I mentioned a creative photographic experiment yesterday, using a slow shutter speed to induce motion blur to add abstraction to abstract art — this is the second in the series. I used the same 1/2 second shutter here but created less blur. That’s because motion blur is speed-determined. Smartphone-wielding visitors move less than a person walking through the frame.

A picture of multiple smartphone users capturing their little slice of Monet is of our time. Something that only began occurring about a decade ago. I wonder if, in another decade, VR headsets will replace smartphones. Though this may sound ridiculous, it’s possible. And what if the blank walls of the museum were replaced with Claude Monet’s studio, where he painted this, creating a more immersive experience?

When I saw this painting, I assumed it was a Monet, but I’m not very knowledgeable in art history. Googling pulled up a similar picture in New York City, which confused me. There are multiple similar water lily pond works. This artwork at the Musée d’Orsay is called The Lily Pond, Green Harmony from 1898.

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