Hear the Sea Whisper its Ancient Secrets....

             Whitsand Bay, South East Cornwall.

In late December, just a week after the Winter Solstice, as the haunting mood of dusk rolled in to take over from a blustery, overcast afternoon, I stood on the cliff tops at Sharrow Point looking across the bay towards Freathy and beyond and then ultimately over to the remote and isolated beauty of Rame Head in the far distance. 

The wind was blowing strongly against the grass both around my feet and out there in front of me as I watched, admired and hoped to capture, all that is wild and untamed about the sea and its surf, open as it is to the swirling air elements and subject to the vicissitudes of the weather. This particular long exposure shot was one which I felt particularly emphasised the ghostly ambiance of the scene in the way that I experienced it at the time. 

It is on rejuvenating occasions such as this when the bystander will experience a very real feeling of perspective and insignificance against the sacred vastness of the ocean, whilst its timeless and mystical aura brings about a wonderful healing contentment which serves to free the mind and clear the thoughts of unwanted adversity. 

Watching the sea will leave you in no doubt as to the awe inspiring power within its possession, coupled with a primeval desire and excited eagerness to encounter and witness one of its many mercurial moods again very soon. There is something intangible about the sea and its shoreline that speaks to everyone who cares to listen and the majestic energy from the ebb and flow of the tide can truly move us all….

Stand still and hear its mystical music and song as the frothy, white capped waves break and intermingle with the variances of the strandline, sense the distinctively enchanted air of centuries of superstitions and lingering legends, the torment of winter storms and the memories of special summer days filled with peaceful serenity when the warm rays of the sun dance in glimmering pleasure across its gentle swell.

Don’t rush back to the soul destroying frustrations of the 21st Century; instead, stay awhile, be fortified by, and at one with your surroundings as you let the wild sea whisper you its ancient and captivating secrets….
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Thank you to all of my contacts and, of course, anyone else within the Flickr community who has visited my photostream and viewed, commented on, or selected as a favourite, any of the images which I have chosen, out of many thousands, to display. I hope that 2016 has treated you all well and with respect so far and wish everyone a happy, contented, healthy, peaceful and creative year ahead.  

Thank you for your continuing support and the ongoing inspiration of the myriad of photographic talents that you all display and share; I very much look forward to seeing more of your soul enriching artistry during the coming months…..

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Taken on: December 29, 2015

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