# Marsh ICM **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape, abstract\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991 "2026-03-03T22:03:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/1 "2026-03-03T22:03:43Z")
![MARSH_ICM_1101.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/3/33a3cbd94a8dc722c3b72c5703d3eb5e01571181.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Had some great fog this morning and decided to try some ICM. The marsh is still a golden color this time of year. Not my forte, but broadening my horizons. ### Specific Feedback Any thoughts appreciated. ### Technical Details Nikon Z9, Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S 1/100 sec. at f/13, ISO 2500, 200mm ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/2 "2026-03-04T00:47:13Z")
Christine, the golden colors in the Phragmites show very well here. Your ICM blur looks good, providing a nicely dreamy result. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/3 "2026-03-04T01:10:37Z")
Thank you @Mark_Seaver . Appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Ralf\_Mantzel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ralf_mantzel/32/83956_2.png) [@Ralf\_Mantzel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ralf_Mantzel)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/4 "2026-03-04T09:53:41Z")
Your ICM works very well, the colors are also very nice. It looks like an impressionistic painting. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/john_williams/32/28797_2.png) [@John\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Williams)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/5 "2026-03-04T16:23:38Z")
> [@Mark\_Seaver](#): > > Phragmites Always good to learn a new word 🙂 I agree that that is a nice mix of color, and there’s just enough realism that you can see the light was just catching the grass. I have no idea what reality was, and in abstracts it may not matter, but you might play with leveling that horizon. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/6 "2026-03-04T22:00:09Z")
Thank you @Ralf_Mantzel . Appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/7 "2026-03-04T22:00:56Z")
Thank you @John_Williams . Good point. I’ll work on it. Appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Stanton](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/stephen_stanton/32/575_2.png) [@Stephen\_Stanton](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Stephen_Stanton)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/8 "2026-03-05T02:24:33Z")
Very nice soft and rustic color palette for this ICM, Christine. Always fun to see what you are going to get as you process the image. I don’t think you need the entire foggy horizon area, I think it competes with the marsh plants. Cropping down just a bit would still make a strong image and straightening that area would keep it in balance. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/michael_lowe/32/7118_2.png) [@Michael\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Michael_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/9 "2026-03-05T07:30:39Z")
Your experiment panned out pretty well. Nice dreamy effect with a nice color palette. Maybe crop just a little from the top per @Stephen_Stanton’s suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/10 "2026-03-05T12:38:56Z")
Thank you @Michael_Lowe and @Stephen_Stanton . Appreciate your comments and will work on the crop. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@Ed\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/11 "2026-03-05T14:18:59Z")
Hi Christine, This may not be your forte, but this turned out rather nicely. All the reason to try some more. I like the warm color of the phragmites and the fog combined with the ICM has created this wonderful dreamy atmosphere in this image. This has a relaxing vibe that I find very inviting. This may be level, but the fog is giving the appearance that it is not, so my only suggestion would be some CCW rotation. Very nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/12 "2026-03-07T15:23:41Z")
Thank you @Ed_Lowe . Appreciate it so much! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Peters](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_peters/32/87970_2.png) [@Don\_Peters](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Peters)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/13 "2026-03-08T13:52:02Z")
Nicely done, Christine. If the grasses were straight up and down the image wouldn’t be as dynamic. ---
**Author:** ![framingtheuntamed](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/framingtheuntamed/32/80226_2.png) [@framingtheuntamed](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/framingtheuntamed)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/marsh-icm/49991/14 "2026-03-08T20:28:50Z")
Thank you @Don_Peters . I agree! Appreciate it!