If Jackson Pollock Dripped Using Flower Petals—Jackson Pollock was my inspiration when I made this image. I stood near my light box with piles of different flower petals. Saying a prayer to the gods of Zen serenity, serendipity, and simultaneously embracing chaos, I started tossing petals onto the light box. I tried to retain randomness while embracing an underlying cohesive pattern in how I tossed the petals.
Nikon D850, 55mm Zeiss Otus, seven exposures with shutter speeds ranging from 1/8 of a second to 4 seconds, each exposure at f/16 and ISO 64, tripod mounted.
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