Falling Slowly

I wanted to see waves crashing on rocky shores, so I headed to Rhode Island. Bob said the beaches there were beautiful and I was not disappointed. My frustration with capturing its glory lay in my gear. I needed a zoom to better see the seagulls, I needed a wide angle to capture the vastness, and I needed a waterproof casing so I could get the angles I wanted. However, as any sporting photographer would, I made do with the tools I had.

I crept away from the shore line and waded into the water as best I could to sneak up on the gulls. Actually, I wasn't that successful. The shallow water skimmed over the top of mossy smooth rocks. There was not an even foothold available and no rough surface to keep my feet from sliding out from under me: a situation made more precarious because I was wading out with one of the most expensive things I own clutched in one hand. The gulls were skittish and I got less than wonderful shots.
You can get an idea from this picture how rocky it is under the water. This picture was taken during a game of cat and mouse with the waves. I had to time it so my camera wouldn't get soaked.

The beach was on the tip of Rhode Island and there was a Coast Guard post there along with a working lighthouse and fog horn. I'm sure the fog horn was working becasue it was foggy and the horn LOUDLY warned passing ships. I stood in front of it for a little too long and the vibrations from it made me squeezy. Again with this picture I held my camera closer to the water than was probably wise. If I lived by water I would definitely invest in a water-tight case.

I hung out and enjoyed the sun all afternoon. But then a storm began to approach. Many people packed up their gear and headed out. I, however, found a good spot to stop and watch the clouds and rain roll in. And then of course I had to take pictures.
The clouds really began to darken...

and darken...
and then the waves began to crash in harder and the rain began to pour and I discovered that I can get my camera pretty wet and it will still work...
I got hit with waves and it POURED buckets. After I took these pictures I shoved my camera in its bag and started walking back to my car. I was a little ways off. Needless to say I was soaked completely through by the time I made it to the car. I didn't mind, it was a warm rain.
However, I had packed a change of clothes just in case. So I was not soaking the two hour drive back.

I'm planning on stitching some pictures together to compensate for the lack of a decent wide angle lens. I'll post those later. It's bedtime now.

So I had a lovely day. Tomorrow I am New York City bound. I'm sure I'll have pictures to post as long as I'm not too tired to get them on here. I almost didn't put these up, but I've been doing so awful with keeping up with this.

By the way, thanks to everyone who is actually reading. I appreciate it!