Extremely High & Low Tides in Guernsey 21/8/09

This happens in Guernsey about once a year. We have one of the largest tidal ranges in the world, 30 feet or 10 metres. The high tide on this day was 10.1m and the low tide was 0.5m above chart datum. Luckily for the shops opposite the Victoria Marina there was a high pressure weather system over us at the time, because otherwise the shops and the road would normally get flooded out with sea water at this tide height.

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[MsLammy88]

where do sand go on high and low tides

[MrBooojangles]

@MsLammy88 The sand doesn't go anywhere, it stays in the same place.

[MsLammy88]

@MrBooojangles ooooo so the water doesnt push it anywhere and how did u find out cuz i really b think but tht sometimes

[MrBooojangles]

@MsLammy88 Nope it stays where it is here. The seabed is so compacted sand here that very little sand moves. It might happen where you live if the sand is soft or in a storm. If it did change regularly Admiralty maps would have to constantly change the depths on their sea charts.

[bapyou]

Good video. But, for a more effective presentation, I suggest taking video from the exact same spot showing the high and low tide. Your viewers aren't as familiar with the location as you are. Therefore, the constantly moving camera is disorienting and not as effective as it would be if you'd have stayed in one spot and filmed. Just a thought.

[MrBooojangles]

@bapyou Thanks for the comment but I always go for the "show a range of shots from the same place" kind of method like TV companies do. The theory being (which I have read in mags and books) that people get easily bored of the same angle shot for lengthy periods.

I used to do lengthy scenes of family holiday videos many years ago on VHS but when I watch them back even I get bored watching them and know they went on too long.

[MsLammy88]

@MrBooojangles danggt u smart lol.... bhut thanks

[bapyou]

@MrBooojangles Well, yes, but looking at what you've videod, it's difficult for someone unfamiliar with the place to get their bearings. The scene keeps changing.

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Maybe a tripod? Set it in different spots at this locale, but do some high tide/low tide shots from those exact same spots. That, to me, would highlight the tide phenomena more dramatically.

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Anyway ... they're your videos.

Cheers.