Enjoying a quiet moment

The beach in winter

What happened next?

For each of the scenarios below, imagine you are standing, barefooted, at the water’s edge.  See the wave breaking, hear the sound. feel the movement of the water against your feet.  Relax!

 

 

 

Tranquility

Breaking waves

 

Evening rhythm

Lumpy Sea

Cascading waves

Using watercolour filter

At the water’s edge

Throughout our few days on the Norfolk coast the strong breeze constantly injected energy into the waves breaking on the shore.

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Wave Study 5

And finally

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See also High tide at Dawlish

Wave Study 4

The waves rocking and rolling.

See also High tide at Dawlish

Wave Study 3

The breaking waves and the returning waves collide.

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See also High tide at Dawlish

Wave Study (2)

A breaker fragmenting as it meets the stone breakwater.

 

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High tide at Dawlish

Recently I wrote how relaxing and therapeutic the rhythm of the sea could be (Sea watching).  High tide at Dawlish provided a sharp reminder of the extreme opposite  –  the sea’s relentless energy, mighty power and irresistible force.

In the series of wave studies that follow over the next few days I would like you to imagine that you are standing with me on the path topping the sea wall.  Hear the boom of the wave crashing against the wall, feel the spray carried on the wind, smell the sea, watch the explosive collision of waves moving in opposite directions.  Don’t just view the pictures  –  enter the experience of being there!

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See also Breaking Wave

Sunlight on the sea.

No context is needed for this photo.  It was just a beautifully peaceful late afternoon.  If you listen carefully you can hear the gentle rippling of the waves and the shingle scurrying back to the sea.

Sunlight on the sea

Patterns in the sand

It is a constant source of amazement that the ebbing sea can leave behind such intricate patterns in the sand.

Intricate sand pattern

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At the Water’s Edge 4

One of the joys of a pebble beach is the sound of the shingle rushing back into the sea as each wave recedes.  The effect is strangely both powerful and soothing  –  almost hypnotic.

At the Water's Edge 4

See also At the Water’s Edge, At the Water’s Edge 2, At the Water’s Edge 3, At the Water’s Edge 5, Wave, Wave Abstract, Abstract 101

At the Water’s Edge 3. Turning of the tide

At the Water's Edge 3

See also At the Water’s Edge, At the Water’s Edge 2, At the Water’s Edge 5, The Water Abstracts, Wave, Wave Abstract, Abstract 101

At the Water’s Edge 2

Water's Edge 2

See also At the Water’s Edge, At the Water’s Edge 3, At the Water’s Edge 5,  The Water Abstracts, Wave, Wave Abstract, Abstract 101

The Tempest

Tempest