Scroll to see how this image was intentionally composed to look like a painting rather than like a photograph.

Time. An ever-onward flow of countless slivers of now. An unstoppable river that smears out momentary agitations, as distinct events are blurred into a haze of happening, and details are stripped away to reveal elemental primitives. Primitives that structure our experience. Gradients and lines.

This is a 4-minute long exposure of a field of flowers at the edge of a lake. With a strong wind blowing that day, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to create an abstract piece that looks like a painting. Most people who see this image have strong views about whether they would even consider this as a legitimate photograph. What is your view? Do you think this qualifies as a photograph?

Captured on the Canon 500D using the Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens at 18mm, f/16, 240 secs, ISO 400 and a 10-stop B+W ND filter.