Phone Photography contest 81: Almost fell While Photo Walking

What a beautiful Autumn season beginning in my country. I hope the weather is offering you a similar mix of hot and cool days.

Indeed, the summer was terrible in the city with temperatures rising fast before noon and spontaneous rain that disturbed outside activities.

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I was at the beach two weeks ago. I wish I could walk on the brown sand after that outstanding moment walking near the wave, but the rain did not facilitate this outdoor activity on the weekend.

I was on the section of the beach where soccer players used to set up camp to compete for a trophy in intensive matches. This area was not supposed to be close to the wave due to the wind speed that blows in all directions with such motion that a soccer game is impossible.

I was surprised to see the Ocean so close to this spot where I frequently changed outfits before walking barefoot as close as possible to the wet area.

I have not seen any soul engaging in a match that day. The only people present at the beach were runners, walkers, fans and fishermen checking out their material considering the high tide on this day.

My exploration of interesting materials in nature to capture with my camera is going to be super interesting.

I had a large gap of sand just in front of me. The edge was as vertical as a right angle. I did not notice that below the area I stood on, children dug in the sand.

The weight of my adult body on this structure of sand causes the ground to open below my feet.

I was one second up, then half of my body was buried in the wet sand. It was not the end of the action. The wave was like 2 meters away from the spot I stood ten minutes ago.

The fall created a sand slide of 1.5 meters in the direction of the Ocean. By the time I recovered from the new position, I was in the first wave covering my feet.

I was lucky that my bag and device were on the pile of sand. If the people walking nearby had not rushed to grab my hands, I would have been completely submerged by the second wave.

The third one was the worst. As the two young runners grab me out of the sand, the second waves hit our knees, grabbing so much sand that our retreat was difficult and slower than expected.

Like a planned event, the Ocean was a master in laying and then closing a trap on its victim. It is important to stay aware of your surroundings when at the beach with such active waves.

I saw the third wave coming, I threw everything I had in my hand in the opposite direction and spoke as loudly as possible to the two young men with me to jump.

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I was lucky on that day said one of the brave men who helped me collect my equipment. They were surprised that I was not going to leave but finish my photowalk of the day.

I was so glad that they came to help me. Marc and John made a joke about the whole thing, and we laughed at our powerless condition against the force of nature.

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