47 minutes with a lens

yesterday was fun :) as i headed out the clouds that had been taunting me all day were disappearing, but it was so warm and pleasant i had to go enjoy it. the low tide, an average one of 0.0', was occuring 16 minutes before sunset, so a tide low enough to expose this rock and allow me to get close to it - my boots are only knee high!  i brought only my new wide angle lens.  these images follow the progression of the light and of the photographer as i move in on the rock.  #1 sets the scene, and #2 is some 12 minutes later, about 3 minutes after the tide turned.  sunset occured between #3 and #4, and #5 is about 20 minutes after sunset, 10 minutes after #4,  requiring an exposure of 25 seconds, twice as long as #4 needed!  47 minutes from #1 to #5, and all with the same wide angle lens...

#1 the scene

#2 just after the tide turned

#3 before sunset

#4 after sunset

#5 in the gloaming