White caps on the bay

The wind was gusting strong enough to blow me around when I clambered around on the driftwood to get a good angle on these dock pilings, and it kicked up white-capped waves in the bay, which we usually don't see in this location. The white caps and the colors of this day made for a unique photo of a view I've photographed many times.

I was walking in Dog Marsh, a 45-acre site on the edge of Hoquiam that serves as our unofficial dog park. It's actually Port of Grays Harbor property that has been available for lease and development for years. So far there we haven't had any takers, which is awesome, since it's one of my favorite places to walk.

I've often written about and photographed Dog Marsh for the blog. This old post provides a decent textual and photographic overview: Wednesday Walk to Dog Marsh.

Along with buffeting me and making waves, the wind was also blowing bits of wood and other detritus around. I noticed this while processing this photo: there was a bit of something stuck to my lens for every single shot I took that day.

What I find really fascinating is that even though there was a dark spot in the sky on every photo, I didn't notice until the second time I reviewed the photos, about a week after I had already looked at them and worked up this photo. It's not a small spot either; I think somehow my eye just looked past it, or because it was in the blue sky, my brain filled in the background for me and ignored the blemish.

There is the blind spot in our field of vision, which our brains fill in automatically. I guess I think that's what happened here ... but now I have to wonder what else I 'look past' in the photos I'm sharing.

At any rate, Photoshop fixed it pretty easily, after I caught it.

That's all I have for now. Have a great day. And if you're interested in more photos, check out my trip to the beach, a full post with 25 pics: A Visit to Ocean Shores Beach.