I went to Dominic's bachelor party last night, and found myself less than a block away from Wind and Sea beach just after sunset.



I wanted to get there a bit earlier so that I could capture the actual sunset, but I was running late and showed up almost an hour after the sun had already gone down. Good thing I had my tripod!



This was my first time at this particular location and I think I can do it more justice if I come back when there's some more light. You can't see it from these multi-second exposures, but the waves were breaking hard against the rocks and it was actually pretty loud and violent.



With 20-30 second exposures, the waves blur out and it makes it look quite peaceful, which was definitely not what I was seeing in front of me. Photography is not just about capturing what's in front of the lens, the photographer makes a conscious decision to interpret a scene in a specific way. Given the right lighting conditions and tools, a scene becomes a statement- bending to the will of the photographer's vision.



I don't know how it happens, but I always get one shot with the subject moving out of frame during exposure. A great effect, and something I need to keep in mind when I want to use it to say something specific.



Michael