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at Balboa Park, San Diego California.
"The Lily Pond was built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition to serve as a reflecting pool and to display water lilies. During World War I, the U.S. Navy, which was occupying Balboa Park, used the pond as a swimming and rehabilitation pool for its soldiers. A new filtration system was installed in 1994, and a renovation of the pool was completed in 1999." [www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/regional/balbo...].
Shot June, 2023 on Ilford Delta 100 with Minolta SRT102.
52 Weeks of 2022
Week 49: Reflections
Category: Technical / creative
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Morning light creating shadows inside the main chamber of Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., USA.
It was fun to experiment with various compositions that morning. Definitely an interesting spot to show a sense of scale compared to other straight on shots of the memorial.
Just across from the Botanical Garden building at San Diego's Balboa Park lies the Lily Pond which was also built for the 1915-16 Exposition. Also commonly referred to as the reflecting pool - for good reason - the pond houses koi and turtles and also a few native ducks as we discovered on this evening.
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These guys were doing some exercise during the summer heat at the Miroir d'eau in Bordeaux, France.
The Miroir d'eau (Water Mirror) or Miroir des Quais (Quay Mirror) in Bordeaux is the World's largest reflecting pool, covering 3,450 square metres (37,100 sq ft). Located on the quay of the Garonne in front of the Place de la Bourse, it was built in 2006.
It is made of granite slabs covered by 2 cm of water. In summer, a system allows it to create fog every 15 minutes.
Looking for a meal at Alhambra, Grenada (Andalusia) Spain, May 2021
Nikon FM3a, Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f2 SLIIS
Kodak Portra 400 EI 320
Cinestill CS41, Filmomat
B&W conversion in PS
Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED
Reflecting pools paired with stunning architecture are generally opportunities not missed by photographers; how could I skip this one in Kossuth Square with the Hungarian Parliament building serving as the backdrop?
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The Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park. There are two of these 'towers' facing each other. The only way to get both of them in shot would be with a fish-eye lens I think.
From Wikipedia: Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, it opened in July 2004. The fountain is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50 feet (15.2 metres) tall, and they use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display digital videos on their inward faces. Construction and design of the Crown Fountain cost $17 million. The water operates from May to October, intermittently cascading down the two towers and spouting through a nozzle on each tower's front face.
Located in Asheville, North Carolina, Biltmore was the vision of George W. Vanderbilt. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, America’s largest home is a 250-room French Renaissance chateau, exhibiting the Vanderbilt family’s original collection of furnishings, art and antiques. Biltmore estate encompasses more than 8,000 acres including renowned gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture.
Stroll acres of formal and informal gardens designed by America’s foremost landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. From the beauty of the Italian Garden to the breathtaking trees in America’s first managed forest, Biltmore’s lush landscape is a living tribute to Olmsted’s genius. Our horticultural experts continually work to preserve the original vision for the gardens and grounds, including our Rose Garden that features more than 250 varieties.
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Theres this special moment in the day. I don’t know if it happens everyday but if you’re lucky you’ll see it. As the sun is setting behind the Lincoln Memorial, about 10 minutes before it goes all the way down, the Washington Monument illuminates. Most people are facing the Lincoln and checking out the beautiful sky there, but if you take a quick second to turn around the Washington Monument is so beautiful and colorful. It always makes me smile.
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Palacios Nazaries in Alhambra
Granada, Spain
In April my wife and I visited the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. If you would like more details and photos about our time there, check out my post Alhambra: The Ultimate Moorish Architecture on my blog Batteredsuitcase.net
Flags of the World War II Memorial frame the Lincoln Memorial at the other end of the reflecting pool.
Lincoln memorial reflected in the reflecting pool on the National Mall at dusk sunset. Long exposure
In the Egyptian Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
As seen in "Gothamist," 9/14/22: gothamist.com/news/early-addition-a-new-jersey-police-chi...
The posts in the water are water fountains. They were turned off at sunset allowing for the reflection. Tripods were not allowed so this was handheld. In hindsight, I should have tried a higher ISO for a longer exposure to maybe get a better reflection.
The bird looks like a heron to me. You can see two more in the distance. I don't recall seeing fish in the water but I could be wrong. If there are no fish then I'm not sure what they are doing.
I've been known to stare at nature and contemplate my life (from mountains to bugs) But I have never stared at any thing made by humans before. I was to meet my party at the gate when the park was closing. It seems they close about 45 minutes after sunset as there are no lights in the complex. I had about 15 minutes by myself and i just sat on a bench. No picture taking, only clarity of thought wonderment.
HS10 | 7 handheld shots stitched
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So I stayed around a little longer to check out the sunset. I figured it was going to be good one after all the rain we got. Plus that epic double rainbow still had my shutter-clicking finger itchin’ for some more.
West front of the U.S. Capitol on a winter’s day. Capitol Christmas tree is at lower center; platform for the 2017 Presidential Inauguration is under construction below the dome. Equestrian statue at left foreground depicts Union General U.S. Grant.
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This is my fourth try to get this shot since the beginning of the year. Poor light conditions and worse execution frustrated.
It's a tricky shot. I know I wanted to get right on top of the reflecting pool while keeping the whole pool in the shot. But even with a wide angle lens, particularly with my crop sensor camera, I couldn't capture the full scene with a single shot, either horizontally or vertically. I tried a vertorama last time but it didn't come out well.
This time I tried a standard panorama, with 3 vertical shots. To minimize stitching issues I moved the whole tripod to try to keep the lens better centered on the focal point. This worked out fairly well as stitching errors were minimized and easily fixed.
So I guess if at first you don't succeed . . .