I had been scouring the beach looking for an amazing vantage point. This image presented itself to me the night before, except the tide was too far in. So I decided to return the next day and try again as the tide would be 40 minutes behind, thus exposing the rocks in the foreground enough to make the image look as I had imagined it.
Returning to the same spot the next day I setup my camera early so that it would be ready when all the factors I was looking for had aligned. I shot off a series of images waiting for the light and tide to be just right. Once all was perfect, I fired off one last image at a 10 minute exposure to evoke a feeling of complete calmness, making the ocean that is constantly moving appear still with a soft painterly feel.
