Shaan Herbert, Blue Seat (SINGLE SHOT 2022)

East Coast Low conditions are always challenging to capture images, never the less capturing long exposures. Combined with a 200mm focal length and a 5 stop filter capturing images became a real challenge. I was drawn to this composition during these conditions where the ocean was currently claiming the ocean baths as its own. The wall of waves crashing through the scene created a beautiful texture and tone. The violence and destruction tempered behind a set of contemplation. Quickly this composition became a metaphor for destructive and dark thoughts in ones mind. The seat representing self and the ocean emotion.

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