So Alan,
I totally get how this could be fun! It wasn't until I tried this that I understood both how difficult this is and interesting.
At first I went around tipping the camera at everything.
That's when it became clear that I needed to first paint the image in my mind and then try produce it. Like "there needs to be color over here, a little depth over here,..." It is like painting an entire painting in a single brush stroke.
So, for my first foray, here are two attempts: One colorful and one with more interesting composition (I think!) I like the misty look on the lower portion of the second one. The exposure isnt great but ... back to the drawing board.
Feedback welcome!
Lower one. As you say has a misty feel. Like trees in a swamp early morning.
Yes, definitely the second, Ruth. Agree with you & Bruce. What's wrong with the exposure from your point of view? You can go to town on it in post.
I can't believe I'm liking an ICM image... better find those pills.
Actually - now that I am on my big monitor at work, it isn't so much the exposure as the GIANT FUZZY on the lense. Shoot me now. sigh.....
Edit it out & don't blab! Really... I thought women had the guile.
;)
Oh no, Chris is exhibiting signs coming over to the dark side........ next he'll be popping pills and taking pictures of clouds.....
Very nice! Second here as well. Still a technique I want to try myself :)
You should try it Joe. Be prepared for many failures as you figure out what works.
Effects depend on exposure length (suggest something in th1 1/25 to 1/10 range to begin), the dynamics of the movement (speed, up/down, left/right, wavy etc) and of course the subject itself.
ICM doesn't just happen, as with any image think about subjects that might benefit, and try to visualize a desire result.
Good luck!
It's got the old gears turning for sure, it has my interest peeked. I'll def share once I get something. Today was our first nice day of the season but also the only nice day for a while to come.
Though this is a bit off topic, I wonder how a ICM image would look as a blended image over the same subject?
Great first attempts Ruth, I'm glad to see others experimenting. I actually prefer the 2nd one also, and think the exposure is fine.
It is definitely worth experimenting with further, both with subject matter and direction of pan (guessing you panned down for these?)
In my own experience I think the more you experiment the better you become at predicting the outcome.
I may have mentioned in the past but I do have ICM entries spotted around my website (blog entries/projects etc) if you want tap into my experiences so far - here's one blog entry as a taster;
https://www.alanbrownphotography.com/blog/2019/9/15/the-one-thing-needed...
Looking forward to seeing more.
I will check out the blog Alan! Thanks!
PS - panning up!
What is ICM?
whatever it is it looks cool. nice shot
In-Camera-Movement... aka... Moving the camera while the shutter is open. :)
Thanks Jeremy. I can see you playing with this. I'm sure people who do this might find this oversimplified but essentially, you set your shutterspeed to the slowest you can without overexposing, and when you take the shot you flick camera up or to the side or .... This elongates your subject. Check out Alan's blog. Then, I'd love to see if you could do something like make a little action figure have a trial like they were running or something else super creative!
thanks for you explanation ruth
I have entered some ICM examples from my own experiments as a separate discussion along with shooting details.
I’m hoping this helps others make a jump on the learning curve and inspires ideas.
Am excited to see more submissions.
I love when a thread inspires more experimenting!!
Odd man out here... partial to the first: really like the periwinkle and orange gradient / toning. Movement feels more fluid, less jittery than the second. Beautiful images.