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AMALGA HARBOR · APRIL 2022

Amalga Harbor Tides

A gray spring afternoon at low tide, flown inches off the rocks and over water so still the islands doubled.

AircraftDJI Mavic 3Hasselblad 4/3" · 20 MP
Sorties1 flightApr 9
On this page5 stills · 2 clipsSelected from the full shoot
Height above groundUp to ≈22 ftEstimated from USGS terrain

The plan

Flat light suits reflections. We flew low over the tide pools and then out over the harbor while the wind stayed down.

The flight path

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · cones = camera heading · takeoff area hidden

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Height is above the ground directly below, estimated from the takeoff point and USGS 3DEP terrain — not the aircraft's altimeter, which reads from takeoff. Shown only where the estimate is 400 ft or less.

The spit at low tide. Rocks and spruce on the point, with the tide all the way out.#01 · HDG 244° · 0°
Toward Lynn Canal. Over the rocks to open water and snow on the far peaks.#02 · HDG 304° · 0°
Tide pools. Clear water running between the rocks as the tide turns.#03 · HDG 327° · −21.8°
Mirror water. Clouds and treeline doubled in the harbor.#04 · HDG 137° · 0° · ≈22 FT
Still harbor. Late afternoon, not a ripple on the water.#05 · HDG 149° · 0°
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Mirror water between the islands at low tide#06 · DJI_0034
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Around a spruce island on a gray spring day#07 · DJI_0036

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