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On one of my last days in the UAE, it was cloudy, overcast, and just kinda of blah. I really wanted to get this reflections shot of the mosque, but the weather looked really unpromising. That, and I also didn't want to drag Samiksha all the way down there for a dud and waste her time. We talked about it and we decided to just go anyway. We made the 1.5-ish hour drive when it started to rain... Not looking good. However, once we started to get about 10 minutes away, it began to open up a little. By the time we got there, there was a clear opening in the sky to the west. We walked over to my spot, set up the camera and the sky started to really take some shape and color! This ended up being another 9 image panoramic with multiple stacks for each image to remove the people and cars in the scene. The full resolution image shows some really impressive detail - I cant wait to print it big someday haha. It was a really amazing experience!! I hope you all can enjoy it as much as I do!
I think the budget for polish was blown very early on at the Rail 200 event. The opportunities for reflection shots were incalculable.
Whilst i took a bucket full of conventional railway shots i also took my fair share of what i call Phoenix / 1Z10 shots.
50035 Ark Royal is reflected in the highly polished body work of 55009 Alice something, I cant quite remember. ;-)
I have seen plenty of salt stream photographs from Death Valley before but never have I ever seen the in person at Death Valley.
After my 3rd time bringing my camera to the park I finally found an area with a large salt stream. But knowing me I am looking for the perfect composition. I didn't just want a reflection shot of the salt stream with some mountains and clouds. I wanted the salt stream to actually be the main subject and compliment the overall composition of the image.
I luckily stumbled upon this particular stream that split into two streams which then joins each other and slithers through the frame creating the perfect S-curve towards the setting sun.
Of course, I got some pretty epic conditions at one of my favorite compositional finds in the the park.
Death Valley National Park, California
March 2021
The exhibition park lake in Newcastle upon Tyne. This lake and the building in the centre of the photograph were created for the great exhibition of 1929. The building which is called the palace of arts is the only one still standing from the exhibition of 1929. Over the years the building has been a science museum but now hosts the Wylam brewery. The lake itself has gone from being a boating lake to a haven for wildlife. I took these photographs while heading to the hoppings on the town moor, which is just behind the palace of arts, in June 2019. If you look carefully you may see some of the rides in the background. I was well pleased with theses reflection shots.
Part of downtown Palo Alto in California has been converted to a car free zone, with restaurants operating outdoors. People got used very quickly to the new mask-less normal, not many patrons were them. The trees are decorated with small LED lights, which gives a nice background for this reflection shot on a car window with the fast f/0.95 Dream Lens.
I processed a realistic and a paintery HDR photo from two RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/0.95, 50 mm, 1/30, 1/125 sec, ISO 200, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, _DSC1010_1_hdr2rea1pai5c.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
So I'm waiting patiently on the bridge in Epcot for a monorail to come into view over the glass smooth calm water so I can grab a reflection shot. And waiting...and waiting. Just before the monorail finally rounds the curve, two ducks swim into view and start splashing each other, and the water ripples. Goodbye monorail reflection shot! However, this is what I wound up with after a crop.
This is from a Europe trip two year ago. Walking in London is fun, even in the rain. We walked for many Kilometers. At one point we passed Trafalgar Square at night. Rain just passed, which created an opportunity for this reflection shot. I love the symmetry reflections provide.
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-- ƒ/4.0, 28 mm, 4 sec, ISO 50, Sony A7 II, FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC4911_hdr1bal1g.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Amtrak 42, the first of the "Honoring Our Veterans" heritage units that many railroads now roster, is seen creeping through the tiny hamlet of Bristol, IL. Recent rainfall created a swamp in the makeshift parking lot that sits across from where the original depot still stands (now a house), making for an opportunity for this reflection shot.
Mobie&Me, reflected on a car window. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing besides some added contrast&saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
In my humble opinion, taking wicked reflection shots on them is the best thing you can do with cars :))
Have a nice long Easter weekend, enjoy the sunshine, take care but take it easy!
I took my dog for a walk at the local ponds this morning and got this colorful fall reflection shot. It's starting to look like fall in Boulder.
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I have been wanting to make a trip up to Yosemite during Autumn ever since purchasing "The Four Seasons Of Yosemite" by Mark Boster a couple of years ago. I had also just recently seen a photo by Michael Frye showing the sun coming up much further to the South of Half Dome giving some wonderful side light to the trees along the Merced River and I knew that there would only be a few weeks out of the year when you could photograph the light hitting the changing leaves from that angle. As Veterans Day fell on a Monday this year, it opened up just enough of my Fall schedule to allow me to make a quick overnight trip up to the park. I set off at 6 AM last Saturday and arrived in the park just after noon.
The most amazing thing about this trip was....it was like visiting the park again for the very first time. The light and shadows were completely different than my last visit in June. In June, huge expanses of the park are completely lit by the sun for the entire day, but in November, the jagged peaks of the Cathedral Rocks and Sentinel Rock move continuously across the valley floor. In the Eastern part of the valley, only a small section will light up in the morning and then the sun is gone for the rest of the day. And the water levels were radically different. Yosemite Falls and stopped flowing completely and Bridal Veil was down to a thin wisp. The upside to this was that the river was almost impossibly still in several locations, creating an incredible mirror to the changing leaves of the Cottonwoods and Oaks along its banks.
After a quick hour or so of shooting in the valley, I drove up to the trailhead for Sentinel Dome as Glacier Point road was still open. I had never been up to the top of the Dome before and was completely blown away by the 360 degree panoramic view of the park and surrounding peaks.
After spending the night with some friends in Mariposa, I woke up at 4:30 AM and drove up to Glacier Point for the Sunrise. Again, I was amazed at the extreme change of angle of the sunrise. In June, the sun comes up almost directly behind Half Dome, but in November, the sunrise was FAR to the right, lighting Half Dome from behind. After shooting for an hour or so, I ran back to the car and drove back down the the valley floor. I was positive that I had waited too long to get my sunrise reflection shot of Half Dome, but as I parked by Yosemite Village and ran through the trees, it looked like I had shown up just in time. The trees along the Merced in that corner of Yosemite had just hit peak and the sun was still low enough to grab a bit of a starburst behind the larger firs and pines on the opposite bank.
Although my time in the park was brief, I shot almost non stop while I was there as there was still plenty of color up and down the Merced River. I came back with over 2000 images and I'll try to upload as many as I can over the next few weeks.
If you had asked me three years ago if I wanted to shoot Yosemite during Autumn, I would have passed. Brown weeds, low water levels, no waterfalls...why make the trip? After shooting up there this weekend, I could not have been more mistaken. Between the changing leaves, pristine reflections, and completely different light and shadows to work with, I would highly recommend making a trip up there between September and November to ANYONE who is a fan of Yosemite National Park.
NB: When I arrived at the location in the above shot, I was literally the only one shooting for a full 30 minutes. If not for Michael Frye's book , The Photographer's Guide To Yosemite I wouldn't have known about this location at all. This was not taken from Sentinel Bridge, but from just off the overflow parking area of Yosemite Village. If you are trying to find this spot, park as far East as you can in the lot, walk through the trees, and you're there.
Yet another take on the classic St. Louis Gateway Arch reflection shot. I really like the exposure and colors here, didn't like the gross stuff growing in the water though. Alas, if that's all that bothers me I can live with that, especially since this won't be the last attempt at this sight. :) Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions or comments are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
January morning in Jackson Hole Valley at Oxbow Bend and a frozen Snake River. There is no way to get the obligatory reflection shot of Mt. Moran.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USA
The light was perfect for a good reflection shot, and what better than to have it already framed for me in the architecture of the fine arts gallery on campus? HWW
A dull, dark day today and no photos to show, so it is back to Wednesday for another reflection shot from the chilly morning visit to Glen Affric.
We've had some significant rain the past couple of weeks. Always looking for a reflection shot and this is what I came up with.
Unedited mobile phone cam shot of buildings, a biker and some boys, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam.
No Photoshop or any other software/tricks was used to create this wicked reflection shot :))
Even though I refer to the people in this picture as 'Urban Riff Raff', I don't mean it in a bad way, I just like the sound of the words, I'm sure they're all very nice, talented, loving and caring people, that are on their way home, to tell a significant other how much they cherish and appreciate them being part of their life :))
Have a wonderful, wicked weekend, I'm going on a 50 kilometer bike trip in an hour, with lots of lovely people, it's gonna be so much fun, the sun is shining, my bag is packed and I can't wait to hop on Bikey and kick off :))
Light painting reflection shot with Mars (Left), Jupiter (Right) and Milkyway in the sky.
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Early morning light hits the Grand Teton range en-route to Schwabachers Pond for the traditional reflection shot...
The Snake River flows gently past us...
The nice clouds gathering at the base of the range kept on arriving until one hour after the shot the mountains were no longer visible...
Another cutlery reflection shot. This time on a meshed wire cover of a fan...
Strobist: Don't remember exactly but very possibly two strobes from the sides (right and left) at almost 180° angle, triggered by GI radio triggers
i captured this yesterday morning at Millennium Park as a cleaning crew were prepping up and cleaning the Bean...i took advantage of the puddles the washing created and did some puddle reflection shots using my Rokinon fisheye and this is the result...have a great week friends!
seen in Explore 07/28/2014 #289 highest position...
Finally, some quieter weather allowing for some reflection shots. The weather in the UK this winter has been generally yuk; mainly wet and windy, and no snow, in my area at least, with another storm coming in for the weekend!
Anyhow, a shot of the Humber Bridge, taken from the south bank.
Canon EOS R
Canon RF24-105
In June we went to the de Young museum, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate park. Perfect for a reflection shot.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, carefully adjusted the curves, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/2.2, 50 mm, 1/4000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-50F18, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC0941_hdr1bal1i.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Some ordinary parfait spoons made less ordinary with scrapbook paper. I have always wanted to try one of these spoon reflection shots and thought this weeks theme might work.
HMM everyone
As a sometimes costume designer, I can never resist a dress form. Even when they're miniature. These were about 12 inches high.
I wish I could have gotten this image without the sliver of the window, but this was the only angle without distracting reflections. Shot through the window of course.
This city is a dirty old Hoe...but I love her :)
Puddle reflection shot of buildings in the Red Light District of Amsterdam. Twin shot 2 years later: www.flickr.com/photos/amstersam/3777694912/in/set-7215759...
With the sun low in the western sky and five BNSF unit throwing up some exhaust as this eastbound Provo-Denver accelerates out of Yarmony, it was time for a nice black and white reflection shot!
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Flowering trees and a nice reflections photographed at Yakima Area Arboretum. Stitched 5 photos to make this panorama. I found many subjects to photograph yesterday afternoon (March 19). I spent a long time photographing a heron that never did fly even though I was within 50 feet or closer. That is unusual. Even the turtles did not slide into the water off the logs. The flowering cherry and plum trees are blooming as can be seen in this photo. I might have to do this over again when there are more of the trees being reflected in the pond. I'm not sure if there is a better time for reflection shots here.
Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon in Snowdonia. Loads of midges and really wet but brilliant location for mountain reflection shots.
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This is from my Europe trip in November last year. Walking in London is fun, even in the rain. We walked for many Kilometers. At one point we passed Trafalgar Square at night. Rain just passed, which created an opportunity for this reflection shot. I love the symmetry reflections give.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance. I welcome and appreciate your critical feedback.
-- ƒ/4.0, 28 mm, 4 sec, ISO 50, Sony A7 II, FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC4911_hdr1bal1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
A reflection shot from the Fisher Plant #21 from a few months ago. I thought it was cool how the reflection breaks made the water appear to be broken parts of the floor and slanting down towards another level. A little bit of history of this place: It was built in 1919 after the demand for production of Buicks and Cadillac's increased. It was also a center for engineering and was last occupied during the early 1990's.
From a mini-hike around Paradise, New Zealand... the air was warm and still so there were a ton of great reflection shots to be had. All these ponds and lakes are fed from glaciers and rains up in the Southern Alps. It's nice to be hanging out in pure nature!
Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon in Snowdonia. Loads of midges and really wet but brilliant location for mountain reflection shots.
"say, say my playmate
come out and play with me
and bring your dollies three
climb up my apple tree
slide down my rainbow
into my cellar door
and we'll be jolly friends
forever more...."
we had fun today.
(2/365, a year of portraits)
oh, and i guess this can go in year of portraits?? if not, please someone let me know . thanks.
really exaggerated colors and shadows... kind of looks cool. This is the Teton range looking at Mt Moran in the center. Spent 3 weeks traveling between Colorado and British Columbia, and tried for a reflection shot the entire trip. This was the morning of the last day on the way home. Not perfect, but I'll take it!
I walked towards this stunning reflection pool but knew my idea was going to be blown out of the water before I even got there, Amber was flanking me and must have been reading my mind because before I could even lift the camera she was in and plunging for a stick floating quite near to her. Now it was going to be a photo about Amber her stick and the radiating patterns of reflections as she shattered my planned perfect reflection shot!
With all this in mind I was just slightly too slow to get her with her head just slightly more elevated before she grabbed the stick but What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG), This was my shot, take it or leave it. I love it, I wonder if you all will.
I think I'll paint this one up it just looks like it will lend itself to my style.
Unedited puddle reflection shot of a lady+babystroller and the Amsterdam Tax Office.
No editing, no tricks, no Photoshop, just another wicked mobile phone cam photo :)
I think the very good quality of my mobile's cam is really becoming an issue, I had to stare at the big version of this puddle reflection for a while to see where the water ends and the dry ground starts...I might have to smash the lense or at least rub some dirty puddle water on it, to break the brilliance of the colors a bit and avoid creating the impression that I'm trying to pass of regular shots as wickedness, hehe ;-))
And now, it's really almost weekend, yay :D
BNSF SD75M number 260 is seen outside of Mid American Car in Kansas City. This engine is still painted in the iconic Warbonnet colors. A large puddle made a semi reflection shot possible.
Spent the day in the Lake District on Friday, my final location was Thirlemere, set up for this reflection shot when I heard a loud rumbling noise! what is that i thought? then this plane appeared over the trees! i managed to get 2 photos with the plane in the shot, this one had the added bonus of the planes reflection in the water.
I've since found out that this plane was an Airbus A400M
Milky Way galaxy over a front door art installation in Bombay Beach at .the Salton Sea.
I shot this on Friday night (June 28, 2009) in Bombay Beach, California. I've been wanting to shoot the Milky Way here for some time - and finally it lined up and the sky wasn't too cloudy. The water was too choppy to do any reflection shots, so I ended up doing what you see here instead.
My fairly new tracker quit working big time when I was first attempting this shot. In hindsight, it was a good thing as I was right at the 30 day return window and it was going to expire at midnight. Fortunately I initiated the return process just in time. Not being able to track, I had to make do and stack instead. I shot 11 frames with my Canon 6D and Sigma 15mm EX DG lens at 13 sec f/2.8 ISO 3200. Due to the temperature being around 90° (32° C), I knew noise would be an issue. Fortunately I was able to take care of it via stacking. The auto-align feature in Photoshop works great for the foreground, but for the milky way, I had to painstakingly align and tweak all 11 layers manually.
Bombay Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. It is located on the Salton Sea 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Frink and is the lowest community in the United States, located 223 feet (68 m) below sea level. In recent years, artists have been moving in to this community and erecting art installations like this door. They're also doing funky and creative "renovations" to many previously-abandoned and decaying buildings nearby.