Watching the waves … Phuket, Thailand – Landscape Photography

This is my entry in the LandscapePhotography contest by @juliank.  

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On the southwest corner of Phuket, the remote Ao Sane beach lies on the headland at the dead-end of a narrow, winding road.

No pounding rock’n’roll, only the pounding of waves

Large waves come crashing onto the rocks that line the beach, including this massive rock directly in front of the restaurant. (It’s over 3 meters high.) At the guesthouse / restaurant, there is no background music – no pounding beats, no jangling guitars, not even any annoying muzak. But the soothing sound of the crashing surf continues day and night.

On my final day there, I thanked the manager for not piping any grating music thru the speakers. (Yep, someone had installed speakers in the restaurant, and probably a sound system behind the speakers.) He smiled, swept his arm towards the waves lapping the beach, and said, “Our music comes from there.” 

A spectacle of spray

Besides the energizing and comforting sound of the surf, we were also treated to the ongoing spectacle of surf crashing and spraying over this rock. Every minute or so, large waves would crash over and around it.

After many tries, I finally managed to capture this shot, which has been one of my favourite screensaver photos ever since.