2008 LPL Beaches Field Trip, Day 2
E8800, 2008:05:03 10:25:19 -- 5/1236 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

We arrive at the beach!
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Some brave souls try the cold water.
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Talks on the beach.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:08:57 -- 10/1743 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Nicole gets hit by a wave of 60-degree water.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:09:54 -- 1/510 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

reprise.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:10:25 -- 1/270 sec, f/6.8.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Throwing oranges into the surf to measure longshore current.
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Nicole, Catherine, and Dave get hit by a wave.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:13:23 -- 1/450 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

I am oddly fascinated by these shots of people just as they get hit by waves of cold water. Evidently it is a more serene experience for Canadian Catherine
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than it is for Georgian Nicole.
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Playing with sand's pore space.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:17:04 -- 5/1256 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Compulsory.3264x2448 Large -- Medium

An E3 heads in to land at the nearby naval air station.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:25:05 -- 1/240 sec, f/6.3.  Flash, Compulsory.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Looking at the metal-grain-rich wakes as described by Nicole.
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Colin digs a trench.
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Trying to experimentally determine sand dispersion by wave action.
E8800, 2008:05:03 11:55:28 -- 2/483 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:03 12:15:05 -- 1/272 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Measuring dispersion rates of water through sand.
E8800, 2008:05:03 12:20:04 -- 1/161 sec, f/5.6.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:03 12:22:14 -- 1/221 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:03 12:33:25 -- 5/1114 sec, f/7.5.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium