Night Surf #3449 transforms the breaking ocean into a broad field of luminous mist stretching across the panoramic frame. A larger wave rises toward the left while the remainder of the surf settles into a soft, continuous horizon. The long exposure obscures the boundary between water, spray and light, shifting the photograph from descriptive seascape toward abstraction.
‘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 #3449
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 #3449 transforms the breaking ocean into a broad field of luminous mist stretching across the panoramic frame. A larger wave rises toward the left while the remainder of the surf settles into a soft, continuous horizon. The long exposure obscures the boundary between water, spray and light, shifting the photograph from descriptive seascape toward abstraction.
‘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 #3449
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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