Setting sun through tree leaves plus camera shake

[George McGovern]

[FalloutShelter]

1. Beautiful.

I would make prints of that one. JMHO

[George McGovern]

5. Thank You FalloutShelter! Good idea -- you're welcome to make a print if you like too.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. WOW!

That’s fabulous! More like a painting than a photograph! What a cool effect! Well done, George!

[George McGovern]

6. Thanks Diamond! Purely unintentional. But good result I guess.

[niyad]

3. Almost surreal. Thank you for sharing.

[George McGovern]

7. You're welcome niyad. Thank you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. This is a winning photo, my dear George!

The shaking is amazing, and at the same time, it's very controlled. Beautiful results!

[George McGovern]

8. Thank You Peggy! Now to invent a photo contest category for it . . .

[imaginary girl]

9. Happy accidents

As in, no mistakes, just happy accidents? I think that was a Bob Ross saying ...

[George McGovern]

10. Yes Indeed imaginary girl! Thank You!!

[William Seger]

11. That reminds me of a fad a few years ago: camera tossing

... which was just what it sounds like. But less extreme forms of "kinetic photography" can achieve interesting results: Camera Shake: Not Just For Deleting Anymore

[George McGovern]

12. Thanks very much for the info William Seger.

This was the second frame trying to show sunlight through a tree. I set the f/stop way too high and clicked, but after a split second the shutter hadn't snapped so I just lowered the viewfinder and found this image on the LCD. Was going to delete, but, like the article you linked says: "Think of camera shake not as an accident of using a slow shutter speed but as a tool for creating forms and shapes that wouldn't have otherwise been in the photo, or enhancing the shapes that are already there."

And that's exactly what happened! Creativity. (But I won't be tossing my Olympus in the air . . .)

[HAB911]

13. I love that!

[George McGovern]

14. Thank You HAB911, very much!