Quote Originally Posted by Jim collum View Post
The waves were coming straight towards the camera...
I hadn't considered that - I was assuming the panning speed was closer to the wave speed. In retrospect it makes more sense than the hideous cross rip you would need to make the waves break sideways like that.

In general, I am fascinated by different ways to capture time and motion in a still image. Cartoonists and artists have more tools than photographers, but slit and scanning cameras are fun. That the waves look 'odd' is the entire point. Hokusai wasn't exactly literal either.