water horses
derps, or how to deal with swash
For the pics above I studied the waves, how far they were coming ashore, set a beach chair down at the edge of the swash (the thin line of surf that reaches farthest up the beach) and held the camera down at model eye level... which caused the camera to fog up with sea spray. So take lens wipes. Also beware of wind, sand and salt water, it can kill cameras. Be aware of the pattern of the waves, how far the biggest ones are coming up, steady your model, take your hand away and shoot. And be ready to grab your model out of the surf. I did lose a Toothless on a wave once, but fortunately he washed back in on the next one.
This is Cape Henlopen State Park, DE, Herring Point beach, aka surfer beach (there was a guy doing kite surfing). The surf is mild but the trek from the far reaches of the parking lot, through the one access point, down a deep sand trail, requires, ideally, 3 sled dogs and snowshoes. even the sand worthy kayak wheels did not handle the bin of stuff I heaved from the van to the beach. 700 feet of Oh Crap. At least a few nice teens offered help.
See also Sam and Bucky's Excellent Adventure...
and crabfest 2021
This is Cape Henlopen State Park, DE, Herring Point beach, aka surfer beach (there was a guy doing kite surfing). The surf is mild but the trek from the far reaches of the parking lot, through the one access point, down a deep sand trail, requires, ideally, 3 sled dogs and snowshoes. even the sand worthy kayak wheels did not handle the bin of stuff I heaved from the van to the beach. 700 feet of Oh Crap. At least a few nice teens offered help.
See also Sam and Bucky's Excellent Adventure...
and crabfest 2021
Breyer Classic Scale High Tide and one of the Freedom Series unicorns (found on Chincoteague Island!).
Shots in the backyard and on the shores of Lake Marburg PA.
Shots in the backyard and on the shores of Lake Marburg PA.
water horses: Breyer Stablemates scale suncatchers
Shots in front of the fish tank, and in snow outside the door.
Water horses and sea horses are part of many cultures. They often represent the power, danger, and necessity of the life giving force of water. Those who understand them and speak their language (like Elsa, in Frozen 2), can harness their power and earn their assistance. "White horses" are waves breaking at sea with "manes" of seafoam (a sign of potentially difficult conditions if you are a sailor). The Hippocampus of Greek myth are associated with creativity and imagination, as well as strength and agility. Sailors viewed them as good omens, and the pulled Poseidon's chariot. The Scottish kelpie, on the other hand, represented the dangers of bodies of water to farmers who didn't swim. If, however, you had a kelpie bridle, you could command this awesome force of nature.
I have followed the lives of the real sea horses of Chincoteague and Assateague Islands since childhood, and ridden my own ponies into ponds and creeks. And at least a couple times, galloped along the edge of the sea.
Getting in a sea kayak for the first time, I recognized it as familiar: it was just like riding a horse...the kayak was a seahorse.
As a child, my PA Deutsch family often referred to mischeivous kids as "nix-nook"...
nixie, nokk...water horse.
I was always a mermaid.
While the Nixies took humanoid forms too, they often appear in myth as horses.
Quothe wiki: The Nixie, Nixy,[1] Nix,[1] Näcken, Nicor, Nokk, or Nokken (German: Nixe; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk; Nynorsk: nykk; Swedish: näck; Faroese: nykur; Finnish: näkki; Estonian: näkk; Old English: nicor) are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and of folklore.
I have followed the lives of the real sea horses of Chincoteague and Assateague Islands since childhood, and ridden my own ponies into ponds and creeks. And at least a couple times, galloped along the edge of the sea.
Getting in a sea kayak for the first time, I recognized it as familiar: it was just like riding a horse...the kayak was a seahorse.
As a child, my PA Deutsch family often referred to mischeivous kids as "nix-nook"...
nixie, nokk...water horse.
I was always a mermaid.
While the Nixies took humanoid forms too, they often appear in myth as horses.
Quothe wiki: The Nixie, Nixy,[1] Nix,[1] Näcken, Nicor, Nokk, or Nokken (German: Nixe; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Danish: nøkke; Norwegian Bokmål: nøkk; Nynorsk: nykk; Swedish: näck; Faroese: nykur; Finnish: näkki; Estonian: näkk; Old English: nicor) are humanoid, and often shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and of folklore.
