Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Felix showed: Subject: [Leica] IMG Flying from the waves... >>>Again the seaside where I'm strongly attached to... When I was a child long, long, long time ago I used to go to the seaside to watch the waves coming in and calculating if the shock with the earth will be enaugh to reach us. The mistakes have finished in a rush at home to change the absolutely wet clothes for some dry ones. Some days ago it was announced a extremely strong storm and I went to the some place where I was playing in the early days and I got this image with the only camera that wasn't afraid of the water the astounding Olympus E3. http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/159443-1/Fleeing-of-the-waves.jpg Hi Felix, A neat seaside shot. However here in Victoria when we have a major south west wind and the waves are breaking over the sea wall near the cemetery, the police close the road to stop vehicles and people going along the roadway getting water drenched by the huge waves. It's supposed to be fun? The reason for this is due to the logging along the west coast there are always big logs and chunks of wood floating near by. So with each 50 feet high or higher wave comes crashing down, this floating wood comes down on the road. Or people stupid enough to walk along. Over the years people have been badly hurt or cars trying to drive through the salt water, that I can't understand why anyone would want to have their car soaked with salt water. Great corrosion effect. :-( However cars have had wind shields smashed due to a huge log crashing down on them. We have a saying out here.. "Never turn your back on the sea as you never know what she can throw at you!" Or worse, "A rouge wave so awesomely big you are hit and gone before you have any chance of survival." Yours is still an interesting photo though. ted