Comments on: The allure of the beach http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/ Nature photography, art, environment Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Judith Polakoff http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-11396 Judith Polakoff Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:53:58 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/#comment-11396 Oh, and I love this stunning image! :) Oh, and I love this stunning image! :)

]]> By: Judith Polakoff http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-11395 Judith Polakoff Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:53:00 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/#comment-11395 I couldn't agree with you more. When I was a university student on Long Island, I lucked into finding a house only a mile from campus that was situated on a cliff overlooking the Long Island Sound, with a little stretch of private beach. It was an indescribable experience to live in that place for three years. For the first time in my life I felt connected to the natural world in a way that I can only describe as spiritual. I took to it so much that I would sleep on the beach whenever the weather was warm enough, hoping only to wake before the sand crabs came out. :) If only I had been able to afford photography back then! I couldn’t agree with you more. When I was a university student on Long Island, I lucked into finding a house only a mile from campus that was situated on a cliff overlooking the Long Island Sound, with a little stretch of private beach. It was an indescribable experience to live in that place for three years. For the first time in my life I felt connected to the natural world in a way that I can only describe as spiritual. I took to it so much that I would sleep on the beach whenever the weather was warm enough, hoping only to wake before the sand crabs came out. :) If only I had been able to afford photography back then!

]]> By: Diane - Daily Walks http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-11391 Diane - Daily Walks Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:43:14 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/09/the-allure-of-the-beach/#comment-11391 I understand your primal connection so much that I don't think that I can ever leave the coast. I was out this morning, very early on an isolated beach. Felt such a sense of peace.... There are so many metaphors that I could give that sound trite and yet..... the ebb and flow, the reflections, the depth, the chaos, the quiet, the continuous motion, the treasures that come ashore and go back out, the wildlife, the expansiveness, the endless horizon, the colors, the fog, the smells, the oneness with all of it...... well, you get what I mean, right?! Gorgeous images, Mark. I understand your primal connection so much that I don’t think that I can ever leave the coast. I was out this morning, very early on an isolated beach. Felt such a sense of peace….

There are so many metaphors that I could give that sound trite and yet….. the ebb and flow, the reflections, the depth, the chaos, the quiet, the continuous motion, the treasures that come ashore and go back out, the wildlife, the expansiveness, the endless horizon, the colors, the fog, the smells, the oneness with all of it…… well, you get what I mean, right?!

Gorgeous images, Mark.

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