The sun slowly sank, illuminating the ocean with a yellow and white glow. The high tide rolled in, erasing all of our efforts: sand castles, sand "snow men", ditches, sand walls and mounds. As I stood at the top of the stairs that led down from our beach house I watched the waves creep up to lick the steps and the sea wall boulders. What an amazing gift it was to stand witness to the ancient ebb and flow of the tide.
The light was so beautiful that I had to take a few steps down and grab a quick
shot looking northward up the coast.
As I was lost in my moment, two "bored" boys came up behind me and saw me dodging the waves, dancing up and down the steps, and decided to make a game of it themselves.
The game: how low could they go?
Safe at the third step!
Or maybe not.
When they tired of that challenge they moved on to climbing the rocks.
The new game: tide tag, or taunting the tide.
Picture below: hear me screaming, "That's right boys...RUUUUUUNN!"
If there is anything I have learned in life, it is this:
You cannot out-run, out-size, out-scare the tide.
Your best bet is to ride it.
Or, if you lack a surfboard, run for higher ground...and find a nonslip rock.
It's also good to know when it is time to listen to your mom and play it safe.
Because when the mom-worry kicks in it's time to come on up.
(Add to that, my light was fading and my ISO couldn't be bumped up any higher.)
Plus, if I had let them continue with their tide taunt-and-tag they would have missed out on this...
...God's very own, personally handmade, IMAX movie screen, complete with a VIP front row seat.
Is there anything more amazing than to be sitting on the edge of a continent watching the day fade and listening to the hush of the tide as it whispers good night?
No, there's nothing more amazing.
(Well, not true. I might have to add to it the people who make Canon cameras. I'd like to thank the unseen little engineer person who sits in a research and development lab somewhere in Canonville. His or her achievement in the ISO department is soooooo appreciated. I would not have gotten any of these pictures without that crazy high ISO. That last picture especially--it was pretty much dark on the deck and yet I was able to capture the best scene of the day. Little engineer person at Canon...I know you are not God, but you rock.)
...God's very own, personally handmade, IMAX movie screen, complete with a VIP front row seat.
Is there anything more amazing than to be sitting on the edge of a continent watching the day fade and listening to the hush of the tide as it whispers good night?
No, there's nothing more amazing.
(Well, not true. I might have to add to it the people who make Canon cameras. I'd like to thank the unseen little engineer person who sits in a research and development lab somewhere in Canonville. His or her achievement in the ISO department is soooooo appreciated. I would not have gotten any of these pictures without that crazy high ISO. That last picture especially--it was pretty much dark on the deck and yet I was able to capture the best scene of the day. Little engineer person at Canon...I know you are not God, but you rock.)
3 comments:
Oh my, Tracey. These are absolutely breathtaking. Is this where you stayed?? Wow. I only get to see the ocean beach about once every few years. What a blessing that you are able to be so close to such a lovely painting of God.
And I have a little bit of camera envy! I'm saving my pennies for a camera with better ISO capabilities. These pictures are amazing!!
LOVE that last shot!!
May I ask what camera do you have and what lens did you use for these photos? I am looking to purchase my first DSLR. Your photos are breathtakingly beautiful! Every single one tells a story...
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