Ariya’s Sentinel
Camera
Hasselblad X2D 100C
Lens
Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/4
Exposure
12m 4s @ f/8
Filters
Breakthrough Photography X4 ND
Print Sizes
10”x10”
16”x16”
24”x24” (max. size @300dpi)
Peizography Prints
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta (Gloss)
Canson Infinity Rag Photographique II (Matte)
Giclée Prints
Canson Baryta Prestige II
Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta
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Sea Stack At Ariya’s Beach - A Towering Monolith
There are moments on the Oregon Coast when time seems to still itself, and this was one of them — a late‑day light that turned wind, surf, and stone into a single, commanding vision. Before me rose the magnificent sea stack at Ariya’s Beach, an enormous natural monolith sculpted by relentless wave and wind, its weathered surfaces etched with the history of years against the Pacific.
In black and white, the scene transforms from a simple seascape into something elemental. The stack’s towering silhouette anchors the composition, rising from the churning ocean as if it were a sentinel between sea and sky. Around it, the foam‑kissed surf and distant rocks speak to the relentless power of erosion — remnants of ancient headlands shaped by forces beyond reckoning.
Sea stacks like this one are geological poetry, formed as the ocean tirelessly carved away surrounding cliffs until only the most resistant rock stood — isolated and monumental. Here the scale is breathtaking: the vastness of water and sky dwarfs the shoreline, yet the stack itself somehow holds its own, a stark testament to both time and change.
This image does more than record a place — it embodies a feeling of awe before nature’s raw architecture. In print, its depth and nuance come alive, with the interplay of light and shadow drawing you into a world carved by ceaseless motion. Online it’s striking, but in tangible form the presence is unforgettable.