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I noticed the email for this weeks challenge, Autumn Abstract, while I was out on my usual weekend hike. I’ve photographed this tree before and decided to try some intentional camera movement. I played around with this technique before but it has been a while. Always fun and you never quite know what you will get. I have a few more from this series but I think this is my favorite. I usually like to come back to images after a bit of time after some of the initial excitement from the field has diminished.
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1/5 sec, f22, iso 50, 232mm on 200-600mm full frame. The high fstop and low iso was to drive the shutter speed down to the 1/4, 1/5 range. I tried some up and down and swirl movements with my lens.
Nice! The colors are lovely. I could see this rotated counterclockwise, so the yellow bits look like they’re rising up.
Yes! I do this all the time. Often, right after I get back to the office and look at my images, I’m disappointed - what I was so excited about in the field (apparently) hasn’t translated. After a bit of time has passed, however, I see them in a new light and realize they aren’t all rubbish.
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Nice capture, and somewhat unusual, which is attention-getting. I like the interplay of all the small subtle elements. I agree with @Bonnie_Lampley – my first thought on seeing the thumbnail was to rotate it 90 degrees CCW.
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Bryan, I like the interplay of bright yellow and darker green here and the subtly different colors along the bottom. I also like the big sideways “J” of your motion. This feels fine as presented.
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This is wonderful! I love the lines and movement. Very dynamic. I would like to see what it looks like rotated 90 degrees CCW.
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thanks @Bonnie_Lampley, @Mark_Seaver, @Diane_Miller, and @Chris_Baird
I’ve rotated the one image 90.
I’ve also added another image from the set very similar and it’s opposite rotation.
I have more images but it was down to these two images.
When I first tried ICM I though you just randomly point your camera and shake it. My best piece of advice is to start with a strong composition and then enjoy the playfulness of ICM.
I like the bottom one best. The tonality of the greens is more even on both sides and there is some room at the top above the yellow. the direction of the lines flows nicely in that one.
