Where the ocean meets the sand
The coast in late afternoon is mostly haze. For years I fought it with filters and contrast sliders. This time I left it alone, and the pictures finally looked like the place felt.
Shoot without a filter. Let the horizon go soft. Keep the shutter fast enough to freeze the edge of a wave, and slow enough to let the water blur just a little.
Settings: 28mm, f/11, ISO 100, 1/250s.