Shooting seascapes brings out emotions in me that I can not explain. There is exhilaration when the waves come rushing in around your feet. Yet there is a calming of the soul and mind as you take it all in.
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Storm
As I stood on the shoreline, the wind whipping up the coarse sand, trying to protect my camera gear. The Storm that was closing in fast caught my eye. I saw the contrast of the heavy rain, the blue sky, the greens of the sea and the light golden browns of the sand. This is one of my favourites because of the power invokes.
Time to Relax
I was feeling frustrated and felt I needed to get out and take pictures as this gives me a release from having to think of other things. So I went down onto the rocks on Caloundra’s headlands set up my camera and sat on a rock watching the waves dance in and out.
Morning Has Broken
I got up early and travelled 110 km to reach this beautiful spot. I arrived while it was still dark waiting for the morning to brake. People ask why do it and I say it is because of the reward you get in witnessing this beautiful creation.
A New Day
The sun rise was masked by the smoke of the many bush-fires around the area and the sky had this subdued glow , a mixture of the deep blue of the early morning and the glow of the sun.
A Present Danger
As I stood on the rocks observing the waves crashing around my feet and out to sea, with the storm clouds building. I felt I was in a precarious place. I decided to process this as a black and white as it help portray what I took from the scene as I was there.
Fire and Water
I named this piece “Fire and Water” because of the fiery sunrise on the horizon. I think that watching each wave form and how they crash into the shore line is like watching a flame dancing and flickering, not one flame is the same and that is so with waves. Both have a relaxing mesmerising effect. When shooting sunrise on rocks with an incoming tide you don’t have much time to think. You frame up your composition, adjust your camera setting and click. But there is more to it than that - what you are doing is watching each wave, how it is forming, what it is doing and where it is landing. You are calculating what shutter speed and what depth of field you want to best capture what you see so others might enjoy and be drawn in.
The Perfict Wave
Watching, waiting for that perfect wave. It is something I do a lot as a seascape photographer. Sometimes waiting for quite a while (my wife will testify to that). For this photo I chose to use the rocky outcrop to lead your eye into the waves.
