Belly flop - a photo on Flickriver

Belly flop

            And now for something a bit different!

When the wind really howls, this particular spot tends to get some pretty crazy wave action. The shoreline seems to funnel waves into each other so they crash, making these incredible exploding waves. While the water looks rough, out of nowhere you’ll see an explosion of water and sand headed straight up, only to be caught by the wind, and blown away like it was never there. It’s really shocking to see up close, and it was real, real windy when I was there a few months back. Gusts over 100kmph!

But what makes it extra interesting to me, is that sometimes the waves and wind almost seem to form faces, or animals, or creatures of some sort. Going through the series of images after shooting is very much like looking at ink blots - maybe what I see in the wave says something about what’s going on in my head!

Here's one of the waves that really caught my attention

Taken on: April 11, 2024

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Landscape

Landscapes

action

Canada

Ontario

Lake Erie

lake

water

wind

canon

Canon 5D mark IV

5D mark iv

5D IV

sigma 100-400 « less

Sets appears in: • Windy water

Groups appears in: • Guelph Photographers Guild • in explore

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