In between day and night

Stand a little less between me and the sun.

- Diogenes -

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If I can be candid with you, I wanted to do a post called day, night and in between, but soon after beginning I realised there was a flaw in my great plan...I have no beach images taken in the night time, mostly because it is dark at night and I'm a shit photographer. Anyway, this post is the compromise, the in between element.

I know, it's disappointing but I assume you'll recover from your disappointment, counselling is available, just as I have (almost) recovered myself, and maybe you'll even find something of interest in this post.

One of the cool things about this beach is that is faces west so the photographs come out quite balanced. At times of the year the sun moves around on the horizon though and that's when I'm able to catch the jetty with the sun behind it as in the last image. I like the shots taken looking straight out to the ocean best though and the way the rays catch the ripples in the sand and any clouds that may be present is always pleasing to my eye.

I really love this time of the day, the in between time, and the way it separates day from night and, of course, the way it often stains the sky in beautiful colours makes for some good times; a walk on the beach with my girl-person, who patiently waits for me when I stop to take photos, can make for nice moments; it's a gap that provides some separation from our hectic lives and we enjoy those moments.

Sometimes the tide goes out far enough that it leaves ponds of flat, still water as you can see in image one and two and the last image below and it's those I love the most; they're perfect to capture the reflection of the sun set on the glassy surface, if the night it still enough, and that can add to the interest of the photograph.

With the west facing orientation of this beach it's also great to get some silhouette shots which I also like. The problem is waiting for people to come along at the right moment and, fortunately, once again my girl-person waits with me rather wandering away up the beach. I never ask those people for permission to capture their image, one must sometimes take what one wants.

The first and last image in this post are from a photo-shoot I did not too long ago, and in this post are a couple I've not shown before. If you'd like to see some more from that particular walk on the beach you can see them in my post called, Another World, there's no obligation though, I'm just saying, you don't have to. Really, don't feel obligated.

Thanks for taking a look at my images and, as always, feel free to make comments below, I like to hear from people about what they like or don't like about my posts or images.