About the photograph - Waves of Famara

While exploring the island Lanzarote during a recent holiday, we decided to check out Famara Beach, reputed to be one of the island's most beautiful and unspoiled beaches and certainly one of the largest on the island at 6 kms long. Located on the northwest of the island it isn't hard to see why it is considered a mecca for surfers as the waves are constant thanks to the prevailing Atlantic winds.

As I looked out to sea from the beach, I noticed that there were constant lines of white across the scene as the waves came ashore. It was a strange optical illusion as the white lines appeared to stay still even as the waves continued their journey to the shore and provided a lovely contrast against the blues of the sea and sky. 

I decided to use intentional camera movement (icm) to capture the essence of the scene and highlight the colour contrast rather than the details of the waves.