After a bit of travel, I headed out to put in some miles at one of my favorite sunset locations. Distance was not the goal since the weather was spectacular and every now and then one should take some time to enjoy previous rounds of location recon.
I was a little nervous that I'd headed out a bit late, and quite frankly given the lack of broken cloud cover on the horizon, I launched out with a bit of skepticism that the photographic exploits of the evening would amount to much.
Boy was I wrong (which just goes to show you that I'm not much of a fortune teller. I got down to the beach in Fairhope, AL just in time to prop my feet up on a stormwater outfall and soak in the glorious ending of the day.
I mean, seriously? I'm getting paid for this? I'm pretty sure I'd do this for free, and to top it all off, I was surrounded by fellow sunchasers.
Not knowing whether I was under surveillance or not, I decided to go with the civil response and waved a shaka in the general general direction of my robotic overseer. This little guy buzzed around a little, and given the running lights, seems to be facing the sun rather than facing the pilgrim.
I was a little nervous that I'd headed out a bit late, and quite frankly given the lack of broken cloud cover on the horizon, I launched out with a bit of skepticism that the photographic exploits of the evening would amount to much.
Boy was I wrong (which just goes to show you that I'm not much of a fortune teller. I got down to the beach in Fairhope, AL just in time to prop my feet up on a stormwater outfall and soak in the glorious ending of the day.
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| Kicked Back - Feet Up - Fairhope, AL |
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| Fellow Sunchasers (and dog) #2 - Fairhope, AL |
Every time I come down to this place, I feel like I get a little bit closer to the Divine. I'm not a great fan of churchiness, but it's hard not to be awed by a power greater than yourself when you see it displayed in all of its glory.
While I was soaking in my good fortune, I noticed that someone was doing the same with the assistance of some augmentation from technology.
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| Quadcopter at Sunset - Fairhope, AL |
On my way back to the car, I ran across the Quadcopter operator who happened to be a photographer as well. Chris and I talked about Maryland, Alabama, the Navy, Coca Cola, and photography for a thoroughly enjoyable twenty or thirty minutes. I met his service dog and one of his longtime friends, Cora as well.
Today was another great day for the record books. I don't know what tomorrow will bring, but I'll tell you this...I'm going to keep hitting the trail because it just keeps getting better the more I'm out there walking the path of the pilgrim.
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