Linda From Maine wrote:
Anyone who has tried ICM knows there is a lot of luck involved. #1 below was 1/13 second and has minimal pp: mostly just painting black where I wanted negative space. I shot it a few days ago for Facebook Create 52 theme this week, Abstraction. (I tried to research the difference between abstraction and abstract, but the subtleties eluded my aging brain
)
#2 is a favorite oldie that may have been changing the focal length on a zoom lens (zoom blur), as well as moving the camera.
There was a Photo Gallery topic in mid-July by jblazer that has a series of fascinating results. See
here.
If you have favorite close-ups or tips for controlling your results, feel free to post here. Or head out today to experiment, and report back! Thanks much.
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I love these images, Linda...a lot!
When I first joined UHH, I spent a lot of time in the
"abstract" sections but never tried ICM until we went
on vacation this year.
Because of the COVID-19 virus, we spent a lot of time
sticking close to our "home" base. From the back porch
I noticed that a "gap" in the trees created by two or
three trees in the "front row" actually formed a perfect
circle, and when viewing that circle, you could see
the trunk of another tree through it.
So, after 8 or 10 tries, I was able to create an abstract
image by setting the aperture to f/32, and the speed to
1/2 a second, and then extended my zoom to the maximum,
which was 250mm before pressing the shutter button.
Believe it or not, I did not use a tripod. The second image
was taken with the shutter released while I moved the zoom
from maximum to minimum within that 1/2 second.
Tim
PS As far as definitions go, I have trouble classifying most
of my images as either "abstract" vs "surreal."