Ocean Latte

[AlanLichty]

I was out along the coast last week when a nice strong storm got the Pacific a bit agitated so I made a run up to Cape Perpetua to watch the waves pound the lava. The surf was far too high to make Thor's Well interesting so I shifted my focus to Cook Chasm which is a narrow but deep slot canyon in the lava shelf. I decided to see what I could get out of some fairly high speed captures of the waves smashing into the chasm so I set my DSLR for 1/1600 sec with F/11 and auto-ISO which in this case landed at 2800.

As the waves forced their way into the chasm there was a lot of foam that was forming as a result of the turbulence which made things even more interesting so I made an effort to capture the foamy crud with interesting shapes frozen in by the shutter speed. This is one of those captures ( I have lots more).

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is a unique way to capture that power, good job.

 

[JimFox]

This is awesome! Alan! Love that churning water. It does have a latte feel to it!

 

[Jim Dockery]

Very different wave view.

 

[AlanLichty]

This is a unique way to capture that power, good job.

This is awesome! Alan! Love that churning water. It does have a latte feel to it!

Very different wave view.

Thanks for the comments. The action of the waves and the wind were creating some fascinating conditions with the foam so I decided to try to capture some of the more unusual shapes that were going past as the waves careened into the chasm. I have a bunch more of these that I shot in between wiping the spray and the rain off of my lens. At the speed I was shooting there was no need for a tripod and handheld gave me more flexibility to move around quickly with the waves. Thankfully the ocean as a horizon behind gives a nice reference point for fixing all of the camera tilt that resulted from paying more attention to the waves than my camera angle

 

[dan swiger]

Cap Grande, extra dry!!

 

[AlanLichty]

Cap Grande, extra dry!!

Thanks - Might be a bit salty

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice wave action.

 

[BlackRockArt]

I was out along the coast last week when a nice strong storm got the Pacific a bit agitated so I made a run up to Cape Perpetua to watch the waves pound the lava. The surf was far too high to make Thor's Well interesting so I shifted my focus to Cook Chasm which is a narrow but deep slot canyon in the lava shelf. I decided to see what I could get out of some fairly high speed captures of the waves smashing into the chasm so I set my DSLR for 1/1600 sec with F/11 and auto-ISO which in this case landed at 2800.

As the waves forced their way into the chasm there was a lot of foam that was forming as a result of the turbulence which made things even more interesting so I made an effort to capture the foamy crud with interesting shapes frozen in by the shutter speed. This is one of those captures ( I have lots more).

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C&C always welcome.

Alan, nice catch, quite different from other wave photos.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice wave action.

Thanks Jameel

Alan, nice catch, quite different from other wave photos.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - there will be more foam shots ahead that get even crazier. I didn't shoot conventional waves at all that day