Cape Ann Images: Wet and Wild !

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Wet and Wild !

I didn't plan on taking any photos this day but after running for an errand I made a swing along the shore line to see what the nasty windy rainy weather had in store. Always with my camera I couldn't resist once I saw the waves. One of these days I'll get a good video camera to also catch the sound. Liquid thunder best describes it as the ground shakes as thousands of pounds of water strike. And every so often almost silence as the spent breaker retreats with the muffled sound of storm worn pebbles and rocks rolling back to the sea.
It wasn't easy taking photos with sideways rain hitting the lens but at least it wasn't snow!

Please keep in mind, I'm using a telephoto lens at a safe distance. Never tempt Mother Nature, she can overwhelm where you think it is safe!

Coast Guard 47' motor lifeboat passes Ten Pound Island in heavy rain.