Print Collection/ The Coast

Acadia is defined by its coast; without it, Acadia would be a very different place. I prefer to make my coastal images in the early morning light when the colors are their best, or later in the day, as the sun sinks below the horizon and the sky and water become a beautiful shade of blue. The power of the ocean never fails to impress me and, given the opportunity, I could spend an entire day on the coast, just watching and listening to the waves.

I often use a very slow shutter speed on my camera– often several seconds, but sometimes as long as eight minutes– which blurs the water and softens the waves, giving an ethereal appearance. Timing is everything in these sorts of images, as you must time your exposures with the movement of the waves. When you catch a receding wave, the outgoing water uncovers the rocks and leaves a creamy trail of silky-smooth water behind.