We arrived in Livingston, Guatemala by boat in a squall. An hour-long rocky wave-bump of a ride down the Rio Dulce, soaked to our bones. Happily, I’ll add. With four adults and six teens on board, the unimpeded speed and fresh, diesel-free air was a welcome reprieve after six hours of driving.
Our first night in Livingston — which sits on Guatemala’s Atlantic coast near the Belize border — delivered an electrical storm and strong winds that made things interesting for me. The idea behind these photos aren’t fully baked yet, but I’m itching to share them, as a way for me to see how they might stand up…or not.
These photos were taken from knee deep waters with my Fuji XT3 and 35mm Fujicon lens, handheld, many with varying levels of intentional movement, nearly all with a one-second shutter. 1
Love to hear your thoughtful thoughts.
Thank you for your eyes once again.
More Details: f/2.0, ISO 6400. For non-photographers, by “intentional movement” I mean, either panning the camera horizontally with the shutter open to “lengthen” the light and spread the colors, or moving it in specific patterns to achieve the curve-like effects on the water.
Very interesting abstracts, made more so by your bts story.
Super interesting Mark! I was struck because I don't recall you dabbling in this kind of work before. Had you not presented some background on it, I would have still responded the same. In other words, they are strong and stand really well as a group. Well done!