Saturday I took advantage of living in the only one of the 50 states without snow (a statistic I find dubious), the almost spring-like temps (60s… in January!) and the clear blue skies to again make my way to the beach.
I went to Navarre where last summer the BP oil spill first made landfall in this area. I was happy to see the water and the beaches have made a remarkable, and seemingly full recovery. The sand was littered, not with oily debris, but shells in beautiful shades of pink, cream and orange.
The fishing pier was open and I walked out to the end, admiring how gorgeous the Gulf waters were. Sitting on one of the many benches, I soaked in the sun, the salt air and the gentle sound of the waves breaking on the beach.
It was a lovely day.
(Photos shot with a Nikon D60, using an 18-55mm, 55-200mm, 20mm f/2.8 wide-angle, or 50mm f/1.8 prime lens and/or a Nikon CoolPix S205)
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I love that image of the sand dollar up close. They were always my favorite things to find on the beach. Have you thought about sending in one of your photos for the storydam community link up? We are looking for images from the readers to use every week.
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I was listening to the radio the other day when an interviewee made teh comment about being in the only state without snow that day (FL). I’m jealous, considering what we have going on here right now. Those are gorgeous photos – and now that I’m learning more about my camera (I went to my first class on Saturday and will put up a post this week demonstrating a little of what I learned), I’m interested to see all the different things you use. How many lenses do you own?
Oh and I bought a puffer on Saturday, too. I love it!
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Incredible images!!! Bravo!
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looks like a wonderful day! i love the sand dollar.
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your shells are so awesome, I would kill to see some sun shining on the ocean! enjoy it!! for all of us 🙂
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I want to run barefoot through your pictures, carefully avoiding the beautiful shells of course!
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