Moving On To Rincon

I went back to the beach Saturday to continue playing with intentional camera movement and long exposure to create photographic art. My attempts the week before at Hueneme Beach Park inspired me to try the same thing at more well known Ventura County surf spots done in an abstract way.

Last week, I was trying to create photos that looked like "color field" paintings. This week, I wanted to capture recognizable locations in the hopes there might a local market for canvas prints of images of surf spots.

I never surfed at Rincon, so I wasn't certain what landmarks I should include. There are the hills of La Conchita, the Oil Pier, and the Channel Islands to pick from. This first image is of the Channel Islands in the distance:

_{1/5 sec, f/28.1, ISO 100, focal length 55.0 mm}

Here's a little more subtle hint of the islands. Note how bright the sun was. I ended up using an ND filter and, no matter how well I cleaned it, I still got spots on my images. I also struggled to see what I was even getting, with the sun reflecting off the viewing screen of my camera:

_{1/5 sec, f/22.6, ISO 100, focal length 18.0 mm}

The beach that had looked like a tan strip last weekend at Hueneme now had rocks on it at Rincon. I'm not sure blurred images of rocks look so good:

_{1/4 sec, f/22.6, ISO 100, focal length 18.0 mm}

In this view, looking towards La Conchita, you can see the blur of surfers sitting in the line-up. Again, not something that I'm sure I want in the pictures. I'm hoping someone finds these photos appealing, it would certainly encourage me. But, I'm open to constructive criticism as well. Should I just play with the bands of color, or do you think the rocks, surfers, etc add something to the pictures?

_{1/10 sec, f/22.6, ISO 100, focal length 18.0 mm}

What about people walking on the beach as phantoms in the image? Does it just look like camera shake, blur or lack of focus, or is there some art there?

^{Please click on the images to view them full screen!}
_{Original photographs by @kunschj. All rights reserved}

Camera: Canon EOS 80D
Lens: Canon EFS 18-55 mm kit lens
Editing Software: GIMP
Location: Rincon Beach, California

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