Water Baptism the hard way...
Hi there! Hope all is well with you...
These shots are from an ocean baptism taken 2 weeks ago in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
It was a very breezy & cool but crisp, blue sky with a few puffy white clouds kinda day. I personally thought it was
too cold for it. Even though I had on a jacket, my hands were practically frozen by the time we were done.
In this case the Atlantic Ocean was probably a little warmer than the air because of the strong, constant breeze.
Very few people were out on the beach that day, and fewer in the water. These are 2 of the most dramatic
images I got that day. They were only standing in about a foot of water between waves.
There are other pictures which illustrate the shivering that
occurred before---on the way into the water for all concerned,
during---as the baptizers (dunkers) waited for just the right wave to come along to make the plunge,
and after---as the baptized (dunkee)(spell check doesn't like it, but I think it's a perfectly good word)
(here we agree to disagree) run happily from the water to a nice big beach towel and warm hugs
from the friends and family watching dryly nearby.
It was fun to watch. There was such joy on the faces, clapping, hugging, pumping of fists, even jumping up
& the requisite down in celebration of the momentous occasion. (Hmm, if you jump up, do you actually jump
down or is it just a feature of the jumping up that happens...?)
Either way, congratulations to all those from Beaches Vineyard who got baptized!
PHOTIP: Use a long lens with vibration reduction when shooting far away action. This was a Nikkor 70-300mm
but I had plenty of sunshine. On a dark day I wouldn't have gotten as good an image because it's not
a nice wide fixed aperture like f2.8. Those are the best, but very heavy.
Blessings!
Posted by Pamela at 11/2/2009 7:33 PM 
Categories: Personal
Tags: cold Atlantic Beach breezy wet water dunk ocean baptism
Categories: Personal
Tags: cold Atlantic Beach breezy wet water dunk ocean baptism
Pamela, thanks for sharing. These pictures are awesome. In fact, I'm awed by the crisp splashes of water I see you've captured.
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