.....three men in a tub. - a photo on Flickriver

            Black Lake is in northern Michigan.  Last summer, some friends and I spent a night there. 
We were up early the next morning to catch the ferry to Mackinaw Island, and saw this.

It reminded me of a story I heard about Eskimos on the fjords in Greenland who are prone to "kayak sickness". 
The fjords are known for spells of completely quiet weather, no wind or breeze, completely still and the water becomes like glass.  The sun is low in the sky during these spells and sends a glare into the eskimos eyes as they sit quietly in their kayaks to not scare away the seals.
They become almost hypnotized, the landscape becomes unreal, and the eskimos become almost paralyzed, feeling like they are floating and sinking into a bottomless void. They are so stricken they cannot even cry out.  
They just fall and fall and fall.....
Some are so prone to it that they cannot hunt and bring starvation to their families. 

While this photo isn't really that, it reminded me of it.
The big grey. 
The nothing. 

 
   

Taken on: July 31, 2014

Sets appears in: • Simple • Favorites

Groups appears in: • the simpler, the better • Maximal minimalism

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX510 HS, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, 41.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
Lens:	4.3-129.0 mm
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	41.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	iPhoto 9.5.1
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