Art of Motion Blur & Abstraction

Impressionistic & Abstract Images

Impressionistic and abstract photography are achieved in this gallery of images largely through motion blur and compositing techniques. Depending on the subject and technique applied, images can be serene and peaceful to active and stimulating. Intentional camera movement, applied in the impressionistic images, is an experimental technique in that there is an element of randomness to each photo, making each one unique.

 
Motion blur photography of a forest shot in autumn in Veluwe, the Netherlands
By the Stream by Adele Buttolph
Black and white intentional camera movement photograph of aspen shot in Colorado.
Pink and blue colors of a winter dusk swirl over and in front of Ruby Peak, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon
Camera motion was applied to give an abstract impression of autumn color in an aspen grove in Colorado.
Impressionistic abstract image of Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon, Arizona
Motion blur image of fall foliage shot at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Black and white motion blur image of people sitting on a dock along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Impressionistic image of a winter dusk at Wallowa Mountains, Oregon. Pink clouds swirl about a soft blue.
Camera motion photograph of a small tree captured during the autumn. Image appears to swirl about the orange-leaved tree.
Impressionistic black and white photograph of autumn in the poplar trees at Boardman Tree Farm, Boardman, Oregon. © Adele M. Buttolph, © Adele Buttolph. adelembuttolphgallery, adelembuttolphphotography
Soft, impressionistic image of the Wallowa Mountains, Oregon.
Impressionistic photograph of Fruita apple orchard during the autumn. Image shot at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Impressionistic image of trees and golden carpet of leaves during autumn at Boardman Tree Farm, Boardman, Oregon
Dynamic pink and blue clouds captured with camera motion dance on the Wallowa Mountains, Oregon.
Black and white abstract image of aspen trees photographed at Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Intentional camera movement was used during image capture.
Impressionistic photograph of autumn apple orchard, Fruita, Capital Reef National Park, Utah. © Adele M. Buttolph, © Adele Buttolph, adelembuttolphgallery, adelembuttolphphotography
An abstract image of a Pacific Northwest forest scene located near Mt Hood in the Cascades, Oregon