Ivo Rowe Pool Sunrise

It certainly didn’t disappoint with the waves crashing over the rock platform upon my arrival. I am cautious of places I have been many times before, so heading to a new location with a big swell meant I spent a long time monitoring from the top of the stairs before I ventured below. It was wet.. there was a lot of sea spray and the rock cliff behind was more like a waterfall from the runoff water of the park above. I hugged the bottom of the stairs so i could make a hasty exit before moving further out towards the rock pool to begin shooting. The morning was blue.. so very blue and my photos are representative of this. I love these types of morning.. it is calming and gloomy at the same time. I hadnt shot a morning like this before, most of the time I would just roll back over in bed but I was after a certain type a shot. A long exposure that has a smooth sky, a smooth ocean and a serene view to contrast other shots in the series which will show it is far from that. So what do you do while you wait for a 10minute exposure to finish? You whip out your film camera of course!