Energy Wheel by taffy

Energy Wheel

Caroline @carolinedreams, my get pushed partner, asked that I use intentional camera movement (ICM). I had decided to try something other than flowers, bugs, and beaver island scenes today to work on ICM for an abstract that would fit ONS5. My goal had been to photograph a bi-plane that has been buzzing our end of the beach. Coming back from that failed attempt, I noticed the sun high in the sky, looking like it was being shot out of our windsock ( http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2013-07-11). After trying to capture that, I decided to try ICM using my 24-85 zoom looking straight into the sun. I don't know how this came out as it did, but I really thought it was interesting.
Processed in HDR with a simple one-image run, then imported to Color Efex and a few additional filters applied to heighten the bokeh and diminish a bit of the glare from the center. The outside ring is a total mystery to me! Maybe from clouds?
Very cool bokeh and flares. I think this could also work for the CSC-29 sun flares if you wanted to use it for that also.
July 11th, 2013  
Oh, very very good Taffy--totally impressed with the skill here. I do believe this is perfect for your flare challenge too!
July 11th, 2013  
@morrisphotos @darylo Thanks Terri and Daryl. I appreciate your comments! I'm tagging it for CSC-19, but Paul and I can't enter it as it would mean picking our own photos for the finals! But I'm having fun doing the challenge along with everyone as I'm learning a lot about the setting.
July 11th, 2013  
I'm also very impressed you got three challenges in one photo. Woohoo!
July 11th, 2013  
Wow... Love when the unexpected happens, great abstract
July 11th, 2013  
I love the ring around the sun sourround by glittering crystals. Amazing how this turn out. Wow.
July 11th, 2013  
Oooh, I like it. Very cool, Taffy!!
July 11th, 2013  
Very cool shot
July 11th, 2013  
Very impressed. Nice sparkling with sun burst through.
July 11th, 2013  
Very cool result
July 12th, 2013  
Very cool shot
July 12th, 2013  
Love the bokeh! Cool abstract!
July 12th, 2013  
Great abstract- it's fun when those unexpected things happen when you're taking the picture or processing the shot. Maybe the outer ring is the movement of your windsock, or it could be the movement of your lens. It doesn't really matter unless you want to repeat the effect some time! Well done!
July 12th, 2013  
I've never seen the sun like this before -- super abstract!
July 12th, 2013  
Very cool abstract shot, Taffy! Hats off to you for your perseverance today. It really paid off! The bokeh, flare and colors are all fab!
July 12th, 2013  
Amazing abstract! Really stunning. A fav!
July 12th, 2013  
Don't know where the ring came from, but the flare bokeh is great! Love this.
July 12th, 2013  
Wowsiness !!---very hypnotic and I love it:)
July 12th, 2013  
@carolinedreams. Oops. I forgot to tag you. Hope you like it.
July 12th, 2013  
It turned out wonderfully! Good for you!
July 12th, 2013  
cool
July 12th, 2013  
Thos is wonderful! I like the effects here, and love that they such a surprise to you. Well done :)
July 12th, 2013  
Really great effect, hypnotic and intriguing. Love this!
July 12th, 2013  
Cool result!
July 12th, 2013  
Wow well done - cool result
July 12th, 2013  
Wonderful Taffy!
July 12th, 2013  
I love it - it looks great
July 12th, 2013  
Very cool shot!
July 12th, 2013  
That's a really cool result!
July 12th, 2013  
Sun being shot out of a windsock!? That is an interesting description! Wow! I wondered where the ring came from too. I thought maybe you also zoomed in as you shot. But I guess not...HOW did you move the camera when you shot this? in a circle? Horiz? Verical?
July 12th, 2013  
Very impressive, great bokeh and flare!!
July 12th, 2013  
Stunning abstract looking shot .... the processing is super :)
July 12th, 2013  
So did you zoom the lens while taking the picture then? Is that was your ICM was? Curious and pretty amazing result!
July 12th, 2013  
@danielwsc @archaeofrog @espyetta
THanks Daniel, MB, and Katie. I've been thinking about the ring and here's one possibility. MB and Katie, I created ICM by zooming. I think for this one I zoomed in a little bit after setting it at a shutter speed of 125 -- so long-ish, but not really long exposure. I'm wondering if the movement created that circle out of a few clouds that were surrounding the sun -- they are more visible in some of the photos of the windsock and sun when I was trying to get a flare in the photo. The other thought I had was if the lens hood edge was doing that, but if it were, I think it would have been black and not white. I'm guessing, the wispy clouds.
July 12th, 2013  
@olivetreeann Thanks Ann -- you're right in that surprise is part of the sun. For this shot, the windsock was in a different part of the scene and I was shooting above where it was. See note above -- the more I look at it, it has to be those wispy clouds. I don't think I'll repeat -- my eyes and already getting sore from all my attempts at flares this week! I feel like I had to do a bunch of different ones so I would better appreciate all the entries in choosing the top ones with Paul.
July 12th, 2013  
cool shot Taffy, what a great result
July 12th, 2013  
I could had swear that I had commented already on this shot... a senior moment... LOL. I really like this shot and when the unexpected happens.
July 13th, 2013  
This is very cool, and a perfect abstract.
July 13th, 2013  
@ness50 Thanks Vanessa -- and so glad you have continued to stay past the end of year one. Wow, what an accomplishment!!
@anazad511 Heehee -- that happens to me more than I want to admit! Thanks for returning and commenting. I'm glad the shot resonated!
@welcometocarolworld Thanks Carol!
July 13th, 2013  
Wow a stunning abstract! Love everything about it! Beautiful flare and gorgeous bokeh! The ring will remain one of those mysteries never to be recreated! Lol! Fav !
July 13th, 2013  
Very cool effect. What happened to the car and tree? I just tried to comment and it had disappeared!
July 13th, 2013  
love the bokeh and flares! such cool effect!
July 13th, 2013  
Very cool abstract. That bokeh is devine!
July 14th, 2013  
What else can be said. FAV
July 14th, 2013  
Lovely abstract image.
July 15th, 2013  
Very cool effect and idea! Awesome shot
July 16th, 2013  
Cool effect! I like all the little hexagon shapes!
August 3rd, 2013  
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