Photography Wild Delmarva on 28 Jul 2009 12:39 pm
Dawn Before Sunrise
I felt like a surfer early this morning waiting for my wave to break. Recent rain has been welcomed by Delmarva’s farmers but the clouds and dark skies have made wildlife photography difficult over the past two weeks. So, when this morning dawned again with cloudy skies, I headed for the remains of the jetty in Cape Henlopen State Park. A relatively long 8 second exposure creates a ghostly wash of light as the waves break over what’s left of the pier.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
on 28 Jul 2009 at 5:12 pm 1.Pat said …
What a wonderful effect you achieved with this photograph!
on 29 Jul 2009 at 3:28 am 2.Kim Steininger said …
Pretty cool Kevin!
on 29 Jul 2009 at 5:21 am 3.Wild Delmarva said …
Thanks Pat and Kim! The best photographs yesterday were before sunrise and after sunset.
Kevin
on 07 Sep 2009 at 7:03 pm 4.Caddie Joseph said …
Kevin. I worked for over 12 yrs at what is now known as the Biden Center. (1968-1981) It was Naval Facility Lewes or NAVFAC Lewes. This picture shows rocks placed there originally by the Navy to protect their sonar buoys as they left the building in the early 1960s, not during WWII. The US Navy moved from Cape May, NJ to Lewes in 1962. The move had been planned but the ’62 storm hurried their plans to move sooner. Cape May’s facility was in quonset huts and was completely destroyed in the ’62 storm. I saw the photos. The rock formation at Herring Point deteriorated so badly after the Navy left Lewes that the state finally put a new barrier up. Your photo is of the new barrier. Between the barriers are the remains of a forest. At extreme low tide the stumps can be seen. Swimming here can be treacherous.
Just wanted to fill you in a little. Love your photos.
Caddie Ann Joseph
on 08 Sep 2009 at 11:23 am 5.Wild Delmarva said …
Hi Caddie,
Thank you for the information. Local “urban legend” has them placed there during WWII. Always good to know the true story!
Hope you will keep watching and commenting!
Thanks, Kevin