About ‘Poppies in the light of a setting sun #3’ by Edwin Mooijaart
This is the most abstract image in the poppy series. I chose an extremely shallow depth of field and pointed the lens at a single poppy bud in the backlight of the setting sun. The result is almost impressionistic: the bud floats as a vague orange form in a sea of soft light and colour. The sun fell directly onto the lens and created a…
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My photography is about light and atmosphere — that brief moment when a place reveals itself. I shoot landscapes, forests and cities, but only when the conditions make it worthwhile: a fiery sunrise, a glowing sunset, thick morning mist or the blue hour when sky and artificial light hold each other in perfect balance. Flat midday light with a cloudless sky is not for me — I'm chasing something magical, something fleeting.
That search takes me from Dutch polders…