This month we decided to do a local adventure since we will be doing a lot of traveling over the holidays. With a storm over the Atlantic creating a huge swell we decided to head to the rocky shores of Jupiter Island in Tequesta Florida.
Day 1 - The Late Afternoon Sun
It would have been a good idea to bring the GPS and the trip would have taken 35 minutes rather than an hour and 10 minutes. But at least Lyla had a nice hour-long nap.
Day 1 - The Late Afternoon Sun
It would have been a good idea to bring the GPS and the trip would have taken 35 minutes rather than an hour and 10 minutes. But at least Lyla had a nice hour-long nap.
With the sun dropping fast, we had to make a sprint for the beach, where we spotted some rocks to the south along the shoreline
The storm out at sea has blown in an incredible swell bringing in over-head high waves and ripping currents. A perfect time to capture some images of one of the few rocky shorelines that Florida has to offer
Lyla was happy to be back in her hiking backpack and at the beach, and I was happy to have my camera back in hand with the family
I used a fast shutter speed to freeze the waves and give the images the ridged mood of the afternoon
And its not going to be easy to stay dry for these shots. Looking through the camera the waves find a way of sneaking up on you. This will have to be our scrapbook shot for the adventure.
So far so good keeping Lyla dry!
And happy...she loves the ocean, talks to it the entire time we are taking pictures.
Looks like Lyla is starting to lose focus...time for a bottle
after we pick up a couple shells for keepsake of course...
not sure if that is the best place to have a bottle Lyla
much better here...
While Lyla and Nicky had a picnic, I decided to venture on back to the beach and see what I could do with what was left of the evening sunlight on the dunes
Once the sunlight fell to a level where the dunes shadowed the ocean, all of the other photographers packed up there things and headed home...
while Lyla, Nicky and I stuck around to see how the setting sun to the west would play the clouds...and I am glad that we stuck it out!
Even though we only had an hour to work with we ended up with some great shots. I was a little frustrated because we got to the beach 10 minutes late and the sun was already partially below the dune shadowing the shore.
Perhaps a second day will be necessary for some sunrise images. Nicky and I agreed to let Lyla make the decision. If she wakes up before 6:00am we will make trip.
Day 2 - Lyla Gets us up for a Sunrise Trip Back to Jupiter Island
Well, Lyla woke up at 5:30am, so it's a go...off to Jupiter Island.
Arrival: 6:35am
Running late again so I take off for the beach while Nicky packs up Lyla...
Missed the sunrise but that's OK, I am looking for the post-sunrise light on the crashing waves. I knew this was going to be a challenge this morning because of the backlighting from the sunrise.
I found some shorebirds to shoot while I was waiting for Nicky and Lyla and the sun
Here they come
Lyla loves the ocean! She has been up for an hour now and hasn't even asked for her first bottle yet...just taking it all in
OK, no successful shots yet, looks like I am going to have to get wet again
Well, I spent a lot of time in the water...
But came up empty for the day, except for one or two macro shots
Regardless, we had a blast, and checked off another adventure!
...NEVER STOP EXPLORING
