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“Punchbowl”
Description:
Waves sweep through a rocky corridor at Harris Beach State Park in Brookings, Oregon. The park’s distinctive volcanic sea stacks and dynamic tidal zones sit within the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, a coastline shaped by ancient lava flows and powerful winter surf.
Story:
Tidal waters punch through a narrow gap in basalt along the southern Oregon coast, rushing forward with a force that feels almost rhythmic. One moment the corridor was filled with surging ocean, and the next it pulled back to reveal glistening sand reflecting the sunset. This duality repeated over and over, water advancing and water retreating, each cycle reshaping the moment just enough to feel new again.
There was a kind of tension in watching it unfold. The tide wasn’t simply flowing; it was breathing. Each push of water swept across the sand in a fan-shaped burst, catching the last warm colors of the evening sky. Each retreat left behind a brief mirror, a thin sheen of gold that vanished as quickly as it appeared.
I waited for the rhythm to line up — the right swell, the right reflection, the right light. Eventually it happened: that instant where the motion of the tide met the glow of the sunset within the narrow basalt walls.
Soon after, the color faded and the sand darkened, swallowing the reflection into inky blackness.
-BAP
Location:
Harris Beach State Park
Brookings, Oregon
42° 4' 0.1'' N, 124° 18' 52.3'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 17:00 PST (sunset 17:03)
Date: November 7th, 2018
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 125, 8.8 mm (24 mm), f/11, 1/2 sec
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“Punchbowl”
Description:
Waves sweep through a rocky corridor at Harris Beach State Park in Brookings, Oregon. The park’s distinctive volcanic sea stacks and dynamic tidal zones sit within the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, a coastline shaped by ancient lava flows and powerful winter surf.
Story:
Tidal waters punch through a narrow gap in basalt along the southern Oregon coast, rushing forward with a force that feels almost rhythmic. One moment the corridor was filled with surging ocean, and the next it pulled back to reveal glistening sand reflecting the sunset. This duality repeated over and over, water advancing and water retreating, each cycle reshaping the moment just enough to feel new again.
There was a kind of tension in watching it unfold. The tide wasn’t simply flowing; it was breathing. Each push of water swept across the sand in a fan-shaped burst, catching the last warm colors of the evening sky. Each retreat left behind a brief mirror, a thin sheen of gold that vanished as quickly as it appeared.
I waited for the rhythm to line up — the right swell, the right reflection, the right light. Eventually it happened: that instant where the motion of the tide met the glow of the sunset within the narrow basalt walls.
Soon after, the color faded and the sand darkened, swallowing the reflection into inky blackness.
-BAP
Location:
Harris Beach State Park
Brookings, Oregon
42° 4' 0.1'' N, 124° 18' 52.3'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 17:00 PST (sunset 17:03)
Date: November 7th, 2018
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 125, 8.8 mm (24 mm), f/11, 1/2 sec
