Plate No. 06. Thor's Well from above, Cape Perpetua, Yachats, Oregon — high-tide swell event, long-lens compression.
Vol 1.1 · Plate 06
Above the Well
The most dangerous spot on the Oregon Coast, shot from a hill.
$75.00
Standard 16 × 24 · Archival photo paper · Signed
I went to Thor's Well on a high-tide swell day. The ocean was angry. I was alone. So instead of standing in the spray zone like everyone else, I climbed up the hill, put on a long lens, and shot down.
Most photographs of Thor's Well are made from a few feet away. This one was made from a few hundred.
"Different from anything I've ever seen from here. Which is exactly why I made it."
The print isn't what I went there to get — but it might be more honest about the place than any of the close-up shots, because it shows the geology and the scale and the danger all at once.
Sometimes the better photograph is the one you didn't plan.
The Frame
Location
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, Yachats, Oregon
Coordinates
44°16′N · 124°06′W
Conditions
large swell at a very high tide
Status
First public release from this perspective
