Sunday Evening Art Gallery — David Johnson

While attending the International Fireworks Show in Ottawa, Canada, photographer David Johnson had his camera in hand to document the night.When Spain’s entry into the competition began he decided to try something a little different.The technique he used was a simple refocus during the 1-2 second-long exposure.  To produce these images, Johnson started out of focus, and when he heard the explosion he quickly refocused.The captured abstract beams were transformed into a series of unusual, striking shapes.By shifting the focus of his camera, Johnson delivered both hazy and evidently detailed pictures.“The shapes are quite bizarre, ” Johnson says.“Some of them I was pleasantly surprised with.”

More of David Johnson’s marvelous photography can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/ and https://mymodernmet.com/david-johnson-fireworks-photography/.

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