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low tide

            Millions, literally millions of people travel around the world to be crammed in on tiny patches of sand or shingle, to rest cheek-by-jowl with millions more of their kind. Often the beach is no more than sand carted from somewhere else, or the washed and reworked poop of a million clown fish. 

They sit under umbrellas, on recliners at an exorbitant cost so they can stare at the backs of heads, umbrellas and recliners arrayed as far as their short-sight can see, from side-to-side, with maybe a glimpse of a seaward horizon.

The only footprints on this empty stretch of glorious white quartz sand are those of sheep and little wading birds. In utter peace and quiet, a visitor can sit, contemplate and lock out the entire ugly, angry, rushing, pushy world and its ugly, angry, rushing, pushy populace. 

I know where I'd rather be at low tide on a sunny afternoon with nothing better to do than enjoy this place, alone, disconnected and with nobody trying to sell me anything at all…

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Templehall (show map)

Taken on: October 1, 2023

Tags:

beach

sunshine

sand

white

quartz

sea

seaside

landscape

sky

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Sets appears in: • orkney

Groups appears in: • !FlickrSoup for Soul • Travel Photography more » • Australian Photographers!!!! • Australian Photographers over 60 years • any war is destruction of Lives in the interest of a few, peace. « less

Camera: HMD Global Nokia 9, f/1.8, 1/1343 sec, 27mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	HMD Global Nokia 9
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1343)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 25.00
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