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Stephanie Johnson (StephJohnPhoto & ICMPhotoMag)'s picture

Sunset Glow on Lake, Like Sweet-Flowing Nectar...

A handheld, in-camera, horizontal ICM of a beautiful sunset reflecting on the water of a nearby lake.

I hand held the camera vertically and panned horizontally from right to left quickly for this image.
I composed the shot with just a bare minimum of the sky above the horizon line (the darkest area at the top) because the sun was still fully above the horizon, but reflecting brilliantly on the water of the lake.

So the majority of this frame is of the sun reflecting on the water, and the lines are created by the ripples on the lake, as well as the wakes from a few passing speed boats.

As mentioned above, this is a hand held ICM, single frame, no filters. Technical details are as follows:

Canon 5D Mark III
Canon f/4L 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/32
1/10"
200mm
Minimally processed in Lightroom and finished in Photoshop

Thoughts, comments, and feedback always welcome.

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4 Comments

Nice work. Looks like a simple pixel stretch, but the fact it is in camera icm is impressive. I'll have to try this!

Thank you so much, Michael. I appreciate that, and I do hope you will give ICM a go. It is my passion and my desire to show that in-camera ICM work can be a legitimate way to express the beauty of the landscape. So, I'm definitely glad it resonates with you in such a way. :)

Hi Stephanie. I really like this. There is just enough detail to make out the subject and question the viewer, and breaking the image down to tones and lines is very appealing.

I find your ICM work inspiring.

I'm so glad my work has that kind of impact on you, Alan. That means a lot, and it's something I don't take lightly or for granted. So, thank you!

I was definitely pleased with the way this turned out. It's a bit different composition than I generally go for, but I do think I'd like to experiment with it a bit more under varying conditions.

I've taken my grown daughter out shooting with me a few times. She's not really much into photography, per se, but she does like to go out and do ICMs with me on occasion, and this is the kind of composition she likes to go for. So, I suppose I was taking a play out of her playbook on this one. 😆

Thanks so much for taking time to comment and for your thoughtful feedback.