The abstraction  below was made early one morning whilst I walking amongst the coastal rocks with Kayla.    The bitterly cold winds had dropped, the seas  had become  much calmer, and the broken cloud cover  promised some early morning sunshine. It was a good morning for walking along the coast.  

These moments inbetween the storm conditions of winter allowed Kayla and myself  to  leisurely wander amongst the rocks on an early morning poodlewalk. 

This abstraction was made on a recent poodlewalk between the king tides in  mid-winter:

I was attracted by the subtle tonality of the granite rocks. I  had to to lay on my stomach  on the wet ground  to get the shape I wanted. 

Made on  an early morning poodlewalk: 

It was made whilst I was on  my way to a 5x4 photo session further west along  the coast prior to going to the Lake Boga photo camp  for the Mallee Routes project. 

When I was at American River on Kangaroo Island  recently for a brief holiday I revisited Pennington Bay to make some abstractions of the sandstone cliffs. This is one of a number that I made:  

The photo session  was in the late afternoon and it incorporated a poodlewalk as I  had the 2 standard poodles with me. 

This  abstraction was made on a morning poodlewalk with Kayla along the coastal rocks between  Petrel Cove and  Kings Beach in Waitpinga: 

 It was  made handheld with a digital camera (a Sony a7R 111) in the low light of the early morning. Convenience is a key as this this  is one of those locations  where it would be very difficult  to use a film camera on a tripod.  

This picture was made with the newly acquired  Sony A7r111 digital camera  whilst I was on a poodlewalk to the foot of the Newland Heads in Waitpinga:

These little salt ponds are very ephemeral. They are there one day, gone the next. 

This abstract was made at Kings Head,  Waitpinga whilst on an afternoon poodlewalk. 

It is basically a scoping study for a b+w film shoot.  

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Another recent attempt at a sea abstract: 

I am finding making these kind of sea abstractions  a bit hit and miss as the sea is constantly changing  its shape. The waves move very quickly as well. 

Made on an early morning poodlewalk with Kayla 

These rocks are just around the corner from Petrel Cove. 

Made from the bark of eucalyptus trees in the reserve across the road from the studio: 

It is in a similar location to this previous  bark abstraction image.