Watercolor Morning by alophoto

Watercolor Morning

This morning, I saw blushing color outside my window, jumped out of bed, threw on clothes and a jacket, grabbed my camera and ran to the lake to try some more ICM (intentional camera movement) shots for my get pushed challenge.

It was so peaceful out. The only sounds were the birds. I loved welcoming the new day all on my own. What a perfect start to the weekend!
This is stunning - love it.
February 9th, 2013  
Gorgeous shot! Very peaceful and beautifully blended colors.
February 9th, 2013  
Wonderful, Amanda.
I am not a morning person, but would love to have seen this.
February 9th, 2013  
I think you nailed it :)

@cdonohoue haha me neither... I don't do mornings, hence not one sunrise in my albums!
February 9th, 2013  
The tonal values in this are superb!
February 9th, 2013  
Very nice...the tones are beautiful!
February 9th, 2013  
@mrmilner You will be happy to know that I used a 16 aperture instead of an 8. What do you think of this ICM?
February 9th, 2013  
Magnificent Amanda! : )
February 9th, 2013  
Beautiful shot! Love the warm tones. It really seems to glow.
February 9th, 2013  
Gorgeous! Fav for me!
February 9th, 2013  
So pretty! Awesome.
February 9th, 2013  
This is completely gorgeous, Amanda! Great job for your challenge too!
February 9th, 2013  
Excellent shot. A fav.
February 9th, 2013  
Lovely. Does have a water color feel!
February 9th, 2013  
Awesome image :)
February 9th, 2013  
Great ICM shot! So pretty.
February 9th, 2013  
@tonydebont This is kinda what I meant by how ICM would look over the ocean (though this is a lake). The ocean sunrise would come out much better. Let me know if you want me to describe how to accomplish this.
February 9th, 2013  
Awesome! Your morning must have bin wonderful! FAV
February 9th, 2013  
very pretty. you did good
February 9th, 2013  
Fabulous - and how cold was it?!
February 9th, 2013  
Wow, this is so calming and beautiful. I absolutely love it :)
February 9th, 2013  
@judithg Probably in the 30's...but I was ok for 30 or so minutes out without gloves. Thanks, Judith!
February 9th, 2013  
Fantastically Wonderful
February 9th, 2013  
OMG that is priceless. Great job!
February 9th, 2013  
Love the spread of colour. Great capture.
February 9th, 2013  
@still_beachradish Hey, I did it today for my get pushed ICM challenge. It is not quite the ocean, but it'll do;-).
February 9th, 2013  
This is beautiful! Some of the best ICM shots I've seen are of settings other than the ocean ... This is no exception!
February 9th, 2013  
Stunning.... honestly no words to explain the beauty! So gorgeous! Love it! FAV FAV FAV!! :)
February 9th, 2013  
@amandalomonaco Thanks for the offer Amanda, I'd appreciate some instructions. Just post a URL if there somewhere on the net.
February 10th, 2013  
beautiful love the tones
February 10th, 2013  
this has a lovely dreamy quality :)
February 10th, 2013  
JH
Very pretty. Soft, gentle, creamy light.
February 10th, 2013  
@cmc1200 Thanks so much for the fave, Caryn!!

@rockinrobyn Thanks for your comments and the fave, Robyn!!

@dapinsker Thanks so much, Marc. I appreciate your comments and the fav! I didn't use a tripod...just set the camera at 100 iso and a 16 aperture on A setting, focused and swept it as I pressed the shutter.

@paulien It was so great. Loved the start. Thanks so much for the fav, Paulien!!

@kbalychev Aw, thanks so much, Miss Kimberly. Really appreciate your sweet words and the fave, lady!
February 10th, 2013  
Beautiful! Such great, soft, streaks of color in this! Wonderful abstract!
February 10th, 2013  
If I could only capture this in a painting! beautiful colours and capture, a fabulous fav for me :)
February 10th, 2013  
wonderful :)
February 10th, 2013  
i think it's perfect. love the colour tones and the sense of texture. top marks, hope you enjoyed the challenge : )
February 10th, 2013  
Woohooo PP!! :) Happy Dance time!
February 10th, 2013  
Stunning Amanada. You have officially mastered intentional camera movement! I love it.
February 10th, 2013  
Beautiful photo Amanda.
February 10th, 2013  
Lyn
just perfect. . .
February 10th, 2013  
Beautiful, dreamy and lovely colours xx
February 10th, 2013  
Gorgeous fav!!! So soft and dreamy and beautiful colors!!
February 10th, 2013  
Stunning! fav
I keep practising this technique but I am not getting very far very fast.
February 10th, 2013  
This is fab! fav.
February 10th, 2013  
nice tones!
February 10th, 2013  
So pretty, well done!! I'm starting at the ICM technique, I think this technique is fabulous :)
February 10th, 2013  
@tryeveryday Thanks so much for the fav, my friend! So glad that I was able to finally accomplish ICM.

@happysnap Hey lady, here are some pointers that I was given to accomplish this. Have the camera in A setting, set the ISO to 100 and put the aperture to 16. Then focus and sweep the camera as you press the shutter. Hope that helps. Loved your album...following you now! And thanks so much for the fav!

@fueast You are fab. Thanks so much for the fav, my friend:)!

@tonydebont Hey Tony, I didn't search the net for a link but here are the instructions that I was given with my challenge. Hopefully your camera has the same settings: Have the camera in A setting, set the ISO to 100 and put the aperture to 16. Then focus and sweep the camera as you press the shutter. Hope that helps. Looking forward to seeing what you get!:)
February 11th, 2013  
@soboy5 You are kind. Thank you, Danny!!

@istacy1011 Thanks so much, Miss Stacy!!

@cdonohoue I am not either, my friend. But man, have our sunrises been gorgeous this winter. Loving them. And I seem to be energized for the day when I catch a good one. Thanks for your sweet comments!

@ozziehoffy Oh Cassandra, you should try them sometimes. They are so amazing. I've been quite the sunrise lady this year. It helps that I HAVE to be up getting the kids ready in the morning. And it also helps that I can take them in and even get some pretty decent photos off my back deck. Thanks so much for your great comments!:)

@paul2782 I love the amazing colors that the sky is painted with the sun and by God. I was grateful that I chose a good morning to go out to get this. Thanks, Paul!!

@kwind Thanks so very much, Kim!!

@annbo Thanks, sweet lady!!!

@pflaume Oh it was so pretty out there. It MADE my day to see this. Thanks, Lisa!!

@archaeofrog Thanks, Miss Katie. Really appreciate your great comments. I so could have used your light set up and backdrop for my shoot last night. My lameo stuff didn't do what I wanted it to;-).

@swguevin I love that it does. Thanks so much, sweet lady!

@malc Thank you so much, Malc.

February 11th, 2013  
@copperheadglass You are sweet. Thanks so much, Meredith!!

@tbats22 Aw, thanks, my friend!!:)

@siwainastromoy You are very sweet. Thanks, Siw!!:)

@softbootsailer I KNOW. It was so nice to experience. Thank you:)!

@sadiec Thanks so very much, my sweet friend:)!

@still_beachradish You are very sweet. Thanks for checking in and commenting. I still like the blue of the ocean in there. I am a beach girl, myself, I guess...I grew up in FL but am now landlocked. At least we have the lake nearby!

@amandakay129 Thanks, Miss Amanda. Love your name. Following you back:)!

@northy I like that about it. Thanks, my friend!

@jewelsandbinoculars Love your great descriptions. Thank you!!

@emrob Thanks so much, Mandy!!:)

@frida Thank you so much for the sweet words and fav, Frida. I hope that you can capture this with paint!

@veroniccax Thank you so much for stopping in to comment. You are kind!

@mrmilner I LOVED the challenge and am so very grateful to be able to do this finally. Thanks so much for telling me how. And this photo made it to the PP thanks to you giving me the push. So great to be paired with you. Thanks again!:)

@kbalychev Made my day! Sheesh, I've had a good week. Hope that I don't hit a slump again. That tends to happen after I've had a good streak:). You are sweet, my friend!

@masosy It is a cool technique. I so love doing Get Pushed again. It's great to learn stuff like this...and low key. Thanks, friend!!

@automaticslim Thank you, Andy!! You are kind!

@lyno Thanks, sweet lady!!

@psychographer Thank you, Lisa!! You are sweet!

@luka365 You are kind. Thank you, Luka!!

@mijade I love it, too. I can give you pointers if you want them. Thanks, lady for stopping in and commenting:)!!
February 11th, 2013  
fav........this is gorgeous! i need to read up on this, ICM. Very cool result Amanda! following you now:)
February 11th, 2013  
@paula365 Aw, thanks, lady! Do you shoot with a dslr? If so, here is what I did to get this shot: put it on the A setting, set ISO to 100 and set the aperture to 16, focused and swept the camera to the side as I pressed the shutter. I liked how it came out. Thanks so much for the fav and the follow back!
February 11th, 2013  
@amandalomonaco , that sounds pretty easy, I will give it a go! Thanks Amanda:)
February 11th, 2013  
Fun!
February 11th, 2013  
@nana2r Thanks, Carren. It was fun to witness this!
February 11th, 2013  
Awesome shot! FAV!
February 11th, 2013  
@tskipper You are sweet, Tami! Thank you for the fav and comment!
February 11th, 2013  
@amandalomonaco Thanks Amanda, I can set that up. All I need is a subject to try it on.
February 11th, 2013  
great techneque
February 11th, 2013  
Stunning blur and colors. Fav from me too
February 11th, 2013  
@brav Thanks, Richard!!

@noragentian You are sweet. Thank you, Ruth. I don't think that the fav button went through though...it didn't show up. How is your alphabet going? Find any letters yet? I've seen some, but yet to take the shots.
February 11th, 2013  
Second try... this time the button works. I saw a Z and will post it soon. It think, O, T and I can't be very difficult (hopefully). If you're interested, please have a look into JaniM's project @janim , cause he uploaded a wonderfull C today: http://365project.org/janim/365/2013-02-11
February 11th, 2013  
@noragentian Can't wait to see yours. I got a Y, A and H today.:) We'll see what I post. Jani's C was great! Thanks for pointing in out and again for the fav:)!!!
February 11th, 2013  
So nicely done. Beautiful lines and colors.
February 12th, 2013  
@bardejov Thanks so much, lady! You did one in b&w over the ocean recently didn't you? I love the ocean shots in ICM!!
February 12th, 2013  
Stunning. Fav.
February 12th, 2013  
@edie Aw, thanks so much, my friend!!
February 12th, 2013  
beautiful layers of soft color tones
February 17th, 2013  
@dmdfday Thanks so much, Diane. Appreciate your comments!
February 17th, 2013  
BEEEEEE-U-T-Full!!!! fav
February 22nd, 2013  
@cheribug Aw, you are so very sweet, Cheryl. Amazing to have a famous lady fav one of my photos. I'm honored!:) Happy weekend, friend!
February 22nd, 2013  
Marvellous abstract.
February 22nd, 2013  
@intalexual Thanks so much!!
February 22nd, 2013  
Lovely ICM Amanda. Very minimal feel to this. Congrats on making the Top 5.
February 24th, 2013  
@jonesp Thank you, my friend. I was very pleased, though I had another shot that I think would have stood a better chance in the voting. This one got slaughtered.;-)
February 24th, 2013  
Glorious!! Love the softness.
February 25th, 2013  
Thanks, sweet lady!
February 25th, 2013  
Wonderful lines & colour
March 16th, 2013  
@wenbow Thanks, Miss Wendy. Really appreciate all of your sweet comments:)!!!
March 17th, 2013  
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