Waves

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted October 30, 2016322 views7 comments

Our Brookings, Oregon home is on the southern coast, and we are lucky to have great weather variations, from perfect sun to very severe storms. We often have huge waves, with or without storms.
We have a great Coast Guard station here, and they go out several times a day to assess conditions, and issue reports, or practice rescues. These are 47-foot boats.
Taken from our deck. The rocky area is part of the jetty protecting the harbor entrance.

2016:10:30 12:15:37
D800
18-200mm @ 170mm
Digital zoom: 1.5x
1/800 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 30, 2016 at 6:56 AM

a minute later..

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 30, 2016 at 9:27 AM

What a lovely view you have, Sandy - very envious !! Like both shots - the first especially with the rocks in the fg. The overall cool greys give a nice feel of the blustery day.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 30, 2016 at 10:44 AM

Sandy,
I also like the first of these two interesting images, there is a better view of the two Coast Guard 47 ft MLB's (a remarkable vessel, see more - HERE).
As Ian mentioned, the wider angle image seems to benefit from the foreground Jetty.
No one is more envious of the view off your deck than I,
Thanks for sharing . . . cool

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 30, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Sandy: the boats in the big waves, the misty air and the layers in the background all add up to an excellent photo. I like the first just as much when I cropped the jetty by scrolling. The second one, with the boats cutting through the waves is more powerful. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 30, 2016 at 10:25 PM

I like the action that is depicted in this image. I was in the Coast Guard and was also out in some bad seas in a small boat.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 31, 2016 at 5:39 PM

One heck of a view from your deck! I prefer the first and I like the suggestion to crop the jetty. Very dyanmic image. It looks like fun being out there on those boats.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 31, 2016 at 5:49 PM

Did crop the jetty at first, but then was very unbalanced if I left the blue mountains at the top, which i wanted to do.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments