Bluebells and ICM

[Ken Rennie]

Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) liked by some and hated by many. I went for a walk to woods where bluebells are often glorious but we are a couple of weeks away from "prime bloom" but patches of blooms were nice. I am still working on the "straight" shots but the ICM ones looked fine almost sooc. I prefer the first due to the soft light even though it has almost no bluebells. Off to Scotland on Monday to walk in one of the largely undiscovered (by photographers) gems of ancient woodland. I may be able to get images of red kites, an Osprey sized raptor that is fairly common in the area. With a 5-6ft wingspan and a habit of often flying low and slow even I could get sharp images. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Not necessarily my favorite way to shoot images but I like the way the second image worked out. It has a very painterly feel to it.

 

[JimFox]

Ken, I always enjoy viewing ICM images. Both of these are very nice, I thought #1 was my favorite, but maybe it's #2? Both are great examples of ICM.

There is something about ICM that I find super cool. It could be the soft light, the kind of tender feel one gets when viewing them? Not sure, but I know I sure like them, to the point where I say next time I am out I am going to shoot some ICM. My problem is I always forget when I am out and then I don't do it. So I want to shoot some ICM, but get amnesia too often it seems.

As a note, as part of our Weekend Challenges, we will be doing on on ICM in the coming months, so your image here is a great reminder about that. And don't forget about our Weekend Challenge starting tomorrow where we are using Vaseline on a UV filter to take photos like back in the old film days.

The Weekend Challenge for 2021/05-15th and 16th | Focal World

Hopefully you can participate.