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Probably a very touristy shot and in retrospect the horizon is crooked, but I don't care. It makes me happy anyway. :-)
Photo taken in St. Augustine, FL
I experimented crouching down low right on the water's edge, to catch a breaking wave coming in. Some were more challenging than others...
Title: WAVES Reading
Creator: U.S. Navy Department
Date Original: circa 1943
Date Digital: 2009
Format: image: b&w, photo; 8" x 10"
Description: Photograph of WAVES members reading books, taken by a U.S. Navy photographer circa 1943. These women are wearing standard gray seersucker working uniforms.
Subjects: WAVES; GSCW; WWII
Identifier: UAI_WAVES_285_1
Collection: University Archives Photograph Collection
"Morning Report: Waves 6-8ft,swell S at 12 secs ,wind W-SW -SE 5-15 knots. Swells eased back a whisker but still pumping, clean lines from the S with a heap of power, winds light offshore then light sou easters for the afternoon. S facing beaches have still got 8 ft sets with bigger on offshore reefs, Looking like a golden day ahead but not for the faint hearted, check coastalwatch swell forecast."
www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=3500&a...