AUGUST 2019 – After sunset the waves of the Baltic Sea roll gently towards the beach of Bansin, Germany. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
There’s something magical about the sea. Whereever in the world I visited the shores, it usually was a positive and re-balancing experience. I think this is because of the sheer size of the sea. It makes you acknowledge that man is pretty small when compared to this view. That’s why I love to travel to the seaside.
Our 2019 trip brought us to Bansin, a village in the North-East of Germany, situated at the Baltic Sea on the island of Usedom. It is a tourist village but it’s not too busy which makes it very special. You get all the amenities of a real tourist destination without the frenzy of the masses.
I took this photo from the Bansin pier looking west. The sunset had taken place a couple of minutes before, and now the ‘Blue Hour’ had started the magical transformation of the lights. The hills on the left were throwing dark shadows to the beach, adding a sharp contrast to the sea that began to reflect the beautiful colors of the sky. The long exposure of 0.5 sec gently blurred the tiny waves. And the contemporary 16:9 crop appeals to smartphone users.
Lovely.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 13-AUG-2019, 21:09 |
| Location | Bansin, Germany |
| Camera | Canon EOS M |
| Lens | Canon EF-M18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 0.5 sec at f/36 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 5098 x 2868 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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