December 9, 2020 — Pacific Grove, California
Taken a few minutes after the shot in the Dec 14 post. I’m not Rachael Talibart and I do not have easy access to the Sussex coast, but on this day the Pacific’s collision with the Monterey Bay coast did provide towering but very temporary structure. She names her works after characters in mythology, but here I’m reminded of the tail of a Boeing 707.
I do believe her titles are classier than mine. On the other hand, mine are nerdier than hers.
(Nikon D500, Tamron 100–400mm f/4.5–6.3 Di VC USD. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 4.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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Incredible!
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Thanks, Liz!
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Caught a wave, Dude! Don’t compare. She’s not Michael Scandling. 🙂 I understand your admiration though. She does wonderful things. But so do you. I envy your minimalist oceans. This one included.
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Thanks very much, Steve. Rachael and I are in no way rivals. We admire each other’s work. We do some things similarly and somethings quite differently.
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I thought your mentioning not being her was a bit raising her above. My misinterpretation. Sorry.
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No. I do raise her above. But not to the point of making less of myself.
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Amazing frame, my friend of this breathtaking image.
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Thank you very much, my friend.
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🙂
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A beauty if ever there was one!
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Thanks, Paula!
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Oh I do like this – spectacular! Also your second paragraph – there’s always an upside! 🙂
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Thank you. That’s how I look at it.
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has a Michal Pelka feeing but your Michael signature…he’s a Dutch photographer friend of my cousin…that’s why I thought of him. ☺️
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Thank you very much! His work is beautiful. I’m glad my work made you think of him.
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Nice photo, Michael! 😀
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Thank you very much!
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The water in the lower left looks like it’s about to go over Niagara Falls.
The first jet plane I ever flew on was a 707, from New York to Lisbon in 1966.
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Thanks, Steve. Yes it does look like it’s about to go over the falls. My first jet plane flight was a 707 from Chicago to LA. Not route 66.
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It’s a great shot! and interesting that you see a jet.
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Thanks, Robert. It’s just how my mind works. The Muse just rolls her eyes.
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Woo hoo – that would be quite a ride Michael. You caught it perfectly.
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Thanks, Tina!
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The minute I read your title, this was playing in my head: particularly the lines, “My heart keeps calling me backwards, as I get on the 707…” The sense of forward motion in the image is full of that go/stay tension.
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Thank you. You got it, and everything it implies.
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Beautiful photograph – the jet of water above the wave , um, takes it over the top.
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Thank you very much. Yes it does doesn’t it!?
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Wonderful Michael and I’m a big fan of Rachael’s work
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Thanks very much. Just received her new book. Wonderful.
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Rachael used to have a blog here on WordPress, some years ago now, and we followed each other, before she had found her niche. She always showed great potential then.
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She is remarkable. The Muse and I were fortunate to spend an afternoon with her in 2019. Summer, unfortunately. The coast was like a lake. Still, a valuable experience.
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Great shot. The local surf has been spectacular lately
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Thank you. It has been, and will get better.
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A great “Woooosh” it is, Michael! I like the look of the water in the foreground, too, it makes it more than a nice wave photo. You have that wonderful spray, the gorgeous color in the curl, and the dark swell closer in. Beautiful.
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Thank you very much! It was a remarkable day. All the better for that burger later at Nepenthe.
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