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“You can see a lot just by looking”
— Yogi Berra

Liquid silk

December 25, 2014 in Black & white photography, nature photography
santa monica beach, liquid silk 1

Back to Santa Monica. The joy of jet-leg - waking up at 04:15 in the morning, reading, thinking, watching the light. 

At 6:30 it's still dark, at 07:00 light is on. Now I know when I need to go for some morning shooting. Today, I tell myself, today it's just for fun.

Grabbing the camera, selecting 2 lenses and off to the pier. On the way, I already see the light. it has a luminescent, whipped cream like texture. When i get to the pier, I am almost running. I never shot from the pier towards the east in the morning.

Looking for the exact angle that will let me catch the wave. I have the wrong filters with me, the light is burning the colors. But lying on the stomach on the pier, I see it. I really do. 

Liquid silk. The sea is like a vast undulating shaft of silk, floating in the wind. 

Barely believing my eyes, I click and click and click.....

You can see a lot by just looking. Indeed.

liquid silk 2

Liquid silk 2

 

Tags: santa monica pier, seascapes, black and white
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