On a grander scale, this sea-foam eruption looked remarkably symmetric, thanks to a horseshoe-shaped “blowhole” in the igneous rock that redirected certain directions of incoming waves skyward in magnificent turbulence. Closer examination of this high-speed freeze-shot reveals randomly bent expulsions, tangled strands interspersed with detached and freely flying fluid spheres, a unique pattern that never can be duplicated precisely in nature. Its occurrence wasn’t random or unpredictable, however. Given some understanding of fluid flow, the size of incoming swells, and the angle at which they encountered the rock gap, as I’ve seen on rugged seashores in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii, the camera was ready for this one.
3 SSE Southwest Harbor ME (6 Oct 22) Looking ESE
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