A Day at the Beach

I spent an hour at the beach the other day. 

I was in long black pants and tennis shoes. 

I wasn't planning on staying.

I had just gotten my hair cut, so at least that part of me was totally stylin'.

What I was really hoping for was the get some great shots of beach umbrellas. 

That was my goal. 

Things have a way of going in a completely different direction when I'm going out to shoot a specific thing. 

The SS Gulfamerica
This marker commemorates the attack on the SS Gulfamerica on April 10, 1942 during WWII by a German U-boat just off the coast of Jacksonville Beach. 

It's an interesting historical marker.  If you'd like to read it, you can click to enlarge it.  I didn't know that there is a sunken WWII ship just a few miles off the coast.  I learned something :)

I really liked what was in the bicycle rack.  It had these two bikes that were just a hoot.  This reddish pinky yellow bike was just an odd color.   I liked it, but it was truly odd.  The flower piece that held the chain (you can see real bicycle expertise coming out can't ya!) was two toned.  It made it look even more flower-like.

This bright yellowy green bike was so funny and it was in the same bicycle rack as the red one.  The little outfits on the chimps says "Laugh now but some day we'll be in charge."

ha! ha!

I finally ventured over the walkway and got myself to the beach. Nearly every time I've gone to the beach here in Jacksonville I've been miles away from the pier, but this time I made sure that I got close.  It's a nice looking pier.

I hear that there's some pretty decent fishing from there, too.  I may never find out about that though :)

Here's my umbrella shot. 

eh.

This was a fun shot because I was in the car, in a parking spot, and I was on the phone with someone but I wanted a photo of the long haired surfing guy.  I finally got my camera out, the window down, the phone cradled between my ear and my shoulder and as I was pushing the shutter button this guy goes by on his skateboard carrying his surf board!  You can't tell, but that guy was cruising. 

This was the unexpected shot of the day. 

So this is what happened to my umbrella plans.  I didn't get a really cool umbrella shot, but as I was heading to the car I saw this.  I laughed.  Yep.  Sometimes the umbrella plans just fall apart :)

Hope you have an enjoyable week!
Kristin