Kauai Waves

Ocean Waves

Water. Power. Beauty. The motion of water, captured in a still image is a beautiful thing. The past few months have been intrigued with water-land interactions. This image was shot while on a vacation in Kauai in January. We were walking along the beach just outside of our hotel one evening and came upon this reef just offshore. I watched the waves for quite some time, mesmerized by the motion created as they crashed into the reef and washed over the top and flowed softly back into the ocean. I could see the beauty and feel the power of the ocean current.

A photograph, a piece of art is about feeling. Yes, it must be technically executed to near perfection, but without feeling it is only a pretty picture. I want my images to allow the viewer the privilege of feeling what I feel when I am photographing. Ideally I want more than one of the senses involved. With this photograph, can’t you almost feel the mist on your face, smell the ocean breeze, want to reach out and touch the water? What do you feel when strolling along the beach? If a stirs an emotion within you, then it is a successful image.