Night Surf #3451 transforms the illuminated surf into an expansive field of light beneath an almost absolute black sky. The wave forms are largely absorbed into the extended exposure, leaving a softly undulating boundary between light and darkness. Of the series, this photograph moves particularly close to abstraction—the ocean remains the subject, but light and time become its visible form.
‘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 #3451
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 #3451 transforms the illuminated surf into an expansive field of light beneath an almost absolute black sky. The wave forms are largely absorbed into the extended exposure, leaving a softly undulating boundary between light and darkness. Of the series, this photograph moves particularly close to abstraction—the ocean remains the subject, but light and time become its visible form.
‘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 #3451
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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