In Tune With The Cosmos
Being a land-locked mountain man (I actually live on the front range), I don’t have many opportunities to work with the sea. However, knowing we were headed to Cozumel in Dec I began to imagine images months in advance. I took inventory of my equipment and geared up accordingly. I will write about my gear choices in later posts. I want to dedicate this post to the cosmic experience I enjoyed while making this image.
Standing on the shoreline durning my first sunset of the trip I setup an interesting composition, metered, and began turning over the shutter. I immediately realized seascapes are like nothing else I have ever worked with. The scene is incredibly dynamic. The quality of light is changing moment to moment. As the waves swirl about in the foreground the composition is in constant motion. It took several minutes until I came to terms with all that was happening in my view finder. Eventually I focused and my vision became clear. As I settled in I became hyper aware of this cosmic dance and the images became aware of me.
I can’t wait for my next trip to the coast. I have a lot to learn from the sea.
Nikon D300
Tokina 11-16 2.8 ATX
Singh-Ray 3 RGND
Gitzo Traveler
Jim Patterson is a photographer who has spent many sunsets with the sea. Please visit his site to view his works along the coast.
