The Day Death Rode The Wind
Jan 27, 2020 20:20:54 #
Was going through some of my older pics taken a few years back. Doing so has brought back a lot of memories of the good trips I've had but also some of the sad items associated with them. This picture is of one of those sad occasions. I took a pic of this character on the fishing pier at Gulf Shores in Alabama in April of 2015. He was just being a total pest to the fishermen at the time. The wind for most of the afternoon was quite strong but at about 5 it became unbelievable to a point where I and my wife along with most of the fishermen had to retreat to safety. I must add that this old man had quite the time holding the camera anywhere's near steady and was happy as a lark to get any type of picture. But this fine fella held on for quite awhile but in the end even he had to search for a safer perch.
At the time little did me know but just 40 KM west of us a disaster was stiking a large boat race/regatta on Mobile Bay by way of a storm with hurricane-force winds and very heavy seas. At that time there were over a 100 boats on the water with many were destroyed or severely damaged. Usually a storm of this type would pass quite quickly but in this case took more than 40 minutes before it abated. Sadly when finally over 6 lives were lost. It has since been termed one of the worst sailing disasters in American history. So even though this is one of my favourite pics it still gives me a real feeling of sadness whenever I take a look at it.
LittleRed (Ron)
At the time little did me know but just 40 KM west of us a disaster was stiking a large boat race/regatta on Mobile Bay by way of a storm with hurricane-force winds and very heavy seas. At that time there were over a 100 boats on the water with many were destroyed or severely damaged. Usually a storm of this type would pass quite quickly but in this case took more than 40 minutes before it abated. Sadly when finally over 6 lives were lost. It has since been termed one of the worst sailing disasters in American history. So even though this is one of my favourite pics it still gives me a real feeling of sadness whenever I take a look at it.
LittleRed (Ron)
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Jan 27, 2020 21:27:39 #
Lean into the wind..... amazing how the animals know that... Nice shot..!
Jan 27, 2020 21:29:17 #
Pee into the wind, not so much, turn the other way. Or get wet...
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This image is quite striking. The clarity of his blown feathers, the separation from the background - both superb. That beautiful buttery background is exquisite.
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