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lost AT Sea
This is an ongoing collection. I lived most of life in a land locked city and now that I live by the ocean, I am slightly obsessed with it. This collection is about trying to capture the calmness that watching the sea brings. I like long exposures, not so long that the water turns into a solid colour, but long enough to slow the motion so you can see it in a photograph. Long exposures are tricky with film, you have the calculation to negate the law of reciprocity but you also have no instant knowledge if the time you allowed the shutter to absorb the light was enough to properly expose the scene, or if it will capture the motion of the water that I want. I will slowly add to this collection as I find more moments to photograph.

Kodak Ektar 100
I was actually trying to photograph some boats on the water, but I was getting frustrated trying to find the perfect composition. I only had one shot left on the roll and, in the end, I thought “bugger it”, pointed the camera down to where the small waves were lapping onto the beach, added a few ND filters,
and pressed the shutter. It was a pleasant surprise when I developed the film.

Kodak Ektar 100
I waited a while at high tide for the water to surround the rock. It never did but as I watched it I thought I would like the contrast of the water against the texture and colour of the sand.

Kodak Ektar 100
The long exposure softens the water into a quiet blur, leaving this lonely stone isolated, anchored, unmoving.
It feels almost out of place, suspended in calm, breaking the surface of an otherwise still sea.
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