Latitude, Longitude, and Rhythm
by Rocco
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New Year's Daybreak at Shirahama
Location: Shirahama Beach, Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan
Timestamp: 06:56 on January 3, 2024
Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6
31 mm ISO 800 for 1/640 sec. at ƒ8.0
My first visit to Shirahama Beach on the western coast of the Izu Peninsula located 175 km (107 mi) southwest of Tokyo was in the late 1980s. Barbecues on the beach, following a day of swimming or surfing, were popular back then. Unfortunately, as time passed, some beachgoers neglected to clean up after themselves, leading to the prohibition of beachside barbecues by the late 90s.
In response, local merchants and entrepreneurs initiated delivery services for food, drinks, beach umbrellas, and inflatable floats. They also patrolled the beach for litterbugs. Overall, this change significantly improved the beach's cleanliness for almost two decades now.
Most of my beach visits have been in summer, with a few during winter. However, this year marked my first New Year's holiday visit. After tending to the family graveyard, I took the scenic route home, making stops at Shirahama Beach and Shirahama Shrine for the traditional New Year's shrine visit (初詣・hatsumode) and to witness the first sunrise of the year (初日の出・hatsuhinode). Despite the usual recommendation to observe hatsuhinode on January 1st, I waited until January 3rd to avoid the beach crowds and heavy traffic back to Tokyo.
Setting up my camera and tripod for this shot, I paused to reflect. The crashing waves, gentle flow of seawater around beach stones, and the warm glow of the rising sun created a serene atmosphere. Amidst the fresh ocean breeze, contemplating my fortunes over the past 40 years, I found myself captivated by nature's beauty and felt grateful for the chance to appreciate this moment.
Google Maps links to Shirahama Beach, Shirahama Shrine, and links to sources of additional reading (Japanese and English) can be found in the most recent pix4japan blog post: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20240103-shirahama
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Mt Etna in Sicily, across the straits of Messina, taken from Reggio Calabria Italy.... what a gorgeous place
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Band of gold, colour from the Irish coast in spring.
As the days get longer here in Ireland (well, a day is still 24 hours but the proportion of daylight is now getting longer and will soon be more than the length of night), the opportunity to photograph for longer during the day is to be welcomed.
The coast of Ireland is varied and in places is sandy, rocky, cliffy or often a combination.
Here, a stormy afternoon brings fresh winds and plenty of waves to the golden sands of the shore.
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Long last look at the cliffs on this side. Now I'm gonna walk around to the north side of Ericeira and take a few pics on the north side. Please be patient, it takes a few hours.
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Hey you lovely people, whoever, wherever you all are I hope life is treating you well and you have love in your life… if not I’m sending you some your way, hope you feel it and like the photo I took near where I live. 💛
As my Quote goes…
“Imagine life without love…
Cherish it, it’s precious.
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The most beautiful time of the day by Michele Borgarelli
Via Flickr:
The blue hour is the time of the day when I believe we can find the best of ourselves. Is the time we find the most calming light of the day and we can find the beauty around us. This image was taken at Landeyjahöfn beach, in the South of Iceland. The beach is in front of Westman Islands and if the ocean is good is the starting point for the ferries to the islands. Il momento della "Blu hour" e' il momento in cui possiamo trovare il meglio di noi. La luce del giorno che arriva o che se ne va e' per me estremamente rilassante e mi fa apprezzare la bellezza del mondo che ci circonda. Questa immagine e' stata scattata dalla spiaggia di Landeyjahöfn nel sud dell'Islanda. La localita' e' il punto di partenza per i traghetti per le isole Westman ma solo se l'oceano e' tranquillo, altrimenti i traghetti partono da un'altra localita' e invece di 30 minuti la traversata dura 3 ore.
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