Persistence. I reckon it equates to around 90% of your success as a landscape photographer.
For every great shot you see, there are typically around ten failed attempts before you capture the image you're most proud of.
In this case I got lucky with only four attempts.
That's a good thing because each visit to this spot in Ucluelet was a seven hour round trip.
On this day, I finally got the waves I was hoping for. I just loved those crazy gulls divebombing for dinner.
There was a brief moment of lovely soft light rendering the scene in subtle pastel colours that made all of those failed attempts worth that persistence.
It's become something of a pilgrimage to journey to the West coast during storm season. When those forecasts call for drama, I drop everything and head West with a crazy grin on my face.
Thanks for looking
Gavin Hardcastle
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