Aug 7th

2012

Gobi Impressions

Gobi Impressions, Triptych. Mongolia, 2012.

A triptych made of images shot during my recent time in the Gobi desert. Handheld at low shutter speeds, I moved the camera back and forth to create a series of impressions. My friend Wendy does a lot of work like this and the art she creates continually blows me away and often creates in me an experience far more powerful than any of the more literal photographs I’ve seen or made. Click the image to see it larger.

Comments (18)
  1. August 7, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    Very cool… on these three you hardly notice the blur from the camera movement, just looks like a soft focus, but one certainly gets the “feel“ of desert sands.

  2. August 7, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    These are super dreamy, pretty cool. Where there any sand storms?

  3. August 7, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    These are great David.

  4. Deborah Flowers

    August 7, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    David,
    These are beautiful. I sometimes use this technique also.

  5. August 7, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    These are really beautiful. Although it is very different from a Rothko painting, that first image resonates with me in a similar way.

  6. August 7, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Stunning David, I could look at that firest one all day and it would still make me feel warm inside. I love the hues.

  7. marjan

    August 7, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    very beautiful david and this is also one of my favourite techniques

  8. August 7, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    What kind of exposure times were you getting for these, David? ND filter in use?

  9. David

    August 7, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Steven – As an example, the top image was shot at 1/8 seconds and f/22. ISO 100. Probably had a polarizer on too.

  10. Valerie

    August 7, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Love the bottom one. It looks dreamy and “desert-y” at the same time.

  11. nate parker

    August 8, 2012 at 3:08 am

    really fantastic imagery here David~ theres something about an abstract impressionistic photograph that is always a transcendent experience for me- Gorgeous!

  12. Bruce

    August 8, 2012 at 4:43 am

    Two words – peaceful energy.

  13. August 8, 2012 at 7:38 am

    Stunning. I love the softness in these.

  14. August 8, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Thanks for the starting point, David. I’m going to go play around with this. :)

  15. Joolz

    August 12, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    love these!

  16. August 13, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    love the golden colour.

    i made a photograph today in a similar vein that my friends says looks like it is underwater. i shot it out the window of a moving car.

    that Wendy really is a marvel isnt she? she certainly changed my view of photography when i first saw her images.