The other day I happened to look out the window to see the sun finally breaking through the heavy fog that had been hanging around all morning. I’ve kind of moved away from using the “intentional camera movement” technique lately (it can be frustratingly unpredictable!), but decided to try it for this shot to create an abstract image. The resulting blend of light, shadow and reflection created an almost metallic effect which I quite liked.
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Superb, love it so much!!
Thank you!
Oh my… so precious. ❤
Thanks very much!
This is real art!!!
Thank you, Noortje!
Beautiful !
Thank you!
The effect worked a treat here! I’ve been trying to experiment with intentional camera movement, you need just the right amount of light and contrast and you’ve nailed it!
Thanks! I’ve also found it works better for simpler scenes, at least for me. Too many elements and it ends up a hot mess!
Smart decision, it produced a stunningly beautiful image! Well done!
Thanks very much!
Awesome and metallically different! 🙂
Thanks, Tom!
Wow, stunning.
Thank you!
Faboulus photo!!
Thank you!
That is beautiful. It is not a technique I have ever tried and I can see it would be tricky. How come the foreground looks sharp though if the camera was moved to create blur in the clouds – or did you tilt the camera rather than move it horizontally?
A science-y question so early in the morning! 🙂 *shifts brain into gear*
I moved the camera along a horizontal arc, with myself as the axis. That is, I was standing in one spot but rotating as I held the camera. So the foreground moved less, relatively speaking, than the background and was therefore less blurred. I hope this explanation helps.
I thought it had to be something like that. It worked really well here, I must try it. Thanks
You’re welcome!
This is wonderful! I’ve still never tried, it, but you seem to have it down pat. : )
Thanks! But it’s still largely a process of trial and error for me.