The sky above the heads at Whangamata turns a vivid shade of pink in vibrant evening light. North island, New Zealand June 2012
A row of broken teeth and rock skerries jut, To jaw eloquent under the glowing pink sky Balancing precariously over, The straight line cut of grinding season, And teeter on edge, speaking volumes between the endless mulching tide and slow dissolving land
465 sec @ f / 16 ISO 100 70mm (EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM) Photographed on Canon 5D Mark II with 10 Stop ND Filter Processed from digital raw in Adobe Lightroom Coromandel Peninsula, North Island Aotearoa New Zealand June 2012
Stars begin their spin in soft, pastel twilight over the sea and heads at Whangamata
Into the clear blue air, above our clear blue heads, faint stars scratch their circling course, to scrub and scour the pristine twilight’s fall towards deep night, distilled and still over our rocky heads, and frozen planar sea
478 sec @ f / 10, ISO 200 40mm (EF17-40mm f/4L USM) Photographed on Canon 5D Mark II with 10 Stop ND Filter Processed from digital raw in Adobe Lightroom Coromandel Peninsula, North Island Aotearoa New Zealand June 2012
Late sun lights the ancient stone circle at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Standing stones stand stark, before the night falls, cosy under blankets of rolling cloud, days end curls warmly around their distant edge
These ancient rocks and islands orbit slowly, circling whirling jigs, spotlit grandly in rough hewn textured garb, and brilliant under the million setting suns
3.2 sec @ f / 22, ISO 50 17mm (EF17-40mm f/4L USM) Photographed on Canon 5D Processed from digital raw in Adobe Lightroom Isle of Lewis, Scotland September 2007
Abstract, black-and-white landscape photograph from Sun Glints, Arcadia Shakes
A crescent moon and flash of burning sun, Grace this our foggy heaven, Slicing through to light, our patch of narrow land And stitch together thoughts of grander times, wandering To and fro, and wearing thin our worn and deadened path
6 sec @ f / 22, ISO 100 50mm (EF50mm f/1.8) Photographed on Canon 5D with 10 Stop ND Filter Processed from digital raw in Adobe Lightroom Aotearoa New Zealand November 2017
Abstract, black-and-white transcendent landscape from Sun Glints, Arcadia Shakes
Dancing light, along a zigzag woven path weaves brightly ribboned lines, frozen and luminescent over time A dancing firefly romp, revealing alternate, quaking, shaking city streets, Shudder, then walk the bones of these emerging lands
4 sec @ f / 11, ISO 100 50mm (EF50mm f/1.8) Photographed on Canon 5D with 10 Stop ND Filter Processed from digital raw in Adobe Lightroom Aotearoa New Zealand November 2017
Heavily textured, abstract black-and-white landscape with line of low trees
I’ve always been fascinated by long-exposure photography and the surreal, transcendent qualities it captures across time. This landscape is from a series shot a few years back when I began seriously exploring intentional camera movement. ICM blends long-exposure with motion to produce abstract and impressionistic photography full of unintentional, but intriguing surprise.
Increasingly, demands on time led me to transition from static long-exposure to a more flexible approach to everyday landscapes. There’s a freedom to ditching the tripod and taking long-exposures while walking. Making these photographs opened a door and transformed my daily commute into a new arena for creative play.
These days, the big camera usually stays home and I’m mostly shooting (and processing) on phone. But I’m still developing work from this time and love the film-like smoothness and depths in comparison to the phone. Both have their advantages, and the phone rules for speed, apps and mobility. But the big camera* still kicks ass in terms of image quality.
*The big camera’s are Canon SLR’s 5d, 5dMKII, 400d & 1000d
