Seescape seascapes
Above/featured: Crossing Cook Strait in winter mist and fog, catching first sight of New Zealand’s South Island – 14 July 2012 (450D).
Some time ago, the challenge was people’s take on cityscapes. The present challenge looks out to the water, and while lakes are nice, I like the opportunities afforded by the ocean or the sea. The word “seascape” is a noun whose definition is “a view of an expanse of sea.” I’m pleased to present the following “seescapes” with the allure of open waters in mind:
- Australia: HMAS Sydney I memorial, Sydney
- Australia: Port Arthur, Sydney
- Canada: Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea
- England: Dover Cliffs from English Channel
- Germany: Bodensee (Lake Constance)
- Germany: Wadden Sea mud flats
- Hong Kong: outlying islands in South China Sea
- Italy: Ligurian Sea from Cinque Terre
- New Zealand: Akaroa Harbour and the Pacific
- New Zealand: Milford Sound and the Pacific
- South Africa: where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet
- Sweden: Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea
- USA: Puget Sound, Salish Sea
Meere Seen – mehre Seen – mehr sehen1.
Australia: HMAS Sydney I memorial
Bradleys Head: HMAS Sydney I Memorial Mast at left and the Light Tower at centre. Visible in the background at left-centre are the towering cliffs of North Head and Hornby Lighthouse on South Head. Near Mosman (Sydney) – 5 Oct 2012 (450D).
Australia: Port Arthur, Sydney
Sydney’s Port Arthur meets the Pacific: east towards North Head (left) and Hornby Lighthouse on South Head (right) – 23 Jun 2009 (450D).
Canada: Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea
Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island on a calm sail in the waters of Georgia Strait, a part of the cross-border Salish Sea – 25 Jul 2007 (450D).
England: Dover Cliffs from English Channel
White Cliffs of Dover, on board Norfolkline ferry “Maersk Dunkerque” from Dover to Dunkerque – 23 Nov 2007 (A510).
Germany: Bodensee (Lake Constance)
Southeast across the Lake Constance to the Allgäuer Alps in the background: at sunset from Konstanz Seestrasse – 21 Sep 2017 (6D1).
Germany : Wadden Sea mud flats
Mud flats biosphere reserve within Wadden Sea National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. North of Cuxhaven – 3 Jan 2013 (450D).
Hong Kong: outlying islands in South China Sea
Late-afternoon sun over Lantau Island with Hei Ling Chau and Sunshine Island (foreground left and right, respectively), on board “ordinary” ferry on the South China Sea within Hong Kong territory – 21 Jul 2007 (A510).
Italy: Ligurian Sea from Cinque Terre
The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean) coastline, from Corniglia in the Cinque Terre – 21 Jun 2008 (450D).
New Zealand: Akaroa Harbour and the Pacific
Where Akaroa Harbour meets the Pacific: east side of the South Island – 16 Jul 2012 (450D).
New Zealand: Milford Sound and the Pacific
Where Milford Sound meets the Pacific: west side of the South Island – 25 Jul 2012 (450D).
South Africa: the very southern Atlantic sea
Table Mountain Nature Reserve, 13 Oct 2012 (450D).
Sweden: Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea
Into the Stockholm archipelago on Waxholmsbolaget ferry in the waters of the Baltic Sea – 26 June 2008 (450D).
USA: Puget Sound, Salish Sea
On board WSDOT MV Kaleetan from Bremerton to Seattle, winter marine fog obscures Puget Sound, a part of the cross-border Salish Sea – 6 Jan 2015 (6D1).
1 I used the German words for lakes (Seen), seas (Meere), more (mehr), and the verb ‘to see’ (sehen) to pun the phrase “seeing more” in German.
I made all pictures above in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, and 2017 with Canon cameras: PowerShot A510 (A510), Rebel XSi or EOS 450D (450D) and EOS 6D mark1 (6D1); alle Fotoaufnahmen sind mit Wasserzeichen versehen worden. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-eSl. Acknowledgements go to Amy for LAPC no.56 (27 Jul to 2 Aug 2019). Last edit: 12 Jan 2026.
12 Responses to “Seescape seascapes”
You’ve outdone us all this week Henry! Some wonderful images. Amazing the many vistas the sea can provide!
Hi and thanks, Tina. At the risk of looking similar from any location around the world, it was an interesting exercise to show something a little different in each “seescape.” Thanks again for your lovely comment!
Thank you so much for this fabulous tour, Henry! A wonderful treat to see the seascape from Australia, Europe, HK, Canada…
Hi, Amy, and thanks for your kind comment!
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Incredibly beautiful seascapes, Henry! Thank you for the glorious tour around the world. Do I have a favorite? I have to say Stockholm then!
Thanks, Ann Christine; I’m glad you liked the Stockholm picture. It’s always fun and interesting to rummage through the archives, and because I rarely delete anything, the pain of going through many pictures yields the reward of rediscovering and highlighting beautiful and interesting pictures. Thanks again for your kind comment!
Seescapes. Yes! Nice selection.
Thanks, John!
Fantastic shots, Henry. Beautiful gallery. I was intrigued by your last shot. Was it an interesting ride? We’ve taken the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, but not that one.
Hi and thanks, Patti. It’s a straight forward daytrip to Bremerton from Seattle. Bremerton is a smallish town of about 40-thousand, but I think Bremerton has interesting art galleries, shops, and local food. I’d like to go back and spend more than the 2 to 3 hours I had that day before I had to swing back across Puget Sound to make my appointment back in Seattle. Because I like open water, the ferry ride itself is a beautiful one across the waters of Puget Sound; it’s “only” 1-hour each way. A car might have been useful, but I hopped on the ferry as a foot passenger and I had no problem getting around. Thanks again for your kind comment and for stopping by!
Sounds wonderful, Henry.