Maelstrom #2
I feel that this image has all the main elements that can be part of a dynamic seascape image. Low warm light came through the clouds and reflected off the water. The motion I saw here was incredible and I made many images of it. It has nice lava rock in front. The atmosphere was full of mist. And the natural structure of the blowhole is striking. If you wish to make the viewer feel like he or she is right next to the camera near the sea, capturing motion is very important. But that often means getting wet and incurring a certain amount of risk to both the camera equipment and the photographer. To get to this spot at sunrise, a slippery path had to be navigated in the dark. I studied this particularly dangerous place for about 15 minutes to determine how the water moved. It turned out that while the water coming out of the blowhole was spectacular, the water motion going back into the hole was even more interesting. After finding a spot in the swirling water to brace the tripod, I was able to get several 'shoot and run' images. A 1/2 second exposure was enough to show the motion and still show detail in the water. I set up the filters and the camera settings before heading into the water. There was no time to do that once the action was unfolding.
Canon EOS 5D, f/14 @ 30 mm, 0.5s, ISO 50, No Flash
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