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It was a gray day with blustery winds from the NW and waves rocking the western shore of Lake Michigan. In other words, a perfect day to take some shots in b&w. There were no surfers out, but there was enough other action to make my lake visit interesting.
Sitting on the edge of the dock reading the waves as they go by, relaxing and a way to escape the world for a moment.
I climbed out as far as was probably not even safe at high tide. The allure was the immense power of the the water, not just the waves, which were almost frighteningly paralyzing. But the whole body of water was alive with swirls, gulps, backwash and explosive splashes of waves as they crashed into the rocks. This part of Carmel Bay is very deep and the colors were dark blue and greenish blue. I scooted to the edge of a slippery rock so that it would look like I wasn't even on the surface when I took the shot. I saw a rock that was separate from the rock formation, about 2 meters out. I waited for a wave to come in against the rock and I was going to get the shot even if I took a blast of salt water. I remember how the waves were forming very late, just 6 or 7 meters out from the rock so I just had to stay ready. Then a wave appeared dead on target. I saw the crest about a meter and a half high charge in and at the moment of collision, I stole the shot from chance. It was wave vs rock, a powerful moment of pure physics and this is the shot just as the wave arrived and before it fully exploded into a blast of cold salt water buck-shot. I did get very wet, I didn't fall in the water, but I never got quite so close again. I thought the force of the water was alone enough to knock me down, let alone the slipperiness of the drenched footing. I think I was fortunate to have leaned in, to stabilize the mono-pod while standing at an angle. This is "Wave vs Rock." Carmel Bay, CA, looking out to Point Lobos with the Pacific Ocean on the right side of the horizon, 18 July 2010.
Rocky Coast
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Thanks to the weather forecast, i went to the rocks last sunday and made a few shots of the tidal wave. It´s amazing how much energy you get from the sea. I had a great time.
...on the pillars at Bombo Point.
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A wave crashes against the first iceberg we saw on our way to Antarctica.
This looks really nice as an aluminium print. Just saying... ;-)