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PostSubject: Of hydraulics and abrasion!   Of hydraulics and abrasion! EmptyFri Dec 23, 2016 2:18 am

This is a story of the power of water and waves.
About the middle of this year a stable piece of hard sandstone rock started showing spouts of water with each wave for a few hours around high tide from a crack at the head of a gut. The place was allways called the blowhole, because of a long established hole which gouted water, but the new ones were along a different line.
Very soon 2 blowholes of about 6 inches diameter had formed. With a mix of water, sand and broken shells the holes by August were twice the size, helped by winter storms.
As I was in UK for September and October, I did not see developments, however when I returned the rock had collapsed in to a cavern worn by the sea.
The first few shots were taken on a day I turned up to fish, but decided on discretion as 2m swells were pounding the rock and while there would be fish there, there is nowhere safe to go apart from a small ledge where we put our gear. As the blowhole was going well, I took the pictures.
  
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The blowholes are at the head of this gut

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The gout of water on the left is the original blowhole, now lost most of it's oomph

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The bits of shell have all come from the blowhole, as well the salt water spray has killed a large area of grass.

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Sunrise a different day. Why do computers do this, the original shot before rotating??

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The sunrise morning

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I was not the only one not pushing my luck.

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This is what is left, I imagine the gut was formed this way, and there are similar formations down the coast. It will be interesting to see whether anything more develops. and cuts the rock off.
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PostSubject: Re: Of hydraulics and abrasion!   Of hydraulics and abrasion! EmptyFri Dec 23, 2016 6:55 am

That's brilliant Rhod thanks for sharing Very Happy
It is annoying when your photos end up sideways rage
I think it's to do with the image size scratch
To conquer this I edit the photo (just shaving the edge a little is usually enough) then save it in a different folder from the original and then upload that version Idea
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Awesome shots! Just shows the power of the sea Shocked
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That really is a brilliant record of nature in action !
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Great set of pictures. santa rendeer
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Magnificent, nature at its best
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PostSubject: Re: Of hydraulics and abrasion!   Of hydraulics and abrasion! EmptyTue Dec 27, 2016 1:15 am

Great set of pics Rhod.
We used to holiday in a little cottage in Pendeen in Cornwall,the sea had worn a natural swimming pool about 20yds long and 15yds wide,when the tide went out the water stayed in
it about 5ft deep.It was like snorkelling in an aquarium.
I went back for a look 5yrs later and it had gone,just big round boulders.
Sorry now I didn't take any pics.
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Yes, you visit a place for years, with only minor changes, then one storm can change it for ever.
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