An Inspired Lens

an inspirational photoblog discovering beauty all around us

Posts tagged ‘ICM’

swinging snails

swinging snails

A day in the life of Sadie Snail – 4 pm:

 

Sadie really doesn’t think two at a time on the swing

is a good idea after all.

She hangs on for dear life while

her little cousin squeals with excitement.

longing

longing

It was when I was happiest that I longed most…

The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing…

to find the place where all the beauty came from.”

~ C.S. Lewis, “Till We Have Faces”

wave poetry

wave poetry

Mesmerized by whispers of the waves

reciting a salty-sweet poem

each line similar,  yet unique

full of soothing, and yearning, and exquisite grace.

~ Shelly

aflame

aflame

Sinking sun sets grove of trees aflame,

sending sparks dancing skyward,

to become stars burning steady and resilient.

~ Shelly

I love the impressionism this form of long exposure photography gives by ICM (Intentional Camera Movement while the shutter is open).

It indulges my more fanciful musings

aspens

aspens

On my Rockies road-trip I met these tall silent sentinels

– keepers of the forest, guarding the mountain paths.

Their feet were dirty but their hearts were glowing,

standing proud of their place in Creation.

roadside blur

roadside blur

On a recent road trip I pointed my camera out the car window and tried some “drive-by shooting”.

I love how motion blur transforms the roadside weeds into abstract colour.