January 26, 2020 — Black Sand Beach, Vik, Iceland
The North Atlantic shows no mercy because it has no mercy. But time has even less. The same wave as in the February 9 post, just three seconds later. Ferocious to the end.
(Nikon D850, Tamron 100–400mm f/4.5–6.3 Di VC USD G2. processing in DxO PhotoLab 3.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images.
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Power and beauty. Sensational!
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Thanks, Liz!
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oh beautiful! è assolutamente bellissima!!!!
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Grazie!
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This time the contrast between the dark water and the bright crest of the wave adds to the drama.
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Thanks very much. I emphasized that a bit.
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Super photo but…only man has the ability to show ‘mercy’ but rarely uses it.
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It’s true. Oceans do what oceans do. The rest of us can do anything and everything we can to set a better example.
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Powerfully dramatic and perfectly timed. Mercy is a feeling of caring which is rare in Nature. Possibly between species’ mates but otherwise just human.
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Thank you very much, Steve. Paula said much the same thing. Mercy is a human thing and we humans owe it to each other to display it with grace.
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Ah, now that’s an image to get your adrenaline going! 😉 Breathtaking!
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Thank you, Marina. Since your name means “one who comes from the sea,” you would know. 😉
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Funny how a name can actually influence a person… needless to say, the sea is where my ‘home’ is! 😉 So, yes, I do! 😉
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😎
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Beautiful…this image – a frozen moment – speaks to me of the hidden power of nature…the union of H2O, a distant moon, wind, melting ice, human behaviors.. Then I must acknowledge the power of an unseen virus as it passes from one to the other. Yet, as many begin to isolate into their homes, nature begins to heal. I think after this crisis is over, there should be a global mandate that the we all have an annual seclusion retreat as we gift Earth with an annual 2 week sick leave so she can heal from our greed, our hungry ghost nature.
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I like that. Let’s spread it around. Maybe it’ll go viral. That’s one virus I could definitely support.
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Beautiful, and very striking too. 🙂
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Thank you.
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“Ferocious to the End” – I like that. The power is all here. Wonderful.
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Thank you. Like a pouncing tiger.
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😳☺️wow feels a bit like Michal Pelka’s waves so cool 🙋♀️
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Thank you very much! I do see a bit of a resemblance. 🌊
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Such a powerful shot … 🙂
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Thank you. 😊
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