Anchoring the Abyss

Old piers and sea structures are amazing.  How they withstand the test of time, the tides and undercurrents, and the extreme weather elements, I’ll never know.  They are stalwart giants engulfed by the perpetual movement of water and sand.  There is nothing around them that is foundational or solid, yet they find a way to be anchored and stationary.

I am always a sucker for textures, as well as geometric shapes and perspectives, too.  Yet another reason they draw me in.

My intent here was to not only capture the structure itself, but also the moving sea.  I wanted to do so in such a way as to draw the viewer’s eye into the somewhat mysterious and ethereal motion of the water.  It is sometimes difficult to capture the water’s motion in such a way, and at the proper moment, as to balance both energy and definition of the waves and textures.  I’m pretty happy with these results, and I like the shape and definition of the beach in the foreground.

Pier at Flagler Beach, FL

5D MkII, 16-35L II @ 16mm, .6sec @ f/8, ISO 100

This entry was written by Mark , posted on Monday July 09 2012at 10:07 pm , filed under Landscapes, Water . Bookmark the permalink . Post a comment below or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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