Offshore Rock in the Morning Sun
Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington Coast
I've used a long exposure (about two minutes) to "average" the waves to produce a seemingly smooth surface on the water. The white areas are where the waves break and produce the foaming white-water. As they approach the shore, these waves settle back to regular swells, and hence the color is darker. These alternative exposures produce a distinctly different image and corresponding different feeling. Photo © copyright by Stephen Penland.