Cotton Candy is from the Modern Coastal Collection of fine art Impressionist photography and was taken at sunrise on July 17, 2024 on Bainbridge Island. My beach morning began at 4:30 am and I could tell right away it was going to be magical! When I arrived at the beach the edges or clouds were already turning deep red/purple. The morning evolved with so much color and magical cloud textures and shapes. Amidst the peace and stillness of the early morning and the tide moving towards it’s lowest point of the day an energy was present. Herons came and went. Seals happily swam in the Puget Sound, peeking heads up to see what was happening above the water line…at times looking my way with this “You’re up early” vibe. A few deer even made their way onto the beach and strolled by to see the spectacle unfold. 

I named this image Cotton Candy because my attention goes to the light pink clouds toward the center of the image. It reminds me of the cotton candy cones of my youth.

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