NOAA Wave Pool stop-action photography

Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" in 34 photographs

Coastline is a kinetic sculpture located on the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) campus in Silver Spring, MD. Jim Sanborn unveiled the sculture in 1993, designed to resemble ocean waves crashing into a rocky New England coast.

This series of photos was taken with a Nikon CoolPix 950, one of the best second-generation digital cameras. The photos were taken in rapid succession, partially to test the camera and partially to create frames that could be combined to create a stop-action video clip. Also, it was March 31, and cold. You can see the completed video clip on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768.

Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's
Still photo of Jim Sanborn's "Coastline" scuplture, combined with others taken at the same time to create a stop-action video of the NOAA Wave Pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhWL7n768

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