MarkWolskyPhotography

Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park, Washington State

Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park, Washington State

Captured in July at the hole in the wall area of Rialto Beach on the west coast of Olympic National Park in Washington State. For me, this scene captures the se...
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Captured in July at the hole in the wall area of Rialto Beach on the west coast of Olympic National Park in Washington State. For me, this scene captures the serenity and drama present in the natural world . I stood for over a half hour on a rock in the surf, forty feet form the shore with waves crashing into my cold and numb legs as the tide rolled in, in order to capture that 'perfect' wave to create the spread of water movement in the lower part of the photo. The window of opportunity was only a few minutes, given the sun's movement toward the horizon. On the two mile hike back to the park entrance, a sea otter suddenly ran up through seven foot surf onto the shore toward us . We thought it was going to attack us, so erratic were it’s movements, until we noticed off shore a few sea lions trolling the surf. In that moment, I felt a profound connection between the natural world I was photographing and its inhabitants. Photography for me, as with life itself, is as much about the journey in capturing a moment time. I will never forget that evening on Rialto beach in Olympic National Park.
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