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25-AUG-2008 JPC

Transparency of the Wave

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MummaDragon11-Jun-2014 05:30
I love it after storms when the curlers are still large, but the weather has largely calmed down. Then, it is possible to find quite large breakers with a beautify transparency like this, sometimes with weed or columns of sand captured in a thin slice of water. This moment is captured here so clearly. Lovely. V.
J Ponces08-May-2014 05:16
Dan is too kind! This was at almost sunset, when the Sun was very low at the horizon. Some waves in Portugal have a very big vertical development, particularly in shallow areas. Of course, this makes them very dangerous, and hundreds die every year on the Atlantic Ocean there...
Dan Greenberg08-May-2014 05:10
This is a once in a lifetime catch. I can't even figure out how it occurred, but I am glad you were there to capture it so well. ~BV~