Sandstorm refuge

The racket from the flapping of my rain jacket hood, the howl of the wind, and

futile efforts to keep the horizontally blowing sand from fouling the camera and

tripod -- that's what I'll remember whenever I look at this photo. No, this isn't

the typical Cannon Beach photo.

Very unique shot Richard! Haven't seen any sandstorm shots. And this is a great capture. I can see the wind and the effects from the perspective you have chosen.

Very impressive and unique shot. I like the composition and the mood.  

Amazing caption. Very well done.

Thank you Phil, Marco, and Ramon -- your recognition make it worth the evening spent cleaning sand out of my equipment. :)

Richard

I'm happy to know you with these three nice shots. I hope to have you among my best PNfriend: ciao, Maurizio.

So many seascapes use long exposure to blur the movement of the waves, this is the first I've seen that blurs the movement of the sand! A great idea and a good result, but my first and resounding thought was one of a cold shiver of pain, like the reaction upon hearing nails scratch a blackboard. Your poor camera! How could you!