ocean – Ruth E. Hendricks

Sea Turtle Tracks

Sea Turtle Nesting Season Space Coast Florida

August 5, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: beach, Florida, ocean, photography, postaday, sea turtle, Sea Turtle Nesting Season, Space Coast FL, travel, turtle Tracks 6 Comments

Here’s a video I took (sans tripod), Wednesday night. I had wondered what it would look like from my spot on the beach which is about twenty miles away from Cape Canaveral . It was probably a once in a lifetime experience for me. There are fewer “firsts” as we age. There was also a full moon out over the Atlantic. Thanks Marlene for the “launch alert.” It was something to see! There’s a still shot and then the video, see the blast light up the sky.

Here’s the video for the patient. It’s 3 + minutes long. It was remarkable to witness the launch.

One AM Rocket Launch. Yes, I should have turned the camera to landscape in

Just the beginning. Like a hot sunrise on the horizon

The moon was bright -taken before midnight

August 3, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: beach, Cape Canaveral, full moon, launch, ocean, photography, postaday, rocket, satellite, space, Space Coast FL, travel, weather 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

August 1, 2023 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: beach, family, Florida, ocean, photography, postaday, shadow, travel 12 Comments

Midnight in Melbourne

Melbourne Florida, that is.

The iPhone holds for 3 seconds to catch a wave

Do not disturb. Sea Turtle at work. Laying eggs.

Thank goodness for a zoom and a shutter that stays open a bit to capture the scene click here for some tips to follow during Sea Turtle Nesting Season

We hurried back to the motel so she could have some privacy. I can’t believe we actually saw her.

Hold still! the iPhone says. Shutter open for 3 seconds. It’s hard to hold it still. Wishing I’d brought a mini tripod to hold the phone steady.

“How many eggs do sea turtles lay? The number of eggs in a nest, called a clutch, varies by species. In addition, sea turtles may lay more than one clutch during a nesting season. On average, sea turtles lay 110 eggs in a nest, and average between 2 to 8 nests a season.”

July 31, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: beach, egg laying, family, Melbourne FL, night photography, ocean, photography, postaday, sea turtle, travel, waves 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

February 2020 in Florida- prepandemic times

February 23, 2022 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: birds, Florida, ocean, photography, postaday, sea. beach, travel 4 Comments

St. George Island Sky-Guest Blog

Photograph by Helen Williams and posted with her gracious permission.

July 21, 2020 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: beach, clouds, Florida, guest blog, Gulf of Mexico, ocean, sand, St. George Island, weather 5 Comments

Salutation to the Dawn

A friend sent this beautiful video to me in a text.

After I pressed the arrow, the video began to play.

I knew it would come.

I was patient.

Expectant.

You have to wait for it. I thought of past sunrises I’ve seen in person on other beaches. Alone or sometimes with friends or family.

He captured the scene perfectly, with zero camera shake. I thought I’d post it for Silent Sunday but then I remembered in Sixth grade we had to memorize and recite The Salutation to the Dawn