Growing up by the sea has impacted my views of the ocean and ocean activities greatly. While many people fear the ocean and what lies beneath it, I see great beauty within it. Being near the ocean can stimulate all of your senses. Not only do you visibly see the colours of the waves and the contrasting colours of the boats but you also hear the calming sounds of water lapping against the shore, the smell and the taste of the salty air, the cold crisp water on your feet. Every sense is being awakened.
I propose to show you this through the medium of photography. My main aim is to portray the natural beauty of the ocean to you and other people who may view my blog. I also want to try to capture the usefulness of the sea. For example the fisherman who make a living from working off the sea or showing the recreational use of the sea like the sailors, windsurfer and swimmers.
The beach and the harbour are the main locations I will be focusing on. These locations helped inspire the idea for this project so it feels right to focus my attention there. I aim to try and demonstrate the variety that the sea has to offer. To show the glorious sunny days, the dull and damp days and night and day. This will help show the contrasting scenes that the sea has to offer but also demonstrates how all these different times and weather are equally as beautiful. I will be taking all these photos with my canon EOS 1000D. I have not yet decided if I will be presenting my photographs in black and white or in colour. That will be something I decide once I begin editing.
As I’ve mentioned above my rationale for choosing this topic for my project is because I was lucky enough to live by the sea my whole life and I wanted to share this experience as best I could.
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