late October

I took this photo at the end of last month, after a day of stormy weather. The sun finally broke through the clouds just before it sank below the horizon.

across the channel

An abstract interpretation of a balmy summer evening sunset.

glimmer

This morning’s early light across the channel.

sun spot

The other day I happened to look out the window to see the sun finally breaking through the heavy fog that had been hanging around all morning. I’ve kind of moved away from using the “intentional camera movement” technique lately (it can be frustratingly unpredictable!), but decided to try it for this shot to create an abstract image. The resulting blend of light, shadow and reflection created an almost metallic effect which I quite liked.

forest floor impressions

A little intentional camera movement pushed these images of autumn leaves into the abstract.

abstract sea

A motion blur from last weekend’s storm.

cascade

impending

An experimental shot of last night’s sunset. I used intentional camera movement with a slow shutter and deliberately under-exposed to get a darker feel. A bi-colour filter applied in post enhanced the eerie vibe.

And for fun, here’s a black and white version.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Creepy

July moods

This past weekend we finally got a few light showers. On Sunday evening the clouds started to break up, resulting in some beautiful moody skies.

These pictures were taken about an hour apart, using intentional camera movement for a painterly effect.

the spider’s tapestry

The sun hit this spider web at just the right angle to create a tapestry of mini-rainbows.

Weekly Photo Challenge: ROY G. BIV