Dec. 8, 2006 - Surf and Rock on the Maine Coast

Canon 5D, 24 - 70 mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm, f/22, 1/2 sec., ND filter, ISO 100, June 2006

In my mind, there is something timeless about watching the ocean at work. For me, it is mesmerizing. The sea comes into shore and then retreats, each time eroding the rocks a tiny, tiny bit more. Over the course of millions of years, the shoreline changes. The earth itself changes. It is a process that never ends.

I recently participated in an online forum discussion (a photography forum) that asked the question: Which is stronger, the sea or the land that it constantly attacks? (Surely we have better things to do, right?) I was surprised by the intensity of the "debate". How can there be any doubt? The sea always wins. One only has to sit by the shore and watch for a time. And then it is obvious.