Intentional camera movement can be magical.
Othwerise known as ICM, intentional camera movement is a way to capture unique other-wordly abstract images of scenes we find in nature.
Simply put, instead of holding the camera still, you flail it around while you hold the shutter button down so others around you wonder what in the world you are doing. If only they knew ;-)
The result: Instead of the camera capturing the finest details, it merges patterns and lines together to create a picture that looks more like a painting than a photograph.
I've been fascinated by ICM since I first began creating art, and in fact, I started my art career with this technique and then slowly began to use the camera the way it was originally intended.
I'm curious by people's reactions to these kinds of images. For some reason, they really speak to me. Do they speak to you?
During the flal in Colorado, a group of Aspens allured me to try ICM.
Beautiful Lake Louise in Canada takes on a whole different feel. I love how it highlights the famous water color.
A wonderful autumn scene led me to experiement with ICM.
A burst of sunlight shined on low-flying geese created a unique painterly and dynamic picture.
I expermiented with ICM while visiting the famous Scripps Pier in San Diego. I merged two different ICM images together to form the final.
I stood amongst a grouping of trees in Colorado as the clouds would pass by the sun. At the moment the sun would erupt from the clouds, it formed brilliant sidelight, and I then experimented to create some images of abstract trees.
The setting sun would form areas of light so I wanted to get creative and form a more abstract ocean picture.
I decided to make a much more painterly style of palm trees along the coastline in Hawaii.
As I awaited the early morning sunrise at the famous Moraine Lake in Canada, I decided to get creative.
This particular abstract picture featuring the fall colors took many attempts, but I finally landed on one that I really liked. Experimentation is key.
