W/NW Quiet photographs

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From the cliff top there was only the faint sound of the sea below, gently washing against the rocks. The smoke from distant bushfires lay as a thick blanket. Even the birds were quiet.

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IIIf I-61 HP5+ in ID11
 
These photos are especially nice. They are very reminiscent of the work of Gregory Crewdson. Only, if anything, I think yours are somehow more moody and evocative. Crewdson's photos are staged and to my eye can too often look exactly like they are staged. But your's look very natural and well caught. (But if they are staged - well done)...

Yes, I was fortunate in 2017 to see Gregory Crewdson’s exhibition, Cathedral of the Pines, at the Photographers’ Gallery, London.

Huge, technically brilliant prints staged, lit and finessed to the nth degree but, for me, lacking in emotional engagement because of the ‘performance’ to capture the photograph.
 
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Åleviken and the mouth of Nordre älv/Göta älv, Göteborg, Sweden, January 2019.
Canon EF 85mm/1.8, Canon EOS 30D at 1/200, f/7.1 and ISO 100.
 
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Björlanda kile, Göteborg, Sweden, January 2019.
Canon EF 85mm/1.8, Canon EOS 30D at 1/200, f/7.1 and ISO 400.
 
Sydney coast 2010
5D EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
morning light 2010 #8738 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

Very nice shot, Lynn. Though if I were out in that swell, I am not sure how quiet I would be. There might be a few gurgles and arghs and gacks. :^)
Joking - I used to sail a lot and got the job of navigator on our offshore races as I was the only one on the yacht who did not throw up on the charts.
 
Very nice shot, Lynn. Though if I were out in that swell, I am not sure how quiet I would be. There might be a few gurgles and arghs and gacks. :^)
Joking - I used to sail a lot and got the job of navigator on our offshore races as I was the only one on the yacht who did not throw up on the charts.

Thanks Peter, and thanks also for the funny anecdote :) - I'm not a sailor but I do enjoy a rough day crossing the heads on the Manly ferry.
 
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