Lobster Trap on the Beach: Kennebunk ME

We went out, after Pumpkin Roll and presents, for a short Christmas Day walk on the beach. The sun had come out for the first time in the better part of a week, and it was a very unseasonable 50 degrees. Who could resist? Despite the warm temperatures we still had the December sun in Maine…low in sky…slanting, glancing light with little warmth, and long, long shadows. This lobster trap had washed up in the high tides and heavy seas of the past few days, and provided a spot of brilliance on the sands. Tight framing turns it into a found abstract…all color and line. An unexpected present for Christmas Day.

Sony HX400V in camera HDR. 560mm equivalent field of view. ISO 80 @ 1/500th @ f5.6 (program shifted for greater depth of field). Processed in Lightroom on my Surface Pro 3 tablet.