This isn't a straight shot ICM but it is a spin on it when I was trying to create something I saw online about using a double exposure plus ICM to create the look of smoke and singeing.
I stumbled across this skull and arrow while hiking. I wanted it to try making it look more 'burning-man-apocalyptic-y' so I set up for a double exposure and (starting from the bottom image on this post and working up) took a shot like this one, took the second exposure of the canopy with light speckling through and moved the camera, took the combined image (middle) and inverted it to get the top image. I think it does have a smokey, burned look. I've always kind of liked it but never posted it anywhere because it was an just playing around and could really just be a hot mess! It was a lot of steps to get the final product and it was one of those things where it was like "OK - did that. Moving on."
Thanks John for the inspiration to share it! Feedback welcome.
I feel like you already create these types of images with your paint. Looks cool.
How do you do your long exposures? I was going to do one earlier at the river and it didn't go well because I forgot my ND filter.
I instead ended up just taking this picture:
I don't think you can do a long exposure in this light without your ND filter. What I would do to get the same look on the shot above is a multi exposure. I would set up to take a bunch of stacked-in-camera shots (for me I do 19 for some reason) at the longest exposure you can do without over exposing. Obviously on a tripod. I know some people who take many more shots - like 50. The one below was done this way in bright beach daylight.
Is this what you are asking?
Pretty much. I was kicking myself cause that is one of the main reasons I went out and while I did attempt it, even at 2 seconds it was still washed out to the point where even a raw file couldn't be restored. The most I got from it was a rock. LoL
Crap. Now I feel stupid because I set the f stop wrong. That was my issue.
HAHA.
Maybe tomorrow and I'll cover myself with bug spray this time.
Thanks.
It's the way like Ruth is saying. If you have no ND filters or no tripod, you can do a series of pictures. Then you can stack them in PS (Smart Object Blending option Mean) or in Affinity Photo, to get a similar effect.
I think with your picture of the creek you don't need many pictures to get a nice smooth effect. In my opinion 25-30 would be enough. The water flows fast.
Very important, try not to move the camera too much, when you taking the pictures. Otherwise you will lose too many pixels. ;)