eascape photography is
one of the most enjoyable
sub-genres within
landscape photography.
Photographing the ocean
is dynamic and exciting as we dodge
the breaking waves, shield our cameras
from sea spray and chase the ever-
shifting tide. Coastal photography can
also be incredibly relaxing as we spend
hours meandering along the shoreline,
while waves gently lap at our feet.
One of my favourite things to do
when I photograph the sea is to usethe breaking waves to my advantage
and manipulate them into building my
composition. It’s very tempting to find
a strong composition and throw on a
10-stop ND filter to capture silky smooth
water over a five-minute exposure,
but I find it far more enjoyable and
challenging to look for compositions
that only appear for a couple of seconds
before melting away into the sand.
Imagine watching a beautiful sunrise
on a vast expanse of sand, but there is
nothing to put in your composition.
A photograph of the sand, sea and risingS
8 | OUTDOORSLong-exposure
water streaks
Bring your seascape photographs
to life by showing motion and detail
and by adding interest to your
foreground, says Thomas Heaton32 DIGITAL CAMERA^ AUGUST 2019 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com