Drain with Gulls
More of the storm drain on the beach in Ross Bay. Don’t blame me, blame Ken at Oneowner, he suggested it. This is another from a rainy morning this past Friday when I also photographed the dog walkers that share this beach with the drain. I think this is the first time I have used the wide-angle lens for the drain, and it is one of the ones from Friday that I like the best. Trial Island is in the distance to the left, the bright patch in the distance was most likely the sun shining on David Williams in the vicinity of Seattle.
I like this point of view with the 24mm lens, it gives the drain relative to the viewer a slightly unexpected angle. You can find the other storm drain pictures through this link.
Canon EOS 5Dmkii, Nikkor-N, 24mm, f2.8 lens, ISO640, ca f5.6, 1/800th second.
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burnt embers 
It is a an unexpected angle. I thought that was a bridge or some sort of optical illusion. Well done!
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Thank you! It is kind of a bridge, from the shore into the ocean. But not what you hand in mind. Still, it crosses a threshold, which is the essence of bridges, I think (not that I have thought about it much…)
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Yeah, I had a different bridge in mind. I dunno if you’ve seen the move Thor>, but it reminded me of Bifröst. (=
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I have not see that movie, but I looked up your reference. It is very apt, since the mountains in the distance beyond the end of this bridge (visible in some of the drain pictures, if not this one) are called the Olympic Mountains.
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Lovely. I enjoy seeing all the different faces of your home-place.
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Thank you Ryan. It does have many faces, so many of them that I could never have articulated to you in a meaningful way until I started taking pictures of them. That is one of the attractions of photographing the same spot over and over. It can really tell a story about what it is like in that place.
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Indeed. I feel the same about my commute and it’s haiku. I could never capture all of it at one time. But the poems allow a small glimpse of those fleeting changes that make it sublime.
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That is an interesting thought, the parallel between your poetry and taking photos, both some kind of snapshot of a small portion of a large whole, that if repeated enough captures some essence of the whole, as well as of the moment.
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Hahaha, you crack me up! We had clouds (which looked rather like these ones…hmmmm) that day! Really nice composition in this one (and yes, I believe I am one of those folks who won’t get tired of more images of this particular subject). 😀
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Thanks David 🙂 Glad you like it. I am sure that the sun must have been shining on you in the morning. It eventually reached us in the afternoon, for a while.
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beautiful photos!!!
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Hi Antonio – thanks so much for coming by, and commenting. Please come back again. I will be looking through your blog too as I see some really interesting architectural shots – you have a lot more to work with in Italy than a storm drain!
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This post proves that the rumors of the successful intervention on your behalf have been greatly exaggerated. We can only assume that there will be more great photos of the storm drain in the future.
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I dodged that bullet. Thanks for the compliment.
I am bemused and confused by the attractions of this storm drain. I think it must be due to a ready availability & easy access, the stage on which it plays, its way with its own appearance, its stormy relationship with water and the way it glows under the caress of long drawn out shutters, as well as quick ones.
Damn good thing its not a woman, or I could be in serious trouble 🙂
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