We took a two hour walk at Willow Lake on Thursday- what a gorgeous Fall day! The grasses were golden, and the trees were starting to turn from green to yellow. At one point I did my favorite camera waving moves- and this was the result!
The raindrops on my passenger window made swirly patterns on the ocean and trees as I moved my camera as we drove along the Turnagain Arm in Alaska.
Another through the window ICM as we drove along the Turnagain Arm in Alaska . . .
Another intentional camera movement image from our rainy day drive along the Turnagain Arm in Alaska- Alaska is beautiful in rain, sunshine, and snow!
Here is yet another ICM image from the Turnagain Arm in Alaska captured on our visit a couple weeks ago.
Another ICM image from our rainy drive along Alaska’s Turnagain Arm. Oh how I love to wave my camera around!
Spotted in Petaluma- an older couple making their way down the steps. I look at the woman- and she looks like me! She is holding on to the railing and her man for dear life just as I do. Even though my knee has been replaced, stairs do cause me to be extra careful. I recently had a birthday which is giving me pause as I head in the direction of 80 (still a couple years away). I feel young, except when I look in the mirror- or walk down steps!
We just spent a wonderful week in the Palm Springs area with our daughter’s family- hanging out, swimming and relaxing with our grandboys. One morning, we drove with our son-in-law to a botanical garden and had a lovely time looking at the variety of desert plants. I had fun photographing the curves of the agave leaves, which just seemed to call out for some intentional camera movement. Afterward we had lunch at the amazing Manhattan in the Desert- always a favorite!
And here is the last imaginarius image for now. It was suggested that these would be good backgrounds/textures to combine with other images. I love the minimalism of these images on their own, but have worked a few into other images. Stay tuned!
Just another intentional camera movement image taken through my glass apple last weekend. . .
I watched a video tutorial on intentional camera movement the other day, and, inspired by a photo friend who did a whole series of ICM images in her bedroom while ill, I created a series while watching the video. I used a glass apple from my teaching days and focused into the glass, swirling my camera around, picking up other colors. I am calling my series Imaginarius, because of the imaginary landscapes and abstracts created by this process. I will post more in the next week or so.
Last night, as the wind danced vigorously, it lent a captivating flair to my photographs of a cosmos. Although engulfed in a sea of thoughts, my intention was to craft an edit that exuded a certain mood – the kind that strikes a chord with the viewer. How many times can the word “mood” be gracefully integrated within a single sentence? Apparently, quite a few.
The above paragraph was created with AI- the photo is all mine!
I had no idea this was part of Word Press now- I just had to try.
The thing about intentional camera movement is that you can’t exactly predict what your image will look like- and for me, that is what makes it exciting! I play with shutter speeds, aperture and filter strength and try different movements with my camera, but I am often surprised by the end result.
In case you’re wondering… although I have been taking and editing many photos, for some reason, I haven’t been posting. I definitely am not giving up photography and am actually in five photo groups (four are meeting this week!). I will continue to post to this website- once a week? twice a week? once a month? All I can say is it will likely not be to a set schedule.
I love the impressionist effect created by moving my camera while the shutter is open. It is easy, if you don’t mind taking dozens of photos to finally get a keeper! There’s a bit of skill and a lot of luck involved. This image of poppies and lupines was taken a few months ago near Saguaro Lake.
This image is an intentional camera movement capture of iris leaves. It almost looks like a multiple exposure, doesn’t it?
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