12.11.09

Colors of the Sea

In all the places we've lived in Beirut, we've always had a view of the sea. It constantly changes. If it's smooth like glass during breakfast it will likely be shimmering by mid-morning and tumbling and rolling by noon. It changes color with the weather or time of day, transitioning from aquamarine to a deep blue and then on to a milky grey.

Sometimes it has stripes.

Usually when I look out at the sea I feel like it couldn't possibly really be there--that massive expanse of water constantly churning and changing. I'd more easily believe that it's some kind of optical illusion or an elaborate camera trick, computer generated.

2 comments:

  1. That picture really does capture the changing nature of the sea in that region. It would be interesting to study the dynamics that create such variety. I am glad you keep your camera nearby.
    Grandpa Dan

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  2. In my island, Madeira, in Portugal, sometimes, when the rain comes, we similar collors, with this brown.
    Your photo are very nice with all those blue collors.
    regards,
    Paulo Camacho

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