Earlier this year, I set myself a little challenge to try to take a range of different compositions on the same section of beach, for a It was a very enjoyable couple of hours, as I worked on different points of view, with the tide going out and the sun slowly setting. I was able to fine-tune my compositions, placing the horizon exactly where I wanted, with Gull Rock out to sea on intersecting lines when framing in Live View, plus thinking about what I wanted in my foreground, how much of the sandy ripples to have in shot, or using water trickling out to sea or waves coming towards me. But the most important part of these sorts of minimalist shots is what you leave out of the frame!
