documenting next week's King Tide
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| Photo copyright John Holmes, UK. Here's a great example of how rising sea level has the potential to affect existing infrastrusture. |
Any and all photographers and nature-lovers are welcome to participate in the nationwide king tide photo initiative.
During
the last week of October Sarasota Bay area is anticipating high, or
"King," tides of over two feet. King tides occur when the moon and sun
align on one side of the Earth and their gravitational forces combine to
create extraordinarily high tides. While these tides are completely
natural occurrences, they provide us with a sneak-peak of what our
landscape will have to contend with in the coming years as the sea level
rises.
SBEP
is looking for participants to photograph our coastline, flooded roads,
full pipes and ponds and anything under the sun that will be affected
by the rising waters this October and potentially in the future.
October 2011 King Tide Best Photographing Opportunities:
October 25th 1:17 pm with a high tide of 2.08 ft
October 26th 2:15 pm with a high tide of 2.01 ft
October 27th 3:13 pm with a high tide of 1.89 ft
Tips:
- Try to capture areas inundated with water
- Be sure to record the exact time and location of your photos
- If possible, photograph the same site at low tide for comparison
- Be creative and HAVE FUN!
Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay, and Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Programs will be compiling your pictures of the high seas on our Florida Tide Watch Flickr webpage.
Please email pictures to info@sarasotabay.org and we will upload them to our
Facebook page and the Florida Tide Watch Flickr webpage.
Make sure you check out the photo pages to see
everyone's photos from around the gulf coast!
Thanks and happy snapping!
Please email info@sarasotabay.org with any questions