Whiritoa

Kodak Professional 315gsm acid resistant fine art giclee print. Size 50x40cm

This is the first of a series of images entitled ‘Seascapes’.

The motivation behind this series was to capture images that had a look more of a painting than a literal photograph.  Through a combination of the right light and weather conditions and the right choice of lens and filters gave me the effect I was after of soft pastels and warm colours.

Rather than shooting at an angle along the beach to create foreground interest and leading lines, Whiritoa was shot straight out to sea with the simplest of compositions.  

Depth and perspective comes from the motion of the surf flowing in and out.  This contrasts with the sharper detail of the ocean surface, the shutter speed chosen not to blur this out.