Eric Hines

Eric Hines is a 21-Year-Old Photographer and Timelapse Cinematographer from Valparaiso, Indiana.

The reflections in this photo are very clear, mirroring the colours in the sky almost perfectly.

A well balanced exposure made possible by a digital sensors more dynamic sensitivity.

Amazing colour from a shot that would normally just have a blue sky, made possible by good timing during golden hour.

Movement made possible by a longer shutter speed, greatly enhances the scene.

Eric is one of my current favourite landscape photographers because his photographs are amazing in terms of both composition, and timing; he has managed to capture the beauty of the sky with incredible clarity, he makes almost constant use of neutral density filters in order to limit the amount of light hitting his digital camera's sensor, allowing longer shutter speeds to create smoother tones in the sky and smoothing out water quite substantially.

I am particularly fascinated by Eric's use of water within his photographs to showcase movement during the exposure, and by reflecting the colours of the sky and doubling up the beauty they present to the viewer.

The meaning of these photographs, to me, is that there is still beauty left in the world, you just have to find it at the right place and at the right time. These photographs make me feel like nature's majesty can never truly be destroyed by humanity and the ruination we have and are still bringing to the world.