The fuzzy experiments continue. This time it is Petrel Cove on a stormy afternoon:
I was sitting in the car in the Petrel Cove car park waiting for the squall to pass before I went for an afternoon poodlewalk with Maleko. I was wondering if I could achieve layers and textures in the photo with everything out of focus.
I have been tentatively experimenting with an abstract approach to photography in low light situations. as a break from working on the newsletter and the Walking/photography exhibition at Encounters Gallery.
The low light scenario happens at the end of the poodlewalks with Maleko when we are returning to the car along the coastal path at dusk. When start to return when it is too dark to photograph amongst the coastal rocks. However, there is still light and colour in the sky over the southern ocean so I can hand hold the digital camera (a Sony A7 R111) to make a photo.
A recent example of the experiment:
It's an experiment because this kind of subject just doesn't work as an abstract when everything is in focus--I've made several attempts and it looks ugly. I've also tried it with the lens wide open and the foreground of the subject in focus--but it is a nothing kind of image. Nor does it work when there are small pockets of clouds in the sky over the sea.