About the Image(s)

This series was photographed in Xiapu, Fujian. China. Recreating the artistic conception of oriental freehand ink painting through photographic light and shadow, it extends from realistic tidal flat fishing scenes to abstract visuals, fully depicting the coastal fishing lifestyle.

#1 Veiled by dawn mist , mudflats marked with oracle-bone-like ripples stretch afar. A fisherman rows his boat across the water. Soft light shapes a delicate light-color landscape, embodying serene oriental charm.

#2 Circular shrimp traps scatter across misty tidal flats. Well-arranged vertical stakes and round frames, paired with ample blank space, form an exquisite, ethereal ink wash sketch of wetlands.

#3 Created with zoom motion blur, the fishing cages turn into flowing imagery. Streaks resemble brush strokes, while red nets diffuse like cinnabar ink, elevating ink aesthetics via abstract freehand expression.

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Equipment: Sony ILCE-7RM3, 100-400 mm lens
Set-up: 100 mm, ISO 100, 1/200, f/13 for photo 1
100 mm, ISO 100, 1/4 sec, f/32 for photo 2
100 mm, ISO 100, 1/4 sec, f/36 for photo 3