A boy in the sun

[Blue_In_AK]

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. VERY interesting photo

Is the boy standing on ice?
The dark shapes that seem to be in front of him suggest to me the silhouettes of creatures: The small one right by him, a dolphin tail, the next larger one out, a sea otter looking at him, and the largest one out, a large amphibian or reptile poised on a rock and looking at him.
It's almost as if the boy is orchestrating the scene around him.

Beautiful and inviting composition, Blue :hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Thank you.

I really had no idea how it would turn out because I was shooting directly into the sun that was reflecting off the wet mud/ice, but I was pleased with it. My husband and I comment on how the melting ice looks like different animals, too. There was one a couple of night ago that looked just like the Sphinx.

Another thing that tickles my funny bone about this picture is that there are signs posted all along here that say "Dangerous mud flats," which to the more adventurous types seems to be an invitation to go out on them. It's probably not too bad this time of year because of the ice, but later there really is a hazard with our high and fast tides and the "suckiness" of the mud.

[Eurobabe]

3. That rock facing him looks like a GIGANTIC frog...

Anyone see it?

[CC]

4. I saw it. And it does look

like a frog.

[CC]

5. Great picture.

I have been loving all you spring/melting ice pictures just too lazy or rushed to comment. Only you could make mud looks so good.

How many people get stuck in the mud every year when they misjudge how much suction it has?

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Not too many that we hear of ,

but there was a case some years ago where a young bride got sucked in down along Turnagain Arm (where I take all the pictures when we go south), and despite everyone's best rescue efforts, she drowned when the tide came in. It was very sad and really got everyone's attention for a while. I never take the chance because the tides are wicked ... 19-foot tides are not uncommon, and the water comes in much faster than you would think. In fact, today the difference between high tide and low tide is 27 feet.

In this particular picture, when the tide is high (and in the summer when there's no ice to block it), the waves are lapping up here on the shore, and this little boy would be submerged.

[CC]

7. I wondered. So many people think warning signs are

meant for others but never them. The bride dieing is a sad story. The poor groom along with her family. We have a place here nicknamed the cliffs that people love to jump into the river from. Wouldn't be so bad except that it is a good 50 feet high and there are boulders in the water. Used to be one or two people would break their necks diving in every summer. The railroad has made it much harder to get to so not as many getting hurt or killed now but it would be a great place to take pictures. Specially in the winter with its frozen waterfalls.