Gently Stirring the Tide
Nominated image in the 13th Black & White Spider Awards 2018
The early morning light shimmered off the wet sands of the estuary. Noisy waders skimmed over the wide flats in the hunt for feeding grounds. Dark clouds brewed ominously on the horizon behind us and gathered slowly over the mountain peaks.
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The woman had walked towards me from the distant sand dunes, aware that the tide was rising rapidly, flooding the expanse of the bay behind her. She stood at the water’s edge, long grasses puncturing the the smooth mirror rising around her. She felt the first chill of the breeze from the weather front and clasped herself, yet the sea was still warm after summer rays. She gently, though purposefully stirred the water with her feet, crossing one leg in front of the other as she did so, enjoying the sensation of liquid resistance against her skin. I studied the ripples flowing away from her, small waves of her spiritual energy connecting with me and the shoreline. As the tide rose to her thighs the mud softened beneath her. Under now darkening skies she continued on her journey, passing me by and heading for the sheltered woodland behind me.
Taken whilst being filmed for the ITV series ‘The Strait’ being broadcast from 5th January 2018
- Filename
- Gently Stirring the Tide
- Copyright
- © Copyright Protected Image. This image may not be copied by any one by any means, for any purpose whatsoever, without express permisssion in writing by the author Glyn Davies
- Image Size
- 1800x1200 / 1.6MB
