Area along the beach in Playa Potrero has great bottom effects with the incoming & outgoing tides. Outgoing waves crash into incoming waves; wave combine and go sideways, and then there is a 4 way circular effects, just to name a few…
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Hi EJ, congratulations on your retirement and thank you for serving such a long time. (I did 4 years in the Navy way back in the 60s). Having done a couple of Atlantic crossings I have seen some confused seas but I like the way you captured this scene on a smaller scale, freezing the wave action and spray in mid air. As a kayaker I’m wondering what created this disturbance…opposing currents? Or do I detect some rocks just below the surface? The background looks to be a lot calmer too. Would love to know where this was shot. Nice catch of some angry water!
Shot from the beach @ 100m from my house in Playa Potrero, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
The estuary deposits a bit a sand close to this area, and the bath-tub effect of the steep beach incline makes the waves do a 3 to 4 way collision based on the timing of the waves. Absolutely fascinating to watch, and the colors are amazing depending on the time of day and clarity of water.
EJ, the big loop of splash is a great catch. I’m loving the details in the splash and how it’s running in a loop. There are also lots of fine reflection bits in the foreground.
