corner view: experiment

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "experiment", and comes from Anna (Netherlands).

When I saw the theme for this week my mind immediately went to the photography experiments I've taken a stab at. I probably should clarify that these are photo experiments that worked because in trying new things and working to capture particular shots there certainly have been a lot of experiments that didn't turn out like the picture I had in my head. The limitation I set for myself was that the shots had to come from just my eye and my camera...no post processing, no flash and no other digital tricks. It really has been a lot of fun and there certainly is a lot of satisfaction that comes from uploading the photos and discovering something that worked.

This one takes a little explanation. I stood outside the house and captured the reflection of the trees behind me in the window in front of me, focused on the lamp and bottle inside the house, and shot straight through the far window
to the trees out back.

A gorgeous morning fog, captured in one moment and gone in the next...

...and the strangest nighttime fog bathing everything in a warm yellow glow.

Sunlight shining through a large stack of pvc pipe that was stacked behind a manufacturing company.

Busy street shot through a windshield during a sudden downpour.

The challenge here was to get a photo of the gibbon without also capturing the wire fencing that was between us. Took some time to get the focus just right!

Twilight silhouettes. Look at everything that's going on here! Completely magical. 

Bokeh twinkle lights. Sometimes, out of focus and glowy is exactly the thing you're looking for!