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Toys No More
Photograph by Robert Caputo
A child plays on Fourchon Beach in front of a barge sunk along the shore to protect the beach from erosion. Seven such barges bristle with interlocking concrete slabs designed to reduce wave energy, but the results have been a wash. Between 1999—when the jacks were installed—and 2002 the hurricane-wracked beach retreated an average of 45 feet (14 meters) a year. The beach protects nearby Port Fourchon, the supply base for half the offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. More than 600 oil and gas platforms lie within a 40-mile (60-kilometer) radius.
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Camera: Nikon F100
Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100
Lens: 80-200 mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/8 |
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Weather Conditions: Sunny
Time of Day: Afternoon
Lighting Techniques: Natural light |
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