Squiggle

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Up

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Pink 2

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Spin

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Swirl 1

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Tree

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Greens

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Grass

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Layers

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Swirl 2

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Lake

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Pink 1

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Glow

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Bounce

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Green

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

Fall

From explorations in deliberate camera motion during exposure

During a hike in the mountains surrounding Asheville, I was pushing my normal limits of low-light shooting, trying to eeke out a few more shots before the light was gone. It turned out to be a happy accident. I noticed one of the shots I took was blurred beyond recognition, but had a stylistic quality that I found interesting. So, I kept shooting, purposefully moving the camera wtih different gestures to see what sort of images it would produce.

I found the exercise to be enjoyable, allowing me to be playful and loose. I began looking at the landscape a bit differently too. Patterns, colors, contrast and proximity all began to shift from how I normally view them. And the photographs that resulted proved evocative. Instead of focusing on literal representation, I sought expressions of motion, color and mood that transcended the subject itself.