Comment from Raoul D'Harmental
Hi shore1inspire

This is a lovely image of the sea reclaiming the land from the sand. Just hope it's down to natural rather than human causes! :) Thanks for sharing this image. The pallor highlights the mood well! R

 Comment Written 22-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Jan-2017

Hi Raoul,
yes it looks like the moon sequences this fall took a lot away as a northeaster is hitting and will be less by Tuesday.
they will need to dump a few thousand trucks to shore it up as the hoses stop and just a raw beach and closed for the plovers nesting area protected as long as it is there as 2 years ago behind me you could see the bay and ocean with a 10 foot sand space.
your welcome I'm glad you looked into it and enjoyed it.
thank you for your review and kind rating.
always,
ron

Comment from GaliaG
Nice capture of the sand "mountain " and the sea in the background

Good focus, good depth of field, good creativity and initial impact

Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 22-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Jan-2017

Hi GaliaG,
yes it is average size fir all the dunes for the whole island, but may lose a bunch more from here as a northeaster comes in.
as the coastal flooding emergency is already active.
as this picture shows the height as the others you look at the second floors from the beach.
glad you enjoy viewing it and reality of the scope of things.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from Ladymariesphotod
Great photo, love the commentary that helps us to understand what we are seeing. Excellent clarity, focus, and dof. Perfect framing. Nice job. Thank you so much for sharing.

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2017

Hi LadyMarie.
glad you enjoy it as a big chunk is missing already and hear a northeaster is coming so will get smaller.
glad you get the point and why it is there as the first house is over 200 ft behind it.
thank you for you kind insight into it.
thank you for viewing and your kind rating.
always,
ron

Comment from Envision
This is an interesting photograph that documents the water level and the massive amount of sand very well. Good angle to use for this and I like the water splashing in the background.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Envision,
glad you enjoy viewing it as high tides takes it away, as those waves you saw that day easily takes it away.
it is bigger than you think as they relied on trucks to shore up after sandy and the pumpers moved to south Carolina.
glad you enjoy the wave about 8 blocks away as you can see a 40/50 year old wood piling unearthed to stop erosion when it gets this low. as it would be neat to photograph some wreaks and pirate ships that used the bay to hide a long time ago.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

reply by Envision on 20-Jan-2017

So interesting!

reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Envision,
yes it may look small but is much bigger than it looks. as a few thousand
truckloads are still just in this spot.
but the dune grass is not helping that. but coul be dangerous as it is almost 10 ft. to the right and would knock you over if it stated falling but would probably get a fine just being on it.
always,
ron

reply by Envision on 20-Jan-2017

Wow. sounds very dangerous but also really interesting to view.

reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Envision,
yes you would not want to climb the face as it would be a losing battle.
yes it is to those who know the effects and need for immediate supplies to stop breaks even though it may seem a losing battle.
but cant help mother nature just try to protect the island but mainland as the water damage hits all low lying area's.
I drove a lot of equipment and this is a small pile to me. :-) but would have a back ache from some trucks they use.
always,
ron

Comment from momentsofjoy7351
There is such strength in the capture of the detail over the ridge area settling into the sky and beach area. Wonderful. Seems like a spot though from what you have said that will eventually become a grander view out to the sea. Great colors and wonderful lighting. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi momentsofjoy,
yes as it is a few thousand truckloads sitting there as a thousand at least has washed away already for the southern tip of the island.
it is a lower part on the island as not to many go to the beach here as most of the ocean houses don't rent in this part.
when they turn on the lights takes a half hour or more to go 9 miles as the bridge is about center of the 18 mile island.
yes the pile will get smaller by spring and look a lot different as mother nature is taking it away already.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from stacey brooks 1969
A great view my friend and I enjoyed reading your notes behind this picture very cool what a awesome place your photograph shows it well very nice framing well centered and a pleasure to view thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

hi Stacey,
glad you enjoy viewing a emergency pile as mother nature takes a big bite out of it already.
the top height is close to the normal dune size for the length of the island.
thank you a you catch the meaning behind the photo as many are happy to see it.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from Renate-Bertodi
and one day we will return to the sea! as we can see. the Dutch are masters at reclaiming and now the Chinese too are doing likewise-It takes great perseverance to reclaim land from the sea, and that grass needs planting again. However, when I did basic geology with my pupils /having belonged to the Geology group of Sheffield University, I tend to add into my lessons/ It is amazing to think that sand is being taken away and lodged somewhere else, hopefully to create a new island somewhere. England is losing miles off its eastern shores and our government does nothing, spends money like water on rubbish schemes. and nothing on concrete problems. I think they all go stupid once they get into power!

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Renate,
yes we will but is funny that the beach was 1 mile inland from me as I found out from a history pamphlet from the one park.
that sounds interesting as they put on the table putting gates on the inlets when bad weather hits.
but would cost a lot but no happy medium if mainland houses flood as well as the water from sandy was only a block away.
as the bay shots I take had 2 foot of water and washed out the road and many lagoon houses had a lot of damage.
the dune grass looks just over a year old in this shot as it helps when they are full grown.
sorry to hear your country does not do much and have pork projects instead.
as the barrier islands add so much to tourism they need to as they bring in more money than spend fixing it.
as the island goes from about 35,000 people to 500,000 to 700,000 on holidays during the season.
a great way to explain it as that is ho the get richer and ignore the middle to low class people.
thank you for viewing and a interesting review.
always,
ron

Comment from PeglegDeb
Interesting notes Ron....and a good explanation of the issues your photo represents.

I think your wide format does a good job here. My problem is that there is so much of the dune or pile of sand just sort of sitting there. I'm wishing for more of the ocean or something as there's only a speck of it off to the right. So perhaps this could have been cropped better....less sand. I'm afraid there's just not much interest in a big long pile of sand.

I do understand the problem of erosion and see what you're trying to convey here. Maybe a different angle??

Deborah

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Deb,
yes it is a yearly thing as the fall and winter do the most damage.
I was going for the height as you see how high the made the pile for reserves to get busy if needed and not trucked over the bridge and lose time.
I was just putting the focal point on the dune as 1 spot is over a 9ft drop already.
yes I could have made the ocean look more but was trying for the face of the dune and it's erosion.
I can see that to those who live on land but to some this is a small pile as half of this town people are not in yet or just put the houses up for sale not wanting to raise them 14ft 6 in. above the water table since sandy and the new codes.
it was a cold day as the flats had 35 mph. winds and felt in the 20s but was in the 40s on the mainland.
thank you for viewing and your thoughtful review.
always,
ron

reply by PeglegDeb on 20-Jan-2017

You're very welcome Ron. Hope they figure out what to do about the erosion.

reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Deb,
there is nothing they can do about it.
as this is the start of the flatlands the plovers nesting area is and 6 months of the year is closed but one of the more vulnerable spots to be at as that pile could be gone in no time as I hope you can imagine how much has washed back into the sea already as 1 spot is almost 10 for cliff.
always,
ron

reply by PeglegDeb on 21-Jan-2017

This sounds like such a dilemma Ron. I can't imagine how they'll ever solve the problem.

reply by the author on 22-Jan-2017

Hi Deborah,
yes as a 50 mph or more northeaster hit so the pile will shrink.
they put millions in it yearly.
but makes a lot of revenue but a lot of money during summer/fall.
always,
ron

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Visually soothing.
Serene scenery.
Dead centered horizon.
Crop half of the foreground negaspace.
Overcast color & illumination.
Thanks!

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Dx,
a different view to see as it is backup sand and faster to get to.
yes the scene is nice on a calmer day , but this was a wild day there and surfers said no way with the cold.
I did crop some of it as they had posts in but a lot where knocked down with the tides as the small 3 1/2 ft cliff could be dangerous for some but is easy to put one foot close and just let gravity take you down to the surf.
thank you for your insightful review and support.
always,
ron

Comment from dalebraatz
very good story telling image of nature at work, nice composition, good details and depth and textures, very pleasing to look at. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2017

Hi Dale,
glad you enjoy it as I see a thousand truckloads or more missing already.
as I was surprised to see so much gone already with no big storms but did have some high tides with the certain moons this year.
glad you enjoy viewing it and seeing what they deal with or stockpile some for an emergency as the ocean does break thru with some storms but the worst was 62 as it took a few blocks away and a bridge and coast guard station ,
not far from where I'm standing.
thank you for your kind review.
always,
ron