This image emerged at the end of a relaxing afternoon at the beach with my family.
By YEHOSHUA HALEVIwaves 311(photo credit: Yehoshua Halevi)
One result of my ongoing efforts to photograph the natural beauty of Israel is a heightened ability to predict where and when to shoot. One guiding principle I follow is always aim for the edges. The “edge” is where you find drama, tension and emotional impact. Edges are found both in time – dawn, late afternoon and early spring – and space, where forest meets meadow, storm meets sunshine, or the ocean crashes onto the shore.This image emerged at the end of a relaxing afternoon at the beach with my family. With nothing to do but contemplate the sun’s descent into the sea, I began to notice the wave patterns as they rolled onto the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea at Ashkelon. My interest was piqued when the steely blue water acquired a golden, late-afternoon glow. A rock jetty built to protect the beach calmed the surf and the waves followed a gentle, orderly path to the shore. I fired off about 10 frames to ensure at least one shot with a staggered separation of waves that would boost interest in the composition, which lacked any focal point besides the wave patterns to keep the image afloat.Yehoshua Halevi is an award-winning photojournalist and event photographer. For queries on simha photography in Israel and Europe, send an e-mail to smile@goldenlightimages.com.View the entire Israel the Beautiful series at www.israelthebeautiful.blogspot.com
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