Cody Evans, who reveres the art of coastal photography, said the wave bears a likeness to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea
Author of the article:National Post Staff
Publishing date:Nov 25, 2022
A Lake Erie wave resembling a face taken on Nov. 19, 2022.
PHOTO BY CODY EVANS
Strong winds and high waves whipped up a surge of water that looked a lot like a human face in Lake Erie on Saturday.
Cody Evans, of Ingersoll, Ont., braved the storm and was there at just the right time to capture the leaping visage.
“I was kind of blown away,” he told CBC. “You see a lot of stuff like that in waves and in clouds, but to have it clear like that was just unreal. That photo sure stood out of all the rest.”
Evans said he waited out the worst of the snowstorm before heading to a beach in Port Stanley and knew that day was special.
“It was just crazy, it was like the perfect day. I’ve been going there for three years, trying to get good shots and that was by far the best day I had there,” he said.
Evans, who reveres the art of coastal photography, said the wave bears a likeness to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea.
He captured 10,000 photographs that day, but the task wasn’t simple. The weather was well below freezing, and the 30 km/h winds stirred up sand and snow, which interfere with the shot, Evans noted.
“When it’s snowing, it’s difficult because your focus will bounce off what you’re trying to focus on,” he explained to CTV.
Evans uses a camera that can capture 20 shots a second, which lets him “get the whole sequence of what’s happening.”
The effect was created by the strong winds, which also causes lake-effect snow. When cold gusts sweep over the Great Lakes during fall and winter, it forms clouds that can produce heavy snow.
“We usually have an active storm track that runs through the lake this time of year especially in the wake of these stronger systems that bring in cold air masses,” Environment Canada meteorologist, Daniel Liota told CBC.
The well-timed shot also owes to the breakwater.
“The waves were crashing pretty good because the pier pushes the water back out into the lake so when the water is pushed back out, the waves collide and they cause those peaks,” Evans noted.
Evans said pursuit for the picture perfect shot is far from complete.
“I’ll have a camera in my hands till I can’t hold one anymore honestly, I love it,’ he said.
Strong winds and high waves whipped up a surge of water that looked a lot like a human face in Lake Erie on Saturday.
Cody Evans, of Ingersoll, Ont., braved the storm and was there at just the right time to capture the leaping visage.
“I was kind of blown away,” he told CBC. “You see a lot of stuff like that in waves and in clouds, but to have it clear like that was just unreal. That photo sure stood out of all the rest.”
Evans said he waited out the worst of the snowstorm before heading to a beach in Port Stanley and knew that day was special.
“It was just crazy, it was like the perfect day. I’ve been going there for three years, trying to get good shots and that was by far the best day I had there,” he said.
Evans, who reveres the art of coastal photography, said the wave bears a likeness to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea.
He captured 10,000 photographs that day, but the task wasn’t simple. The weather was well below freezing, and the 30 km/h winds stirred up sand and snow, which interfere with the shot, Evans noted.
“When it’s snowing, it’s difficult because your focus will bounce off what you’re trying to focus on,” he explained to CTV.
Evans uses a camera that can capture 20 shots a second, which lets him “get the whole sequence of what’s happening.”
The effect was created by the strong winds, which also causes lake-effect snow. When cold gusts sweep over the Great Lakes during fall and winter, it forms clouds that can produce heavy snow.
“We usually have an active storm track that runs through the lake this time of year especially in the wake of these stronger systems that bring in cold air masses,” Environment Canada meteorologist, Daniel Liota told CBC.
The well-timed shot also owes to the breakwater.
“The waves were crashing pretty good because the pier pushes the water back out into the lake so when the water is pushed back out, the waves collide and they cause those peaks,” Evans noted.
Evans said pursuit for the picture perfect shot is far from complete.
“I’ll have a camera in my hands till I can’t hold one anymore honestly, I love it,’ he said.
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