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Self Critique
I like that I was able to achieve a circular pattern with the buds and I think it gives it kind of a look of rain drops or bubbles. I took a lot of images of this patch of flowers and this was my husband’s favorite and ended up being mine too. I think maybe I should have centered the flowers more, but maybe not….
Creative direction
Just a fun ICM image. Just want it to feel light and airy and happy like spring.
Specific Feedback
All feedback is welcome!
Technical Details
Nikon D3400, 1/8 sec, ISO 100, 247mm, f22, did a up and down and sideways motion.
Description
Just a beautiful hillside of poppies starting to bloom in my town.
I’ve missed your photos. This is gorgeous, Vanessa, just enough to let us know what it is, but certainly an abstract. I’d suggest removing the brown spot in the LRC. The poppies touching the borders don’t bother me at all. Nice!
Vanessa, I have missed you and your photos too! I like this! The motion really works in this shot. I have got to remember to try ICM sometime. I just don’t think about it. It does remind me of bubbles. Who would have thought that would be the outcome. Nice. I agree a bit more room on top and to the right might could use a bit more space. Certainly fine as is though.
Great to see an image post from you! This is simply wonderful! You most certainly accomplished your goal of wanting this to be “light and airy and happy like spring.” Indeed! Love the brightness - there is great vitality and energy created here too.
The great news here with the ICM is that you’re not constrained by the format/frame of the camera. And because of the abstract nature, I think we’re free to “manipulate” the image in any way we feel like. So you mentioned about centering the flowers - often difficult with the random movements of the ICM capture… but why not re-arrange in post? All I did here was to transform/skew the bottom right quadrant, moving the lower right poppy a little inwards. I did that so I could crop and still keep that poppy in the frame. The reason I cropped was to remove the darker upper right, plus the poppies were breaching the edge of the frame. Also, cropping to eliminate the softer patch in the lower right. I think the result here still provides the same light and airy feeling. Oh, and I also dodged some of the darker greens to try and reduce the contrast, hopefully emphasizing that brightness.
Your original is still a wonderful ICM! Glad you shared!
Thanks everyone @Mike_Friel@Shirley_Freeman@Jens_Ober@Merv@Lon_Overacker for your kind comments! I really appreciate it. It seems pretty unanimous that there needed to be space at that top right area and I agree about that and that darker part in the bottom right (an obscured poppy) … I like what you did with the crop @Lon_Overacker! It gives it more balance. Thanks everyone for looking and your feedback! Always appreciated!
Hi Vanessa, terrific ICM image! The circular patterns and mix of lively colors make this a wonderful shot. Well done! I think Lon nailed it with his proposed crop. That version feels more balanced to me. I also like the lower contrast in his version to help give that airy Spring like feel to the image. Thank you for posting your image!
Thanks @Alfredo_Mora for your comments. Yeah, I really like the crop and adjustments that @Lon_Overacker made. I wish I could just achieve it all in camera!
Thanks so much @Bonnie_Lampley ! Yes, I like what @Lon_Overacker did too. I love getting feedback! It’s so helpful to have a different perspective on an image!
