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Wave in the ocean is never still. Whether observing from the beach or a boat, we expect to see waves on the horizon. Waves are created by energy passing through water, causing it to move in a circular motion. However, water does not actually travel in waves. Waves transmit energy, not water, across the ocean and if not obstructed by anything, they have the potential to travel across an entire ocean basin.
Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest. These types of waves are found globally across the open ocean and along the coast.
Waves | Kerachut Beach
Penang National Park
Malaysia
HDR | 5 exposures from a single NEF
Photomatixed & PSed
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I had to read-up about these concrete blocks that protect our coastline, and found the information below courtesy of Claire Fulton:
"What started with the toss of bones in African child's play culminated in one of the world's most successful coastal engineering inventions. Dolosse - branching concrete blocks weighing up to 30 tons - are used across the globe to break up wave action. They were the invention of East London harbour engineer Eric Merrifield after a storm ripped into the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa in 1963 and tore off 60% of East London harbour's armour. Go to Eastern Cape Madiba Action Merrifield wondered if the breakwater would have been more resistant if it had not been solid and taking on the full force of the thundering surf on just one plane. He decided to reconstruct the breakwater using a "porous" design to dissipate the water's energy. Thus the dolos was born and a momentous novelty in harbour engineering took off."
Wave making a big splash at Shankill Beach, Dublin, Ireland at high tide. Only some waves make a big splash so it was a case of trying to guess which one. Lots of deletes.
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July 2, 2016
At high tide, smaller waves don't break too well here. Eventually, as the tide goes out, the waves stand up, and offer owners of long boards like this one, a pretty casual and fun ride.
Nauset Beach
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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This is what our weather is like today.24th Dec. 2013. Travel chaos all over Britain. A lot of people will not be getting home for Christmas.
And the summer goes on. Calm sea waves drifting on the shore this afternoon in Skyros, Greece.
Nanoseconds after I took this snap, I had to lift the camera before it's resale value went to nil due to the wave!
I just noticed the watermark has gone mysteriously missing from my recent photos! I should probably check my Lightroom export settings, but should I bring it back? What do you think of watermarked images?
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