Interestingly enough, this week’s photo is from the same year as the one in last week’s Thursday Throwback – 7. This is purely serendipitous! In February of 2009, my wife and I took some time to spend on Cape Cod. There’s nothing like visiting beaches and resort areas when there are no crowds!
Here’s one of my captures from that weekend…
I played a little bit with angles, as I took several shots. There are a couple of images that I like from this series, among which this one is my favorite. I cropped the image a bit to get the 8×10 form factor, as I find that the shorter height provides more of a sense of length. That is a rather odd statement, as I read it back.
In my estimation, this illusion of length comes from the increase and thinning of the sand shapes. As they go towards the horizon, there is a sense of ever greater distance.
Also, if you look at this image long enough, you may get a sense that there is an ancient alien force at play here… Don’t look too long, lest it might reach out to you!
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