I'm sure many of you have seen these jetties in some of bear_music's shots. I took this longer exposure in late December in anticipation of this SC. Do you notice the "perceptual" effect when looking at the horizon, particularly away from the jetty, it can seem like a vertical wall of water?
Added 1/21/12: This effect exists in real life, not just in photographs, in case this wasn't clear! My theory is that it occurs when the section of horizon we are seeing isn't connected to anything on either side. There is a spot here on Cape Cod where the first glimpse of the bay is from a high spot at a distance, and at that moment nearby trees and vegetation form borders on either side of the water, so you are looking at an isolated vertical slice of water. I see this effect there almost every time, and yet still get surprised by it!.
I love the richness of color in the water here. Really adds to the "painting". I also think this works as a cropped version without the jetty - with just the water to explore in its swirls and patterns.
This is very dynamic - the palpable movement of the ocean. I think it's the diagonals that give the sense of the horizon being the top of a huge swell.
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