I guess a new year is as good a time as any to try new things. While I am long overdue for posting, I can’t believe how long it has been since I last posted, but it has also been long overdue since I have done the type of photography I have always wanted to do, and that is making long exposure photographs. Sure, I have used slower shutter speeds to capture waterfalls in Iceland and elsewhere, but I have always loved photos where the exposure time is 30 seconds or longer and show water in an ethereal state.
Not only did I have a chance to see the first sunrise of 2024, but my first shots were long exposures, and it really felt good. Although it will take a bit of practice to get comfortable shooting this way.
Now, I don’t want to copy other’s work, but I have always loved the photography of Michael Kenna and MICHAEL LEVIN, and I admit it is where I draw my inspiration. I do prefer this type of photography in black and white, but I felt there was enough color in the sky to present them in this way.
I was able to take a long exposure in Iceland that I really liked, so it was certainly on my mind. I hope to do more as the year progresses.
Hvítserkur is a marvelous sea stack shaped like a three-legged creature in the North of Iceland. Also known as the Rhino Rock or Iceland’s troll rock, the rock formation is located off the Vatnsnes Peninsula.