When I was at this beach, I wanted to get a clear photo of it and the water beyond. No land, no birds; just beach and water. The lens I was using was a specific ultrawide normally used for astrophotography, so if I wanted to get the photo from where I was standing in relation to the shoreline I’d have to accept the things I didn’t want in frame.

I walked down the beach a short distance, and closer to the shoreline. Maybe for a minute. I stopped to check here and there and there’d still be land within the frame. Did it a few times, gave up, went for photos. Took a few facing away from where the land was and they turned out well, but they weren’t what I wanted. I could’ve kept walking, but I didn’t want to spend too much time chasing the photo the way I wanted it when there were other things to photograph.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-eighty-second Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “Rejected“.

I think this photo could be much better. It didn’t turn out how I wanted and it’s one I might soon forget. I used minimal processing; I think the most I did was make the scene a bit darker so it felt moodier. It was an overcast sky, but leaving the correct brightness in the photo didn’t get the the feel across well enough,

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Egídio. The next one is curated by Tina.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.