Low Tide at Blue Hour
The tide goes out far enough here that the rocks turn into a second sky. You get about eleven minutes before the colour drains.
Category: Landscape
Wide country, long exposures and the short windows of light that make them work.
Scale, and How to Lose It
There is nothing in a dune field to tell you how big anything is. Then a line of figures crests the ridge and the whole frame snaps into proportion.
Badlands, Before the Heat
Forty minutes of usable light before the contrast becomes unmanageable. After that the ridges flatten out and stay flat until evening.
Six Seconds of Surf
Long enough to smooth the chop, short enough to keep the shape of the break. The window is narrower than you would think.