Night Surf #3446 places a narrow band of illuminated surf beneath an expansive field of darkness. Small peaks of breaking water punctuate the panorama while the extended exposure merges individual waves into a continuous atmospheric form. The result is both recognisably oceanic and increasingly abstract—the sea reduced to light, movement and a thin horizon.
‘Comfort stifles creativity. The comfort of 'pretty' pictures makes me uncomfortable. Amazing sunrises, postcard landscapes, software exaggerated light and texture - the sameness of photography on Instagram. I imagine pictures that challenge my creative comfort thresholds.’ - Read more on my blog.
Artist: Paul Foley
Series: Night Surf
Artwork: Night Surf #3446
Location: Merewether Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Format: 6 × 17 panoramic
Technique: Long-exposure photography
Subject: Surf, ocean, water, light and darkness
Style: Fine art seascape / abstract photography
Edition: Master Prints Edition — limited to two archival prints
Night Surf #3446 places a narrow band of illuminated surf beneath an expansive field of darkness. Small peaks of breaking water punctuate the panorama while the extended exposure merges individual waves into a continuous atmospheric form. The result is both recognisably oceanic and increasingly abstract—the sea reduced to light, movement and a thin horizon.
‘Comfort stifles creativity. The comfort of 'pretty' pictures makes me uncomfortable. Amazing sunrises, postcard landscapes, software exaggerated light and texture - the sameness of photography on Instagram. I imagine pictures that challenge my creative comfort thresholds.’ - Read more on my blog.
Artist: Paul Foley
Series: Night Surf
Artwork: Night Surf #3446
Location: Merewether Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Format: 6 × 17 panoramic
Technique: Long-exposure photography
Subject: Surf, ocean, water, light and darkness
Style: Fine art seascape / abstract photography
Edition: Master Prints Edition — limited to two archival prints
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