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Another trip to the coast at Ft. Bragg. The weather said "mostly clear" which could also mean a few clouds which I'm always looking for. As I left home about noon, the clouds were increasing the closer I got to the coast so I was pretty hopeful for a good sunset. As I pulled into Ft. Bragg the majority of clouds had moved inland but there was still enough off the coastline to perhaps get a good shot.
As I walked north on Glass Beach the clouds increased but formed a solid bank and looked like it was going to completely blanket over (bad). I saw a group of three couples gathered around some rocks at the waterline and saw one of the guys had a starfish. He put it down on the rocks and they left. I went over and saw there was about four more attached to the rock. I looked over the scene and decided that if the sky wasn't going to do much of anything perhaps I could do something with the starfish.
I went over to the bluff and put down my tripod and bag and came back to the rock. The starfish the guy had put down was gone. A wave came in and he was not latched on good enough and got washed out. I looked up and saw him tumbling with the water as the surf was receding. I watched for a few moments as the surf brought him in and then took him back out. Then at a point where it looked like I had enough time, I ran out and grabbed him up right at the water line. Then I had to REALLY run back as a nice wave was right on my heels. I put him back on the rock and he slowly started to reattach himself.
As I waited for the sun to set and tried to think of a composition for the starfish I heard a "swoosh.........click" from behind and above me. I looked up and there were two young guys driving golf balls off the bluff into the ocean. I looked over and saw two balls embedded in the sand about to get washed out. I yelled "Hey we don't need any golf balls in the ocean !!!" One of them cupped his ear like "what? I can't hear you" (sic). I held up my cell phone and flipped it open and they got the message and left.
So having saved the environment I took a few shots of the starfish but didn't turn out to be anything as the cloud bank had been increasing and there was now only a sliver of clear way out on the horizon line. I packed up and started to walk back. I almost thought of finding a way up the bluff and walking back there but decided to stay on the beach which was a good decision. As the sun started to finally set and come into the clear strip at the horizon, things started to get interesting again. I positioned myself on a rock outcrop and the magic happened at the last moment.
I call this one "Until We Meet Again" as these moments are always short and fleeting but will repeat themselves. Hope you enjoy.
Another trip to the coast at Ft. Bragg. The weather said "mostly clear" which could also mean a few clouds which I'm always looking for. As I left home about noon, the clouds were increasing the closer I got to the coast so I was pretty hopeful for a good sunset. As I pulled into Ft. Bragg the majority of clouds had moved inland but there was still enough off the coastline to perhaps get a good shot.
As I walked north on Glass Beach the clouds increased but formed a solid bank and looked like it was going to completely blanket over (bad). I saw a group of three couples gathered around some rocks at the waterline and saw one of the guys had a starfish. He put it down on the rocks and they left. I went over and saw there was about four more attached to the rock. I looked over the scene and decided that if the sky wasn't going to do much of anything perhaps I could do something with the starfish.
I went over to the bluff and put down my tripod and bag and came back to the rock. The starfish the guy had put down was gone. A wave came in and he was not latched on good enough and got washed out. I looked up and saw him tumbling with the water as the surf was receding. I watched for a few moments as the surf brought him in and then took him back out. Then at a point where it looked like I had enough time, I ran out and grabbed him up right at the water line. Then I had to REALLY run back as a nice wave was right on my heels. I put him back on the rock and he slowly started to reattach himself.
As I waited for the sun to set and tried to think of a composition for the starfish I heard a "swoosh.........click" from behind and above me. I looked up and there were two young guys driving golf balls off the bluff into the ocean. I looked over and saw two balls embedded in the sand about to get washed out. I yelled "Hey we don't need any golf balls in the ocean !!!" One of them cupped his ear like "what? I can't hear you" (sic). I held up my cell phone and flipped it open and they got the message and left.
So having saved the environment I took a few shots of the starfish but didn't turn out to be anything as the cloud bank had been increasing and there was now only a sliver of clear way out on the horizon line. I packed up and started to walk back. I almost thought of finding a way up the bluff and walking back there but decided to stay on the beach which was a good decision. As the sun started to finally set and come into the clear strip at the horizon, things started to get interesting again. I positioned myself on a rock outcrop and the magic happened at the last moment.
I call this one "Until We Meet Again" as these moments are always short and fleeting but will repeat themselves. Hope you enjoy.
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WOW this is beautiful.
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