Hoernum Odde - the southern tip of the island of Sylt, where the open sea meets the Wadden Sea.
Twice a day you have high and low tide - business as usual.
But when the water from the Wadden Sea runs out into open sea direction and meets the open sea waves in combination with strong westerly winds coming from the reverse direction, you'll see this special scenario.
It's like the North Sea is on the boil...
...and sometimes miraculous waves emerge and forge sweeping shapes for the split of a second.
Top and bottom: Two photographs of the same wave, just a blink of the eye between both pictures.
Top and bottom: Two photographs of the same wave, just a blink of the eye between both pictures.
And these are my favourites of the photo shooting...
[ exposure time 1/8000 sec., aperture 6.3, ISO 800 ]
to flash-freeze the scene.
At the same time, just in the rear of the wave spectacle:
peace and silence at the Wadden Sea at the harbour of Hoernum shielded by the dunes!
