This month's challenge for those up to it is the unexpected. This can come from a planned shoot turning a different direction, discovering a new technique that produces unexpected results etc.
The interpretation of the unexpected theme is wide open, and images do not have to fall withing the Minimal/Abstract/Experimental core themes.
For my own examples;
1) Following a failed attempt at capturing a glorious beach sunrise I found the low sun shimmering off the sea provided a perfect backdrop to early morning walkers on the beach. This unexpected bonus allowed me to play with some long exposure ICM.
2) An old long exposure image pulled from the archive. It was only following processing that I noticed the painted fac on the rock - this was totally unforeseen.
3) With blues skies overhead, I headed to the beach to capture some seascapes, only to find the beach enveloped in sea fog. The diffused sunlight was quite fortuitous and something I tried to put to full advantage.
So what images do you have that where the unexpected played a part in the result - (whether that be good or bad), and what is the story behind them?
One year too early!
Last June I was on the Oregon Coast near Cape Perpetua and Thor's Well. Throughout the after noon there were just a few clouds and bright Sun. So, I planned on a Golden Hour shot at Cape Perpetua View Point.
As the afternoon began to ease towards later in the day a cloud bank formed on the horizon. Within two hours the Sun sank into the cloud bank.
Okay. Plan B: Astrophotography. Look at my App I see that today (June 14th 2022) is Full Moon...Super Moon at that. Okay, No galactic core, so landscape under a Full Moon? Quick calculation makes it about 1 am to 3 am for proper lighting.
Oh look...clouds are rolling in.
Plan C: I didn't even know there was a Plan B! Light trails at Blue Hour. B-I-N-G-O!
I will, hopefully, come across an unexpected find for this Mont I can post.