. Played with Aperture to get this dreary photo.
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Looking across from the beach at Acharavi to Albania.
Sony RX-100 MK1 compact camera
Aperture ƒ/8.0
Focal length 10.4 mm
Shutter 1/250
ISO 200
One of my first efforts with a slow shutter speed on my G3 which i took yesterday. I quite like the end result but to be honest, the sunrise was a bit disappointing so the early start was a bit wasted! At least the sun is coming up later now though so it's a bit easier to take if it's not a spectacular morning. Ironically, today's sunrise was much, much better but I couldn't get out to enjoy it.
*7 years ago*
This is Vesterålen, Norway, on the island Langøya. When you travel on the 820(this road goes from Sortland to Ramberg) you take somewhere in the middle of this road the turn to Nykvåg/Hovden. This beach lies near Nykvåg.
Nykvåg is also famous of its birdrock full of Kittiwake.