Darian Woods, The Crest (LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT 2025)

During a time of reflection and healing, I took to the water with my camera capturing the environment in and around the ocean. The skies and ocean during these months were full of amazing sunsets and sunrises as well as clear waters. This environment takes your mind of everything else in the world and focus on what's in front of the lens. As the waves were rolling through I wanted to capture the peak of the wave at a shallow depth of field focusing on a single point. The winds were offshore which made little droplets of water fly off the top of the wave which added great texture to the image.

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