Passing…..

…remembering our time on the cusp of the pandemic

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After 2 pm check in we interrupted unpacking for a sundown beach walk, IPhones and Sony Alpha 700 camera in hand on the last evening of 2019. There is a business on A1A, the main road through town, advertising “beach weddings” and “elopements.” Here, using the 18 – 200 mm f3.5-6.2 lens, I spied this grouping of a mature couple holding hands, minister in attendance, for a wedding ceremony witnessed by young adult children on the right, parents (?) left. The groom’s shorts contrast with the bride’s white gown.

Sunlight, low in the western sky, was perfect for mirror-like reflections in the retreating surf.

A given of the Atlantic beach is the late afternoon light, best for capturing figures against the ocean.

Written below the high tide mark, a message inscribed, impermanent in spite of the deep cuts.

I have practice framing sunsets against beach development. Cannot complain as we enjoy our beach side condo.

A slide show of these images.

Mature Love / Beach Vows
Cruise Ships Depart Cape Canaveral Late Afternoon
To Each His Own Passion
Surf Casting
Black Skimmer Going His Own Way
Gull Reflection
Last Sunset of 2019
Messages in the Sand Washed Away Twice Daily at High Tide

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23 thoughts on “Passing…..”

      1. Yes. We came back on Christmas Day (which we lived twice because we crossed the International Date Line from west to east). Had our trip been a few weeks later, we might have gotten trapped over there.

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      2. The virus was circulating at that time, so there’s that risk as well. Traveling back mid-February we were fortunate to have a direct flight to Syracuse, avoiding a layover in the New York City area, the hub of silent COVID-19 spread at that time.

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