Category Archives: ocean
Dreary Winter Day on the Gulf of Mexico
There were a few people walking barefoot on the beach, but they were wearing their winter coats and avoiding the frigid water.
Wading in the Fog
Visitors wade in the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Shores, Alabama this afternoon. The fog added a kind of mystery to the beach that brought out a few explorers, including a Great Blue Heron almost lost in the mist.
Quiet Chat
A quiet chat
on the beach
in November
Gulf Coast Beach in September
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We were here first. There’s plenty of room; do you have to sit so close? Or maybe the story is: Come! Join us we’ll all have a good time. But more likely it’s, “How’s the water, Mabel? What does George have in his hands?
I’ve often read that “great photos always tell a story.” But I don’t think a single photo can ever tell a complete story. Stories have a beginning, middle and end. A single photo can only capture a small fraction of the story. Without context, this is simply a photo of a group of people at a beach with a vast ocean of water in the background. Are they family? Friends? Recent acquaintances? Are they stranded on a desert island? What is the story?
Uncertainty
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…Then what should we work for?
Only this: proper understanding, unselfish action; truthful speech. A resolve to accept whatever happens as necessary and familiar, flowing like water from that same source and spring.
Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations” translated by Gregory Hays
Gulf Shores Beach
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Took a drive down to Gulf Shores this morning to capture some photos for my Alamy collection. Surprisingly, it wasn’t overcrowded. A beautiful day, just right for being on the beach.
Surf Symmetry
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Surreal Surf
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Surf and clouds manipulated a little bit in Photoshop. This was created at Fort Morgan, Alabama a day after Hurricane Barry tore through New Orleans. Weather in southern Alabama wasn’t so horrible: a light breeze and some rain with a little flooding in places. The photo has been dramatized, sensationalized and colorized, but other than that – it’s exactly as I envisioned it.
Green Water, White Sand
Clear green water and briliant white sand line the beach of Santa Rosa Island, Florida.
Santa Rosa Island
The beach at Santa Rosa Island, Florida, yesterday, March 12, 2019.
Winter on the Gulf of Mexico
Fort Morgan, Alabama – Mid-day, the end of January. It’s cold, but calm. People come down to the beach for their morning walks, to collect seashells or driftwood, perhaps. Two men at the far right, near the horizon, were fishing from beach chairs while a Great Blue Heron closely monitored their activity.
Barnacles
Some barnacles Vicki found on the beach at the end of the Fort Morgan Peninsula yesterday.
Storm Approaching
January storm with high winds and heavy surf approaches the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Nuances
I like the nuances of color, and the pattern in this seashell I found on the Gulf Coast beach yesterday.
A Timeline
Primordial Ooze
Life Forms Evolve
Opposable Thumbs
Competition
Greed, Power, Money
Godot Defined for one species
Knowledge Quest
War Machines
Silicon Chips
Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Shared Among Machines
Opposable Thumbs Irrelevant
Artificial Intelligence Evolves
Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication
Godot Redefined
Higher Knowledge Unnecessary
Life Forms Irrelevant
Silicon Chips Disintegrate
Primordial Ooze
Beach Detonation
Some of My Favorite Places
My favorite place is wherever I am…or, most often, someplace else.
Regardless, those places always include green trees, water, moderately warm temperatures, and frequently – adult beverages.
My brother, Charlie, proprietor of Victor Alexander Winery, Bainbridge Island, WA
Lake Michigan shore near Montague, MI
Northwest Plains and Mountains
Sunset at Orange Beach, Alabama
Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen, Texas
Wharf and Ferris Wheel at Seattle, Washington.
Day-To-Day Photography 