Well, more time spent today trying to track down the source of the still-incoming moths. The invasion is now down to just a trickle, which is good, but a couple still appear each day, which must mean I’ve not yet ferreted out all their secret hiding places.
BTW, I can report that so far the ones that are attracted to the little “moth motels” kind of sticky paper that I bought for the cabinets are the gourmands, not the fashionistas; no moth has checked into the motel that’s designed to attract the moths that prefer clothing. That may mean the ones in the bedroom last week were actually just out for a stroll between meals. Now we know.
Anyway, let’s give a little wave goodbye to the moth topic for today and head to the beach to see some actual waves. Much more satisfying. All the photos were taken on the beach in Melbourne, Florida, in the early morning on a sunny day in August. If you keep that in mind, you’ll be able to spot that I’ve adjusted the contrast and lighting in many of them, either at the moment I took the photo or in my “digital darkroom” on my computer here at home.
Also, I’m counting the “Sea Foam” photos as “wave” photos, since the foam was what was left on the beach after waves rolled in and then back out to sea.
Enjoy.
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- Melbourne Beach Waves – Photo #1
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- Melbourne Beach Waves – Photo #2
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- Approaching Wave – Photo #1
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- Approaching Wave – Photo #2
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- Sea Foam – Photo #1
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- Sea Foam – Photo #2
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- Sea Foam – Photo #3
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- Sea Foam – Photo #4
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- Sea Foam Creature
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- Sideways Sea Foam
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- Stars on the Sea
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It is amazing how much texture the photos have. Almost looking like acrylic paintings using various different mediums and modeling paste, I like the foams, in particular the onenthatnyounflipped, both I like.malso the other flipped stars pic. All are very interesting. Now at night, it would be cool to take some and get the phosphorescence of the ocean. I know that mightnbenso cool with the full moon. I have tried to paint and draw that scene, one day.
Thanks, Kathy! I was really trying to capture the texture of that foam – I found it fascinating, and was really pleased how those foam photos turned out – I am often not as pleased with the result of my “experiments”, but I really was happy that my vision of the foam came out so well. And yes, I do flip quite a bit this days – when that refers to turning a photo on its side or upside down. 😉
Usually, I have fun picking out my first, second and third favorite picture; but in this case they were all so outstanding, I couldn’t pick a top three. But I did have some comments: Water #1 was eery and sparkling. Water #2 looked like fudge by a canal. Wave #2 had a little more suspension for my taste. Seafoam #1 was incredible in it simplicity. Seafoam #2 captured the bumps quite well. Seafoam #3 looked like everything hit a wall. Seafoam #4 was so realistic I could feel the gooey foam. The seafoam creature looked like an alligator. The stars on the sea looked so magical but when I turned it upside down which was really right side up, it didn’t have the magic. Better you leave it upside down!
Thanks, Stan – love the comments on all the photos – thanks for posting them all. As I commented above, I was pleased at how this set turned out, and glad to see that everyone else is enjoying them, too. 🙂 I had to laugh when I read your comment on the stars on the sea one – I actually *didn’t* post it right-side up for that very reason (whereas sometimes I’ll post both ways if it is plausable as a good photo in either direction). But you’re right – it doesn’t look magical to me either until it’s flipped. I knew that was going to be true the moment I saw those “stars” sparkling on top of the water… 🙂