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Silhouetted Riders on Wheeler's Windswept Shore

Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · Apr 24 Day Use Area Parking, Wheeler, Oregon, US

Three equestrians emerge as dark silhouettes against the pewter-toned Pacific, their horses' hooves disturbing the wet sand as waves retreat into foam. The overcast Oregon sky bathes Wheeler's coastline in ethereal rose-gold light, creating a dreamlike atmosphere where rider and mount become one with the endless horizon. Each figure appears suspended in time, their forms etched against the rhythmic surf that has shaped this stretch of Tillamook County's rugged shore for millennia.

Fujifilm X-T3

Fujifilm Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR

f/7.1 · 1/1600s · ISO 160

Silhouetted Riders on Wheeler's Windswept Shore

Horseback riders traverse the tide-swept beach near Wheeler, Oregon, their silhouettes painted against the moody Pacific surf. https://timtrautmann.com/photos/498

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