Granite Shore at Low Tide

Low tide has opened a chain of clear pools between dark granite ridges along the shore. Seaweed lies in olive folds across the wet rock, while small shells gather in the lower left and pale clouds repeat in the water. The horizon stays wide and quiet beyond the broken coastline.

The largest tide pool gives the foreground a useful reflective shape. Build the granite ridges around it next, following their different curves and patches of white lichen. Seaweed has narrow branching edges that separate it from the broad stone surfaces. Shells make small cream groups near the corner. Keep the distant water and cool sky for the end, when the shoreline has already established the horizon line.