Day One Hundred Four. April 13. Picture # 104. "Fire" Late start on day. Arrived at Padre Island National Seashore just after five PM. Jim was already somewhere out on the beach. The wind was blowing a steady twenty miles per hour with gusts around thirty. Between the high tide and the wind driven waves the beach was narrow and in bad shape. Making matters worse for photography was the heavy sea spray that instantly coated the camera and lens only to be followed by the blowing sand sticking to everything. I shot a little the first afternoon and evening but I feel like this picture of the fire best depicts the first night. Jim had already set up a camp of sorts and we figured how to park the trucks to block much of the wind. The first night was about friendship and working with nature as best as we could. The two pictures below were taken from the same spot in front of our camp, looking north and south. The bad conditions meant we had the beach pretty much to ourselves. There is additional pictures at https://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1767656972 . They will be in the Padre Island 2012 album. Canon Rebel XTI, on tripod. Canon 28-135mm lens. Focal length 70mm. f/5. ISO 1600. Exposure 1/6 second.
Looking north.
Looking south.
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