Drift by the Bay

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When we have a foot of snow in sub-zero temperatures and high winds along our coast, that is a recipe for drifts. This one formed along the top of a 30 foot drop of East Point in Biddeford Pool to the stoney beach below. The Point behind it was bare, and then there was a similar drift below the drop-off on the other side. Clearly the wind swept the snow from the bay side up over the beach and the rise, where it dropped a good deal of its load, then rushed across the 200 yards of flat and dropped the rest of the snow below the cliff on its way back out to sea. The turbulence from the ragged edge of the Point caused heavy sculpting of the drifts on both sides, with complex curves. What you see behind the drift is the extreme southern end of Casco Bay. The buildings are in Old Orchard Park and Cape Elizabeth.

Samsung Smart Camera WB800F. ISO 100 @ 1/1500th @ f5.6. 60mm equivalent field of view. Processed in Snapseed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014. The shot was in Auto on the Samsung and required no more than normal processing in Snapseed. That is impressive auto exposure for any camera!

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