Breakwaters of the Baltic
The Baltic Sea from a drone's perspective
I've always associated the Baltic Sea more with the rugged character of seafaring people than a postcard-perfect coastline and a drink with a straw. Charming, golden sand smeared with wind. The endless shoreline. The sun as obvious as the storm. In my mind, the Baltic was always deep, and the water was the color of the deep.
Years later, I returned as a grown man. The different perspective made the menacing and harsh Baltic much easier to tame, and the water has the same color as everywhere else in the world, beautiful and marine.
Baltic - night and long exposure time
A long exposure time smooths out the water, makes the moving liquid turn into something that can be compared to a cloud in the photo.
The longer the photo is exposed, the more the water turns into an unreadable mass. After a few tens of seconds, the breakwaters begin to look like skyscrapers among the clouds.
The photo was taken near Darłówek. Exposure time is about 20 seconds. High aperture to put everything in hyperfocal distance
Beach on the wind
As a counterpoint to Darlow in Dziwnowek, I repeated the shot, but with a much shorter exposure time. The intention was to keep the composition rigid, but the water should remain blurred to enhance the impression of movement and the power of the element.
The dark sky emphasizes the capriciousness of the weather. The lack of storm that day became a nice change from the furious rain and wind knocking down walkers....