When I was in Kent with Alex Hare and Lizzie Shepherd we stopped to photograph the pier at Deal. However, I was far more interested in the waves that were rolling onto shore and I spent a wonderful hour trying to capture their character.
It was particularly interesting for me as the waves were approaching the shore at a steep angle and so I was able to get relatively closer to them than if they were coming towards me head on. It was also a steep shingle beach so the waves were getting very close to the shore before breaking.
Th waves weren’t particularly large but as they were breaking quite delicate and distinct shapes were formed by the spray and the foam was well contrasted against the body of the sea. This enabled me to use both fast and slower shutter speeds to display the unique shapes and direction of the spray as the waves broke ahead of the shore.
