These three long-exposure photographs, taken along the Lincolnshire Coast in England, are part of the ongoing project 'Leaving the Land'.
In 'Leaving the Land', photographer Estelle Slegers Helsen takes you on a journey along the coast and captures what your eyes see as they move from land out to sea. Her photographs evoke the liminal place where land and sea meet. The square format constrains the wide-angle view and triggers your imagination.
Through long-exposure photography, she creates a soothing depiction of the sea, embodying stillness, serenity and simplicity. The images evoke dreamy scenes filled with abstract geometric patterns that our eyes can’t see and our brains can’t imagine. Moving objects and people become translucent or disappear. Waves and water transform into an ethereal seascape, creating a misty, magical world that contrasts with static elements like piers, lighthouses, groynes, breakwaters, rocks and offshore wind turbines.
Specifications
Canon 5D Mark IV with EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM
Left: ISO100 | 70mm | f/22 | 30sec. | before sunrise
Middle: ISO100 | 70mm | f/22 | 30sec. | midday
Right: ISO100 | 70mm | f/11 | 30sec. | after sunset
