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Do you ever go look at old images and realize you completely overlooked an image. I look at the ones I chose to process back then and how I processed them and realize I would not choose those images nowadays. This is an overlooked image, I've never touched it until tonight. I remember that evening - it was cold, in November but it was one of those years where the snow had held off. A beautiful evening, beautiful light and clouds, and the lake was still. I have some great reflection shots from that night. I hadn't realized just how far digital cameras had come until looking closely at this image - it doesn't have near the megapixels cameras have nowadays, the image had more noise than it should have had at those settings (I used a topaz noise removal program) but still...it was freeing to be able to experiment and not have to be concerned about film development costs.
This was one of those experimental moments ( I had the time to play). I was fascinated with the reflected rising sun on the surface of the lake. While taking a series of reflection shots, a turtle popped up to catch a breath, which caused a series of concentric ripples to radiate outward into the reflected sun. Liked the sunrise colours and the mingling of ripples on the lake surface.
Spent a while trying different processing techniques, but kept coming back to the original out of the camera image with a tweak of clarity.
...in Winchester Cathedral
'Sound II' by Antony Gormley (fashioned in lead from a cast of his own body)
Because of the high water table, the crypt in Winchester Cathedral is often flooded. Only a small flood is needed for the opportunity of some reflection shots. see comment box
This day was a dry day, but I was happy to find a photo for Saturday Self-Challenge: naturally framed
This shot was taken approximately 30 min previous to the photo I uploaded yesterday. I wanted to emphasize the pre-dawn "coolness" and hoped to contrast it with some nice alpenglow... which I was lucky enough to get in later shots as seen in yesterday's posting. It was perfect conditions for great reflection shots... again... an iconic shot, not overly creative, but compositionally it worked for me as did the colours and hues.
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One of my favorite places for reflection shots made extra special by the mute swans posing for me in the early evening light
You may have noticed I quite like a reflection shot and I certainly couldn't pass up the chance of this shot at Zaandam station utilising the handy, and very shiny, ledge in the waiting room as a VIRM double deck unit 8681 rolls in with our connection to Sloterdijk. Jamie looks like he's in some kind of faceoff with himself...
A brief stop beside the road at Ballachulish to snap some reflection shots while it was so still.
I seldom use this lens or camera anymore but I see I should get it out more often.
Eos 5D Mk I ISO set to L (50 iso on this model)
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I always go into a state of mild panic when it happens. "Is it too dark?" I ask myself. "Have I missed any sensor dust blemishes or hot spots among the highlights?" Or, "What about the noise?" It doesn't happen that often of course - after all I do this for myself as a hobby - but just now and again somebody will ask me the terrifying words "Can I buy this please?"
This suddenly happened three times in the space of about nine days recently. Up until then, I hadn't sold so much as a pixel in over twelve months - not that it was particularly troubling me. After all, even though I do have a Picfair page, for which I pay a modest sum each year, I also have a Facebook page with a small number of followers, mostly personal friends, and I'm really not very good at promoting myself. It was those friends who said I should sell my photos - most of whom then never actually made any purchases of course. But for a while I had been thinking that I should refresh my Picfair page and add some new content to the thirty or so images that I'd uploaded in a burst of initial enthusiasm when I'd decided to try and earn a bit of pocket money from my hobby. My other hobby is playing football - imagine the money I could have made if I'd been any good at it! My Instagram page would have a lot more followers too.
And then, in the middle of the week before last, a local company sent me a private message via Instagram. They'd love to have my picture of Goonhilly "Thursday Night at the Listening Station" for their 2024 calendar. I asked them to email me some more details, and then checked them out to make sure I wasn't about to inadvertently hand over my life savings to an international drugs syndicate. They seemed to be legitimate, and when the email came through I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they intended to pay me for my work. And then I looked at the image, taken nearly eighteen months earlier, remembered that it was a long lens photo stack, and that I'd only taken two images to blend at a focal length of 118mm no less. If it was going to be printed and sent to a large number of expectant customers, I was going to need to revisit that blend in fine detail. The image included a long barbed wire fence, receding into the distance against long soft glowing September grasses. This was going to be fun. But a day later, my customer said they were very happy indeed with the result, and asked me for an invoice. Good job I used to be an accountant. Within a few hours, a sum of money had arrived in my bank account. I'm not booking a tour with Mads Peter Iversen to Greenland just yet, but I can take Ali out for a reasonably priced meal on the proceeds. Twice if we don't have a second course.
A couple of days later, an ex colleague, who'd reluctantly relocated away from Cornwall wanted a memento for the walls of her new home and had decided upon a copy of "Bedruthan in the Pink," from an evening in June 2018 when the sky had unexpectedly glowed pink and orange in the blue hour when at sunset it seemed we'd wasted our time even going there. When I reviewed the image on my Picfair page, I was unimpressed. I guess I have more time to work on my processing these days - sometimes I think too much time might in fact be a bad thing. Among the shadows were stray rocks and bits of debris that needed cleaning up, and when I zoomed in further, I noticed that one of those rocks was in fact a tog, hunched down low over his tripod. How had I not seen him before? He had to go too. Another sale - I hope she likes it when she receives the printed product.
And then finally, and most bizarrely, a lady from America complimented me on my Instagram feed. "Do you sell your pictures?" she asked. I'd just posted this one, and assumed it was the image that had caught her eye, but no. In truth, I wasn't convinced that three of the four she'd chosen represented anywhere near my best work, but I thanked her for her kind words and told her I'd have them all on my Picfair page that evening for her to buy downloads or printed products. In fact one of them was that Vestrahorn reflection shot that I was muttering about unfavourably in my previous post. Later the reply came. "I don't actually want to print them. Can you sell them to me in NFT format? Would that work for you? I have a budget of four thousand dollars per picture." By now I was feeling mildly perturbed. What on earth is NFT format? Did this lady think I was Banksy's brother? I consulted with members of my family. My sister and her three adult children, all of them from art backgrounds went into immediate rant mode about digital art and something called a blockchain that apparently requires the contents of at least three of the Great Lakes and the output of five nuclear power stations to maintain. Lloyd's response was rather more balanced. He'd had a similar approach and after some research on the subject had decided not to. Apart from anything else there appears to be a substantial setup cost, and we agreed that this is supposed to be a hobby. If we sell a few along the way for a bit of pocket money that's great, but we don't want the pressures of trying to earn from our images. It seems that the world of NFTs involves creating a digital signature and giving up ownership of the image completely - and I didn't want to do that. Not even if the offer was genuine - and of course there was strong chance that it was that international drugs syndicate knocking on the Instagram door again. Politely I declined the offer of enough money to keep me in annual trips to Iceland for the next six years. She's still waiting for me to explain why I don't do NFTs. I'm pretending I've forgotten to reply.
All of which brings me here, seventy-two pounds richer and with my pension fund intact. Here is the image that the American NFT art collector didn't want to buy. Last Monday, Ali and I were taking a stroll around our local woodland, pausing here and there as we do to enjoy a view before moving on around the circuit. As we came to a clearing I looked at the sky. Mackerel clouds were forming, and with an hour until sunset the outcome seemed far more easy to predict than the one at Bedruthan Steps nearly five years earlier. We increased our pace and power walked backed to the house, where I grabbed the camera bag before we raced to the coast. And you can see for yourself what happened. Almost nine years into this photography lark and I'm starting to spot the tell-tale signs of an epic sunset. Mind you, Towanroath is a tricky one to compose from here, but there was no choice if I wanted to include that sky. It's on the Picfair page and I really ought to push it and see if anyone bites. But I'm not really that bothered - it's just a hobby after all.
This is the station I stop at the most as when it rains you can get some lovely reflection shots like this.
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I was about to take some reflection shots of Cockenzie Harbour (East Coast of Scotland) when Joe, local fisherman came to me and said: 'You should have come at 5.30am, it was a beautiful sunrise this morning!'
We started to chat and turned out he has five other jobs next to being a fisherman, because 'You just never know what tomorrow brings.'
When I asked him how was it out there this morning, he said 'Always changing... that's why we're called fisherman you know, not collectors... but all in all, it was enough for today's rent...'
Well I waited patiently on the rocks in the cold for the sun to peak though the clouds and light up the sky in a bright pink. But that didn't happen and this was the best I could get on that day, well that and the reflection shot I posted previously. Hope you enjoy them and let me know which one is your favorite and why!! Kris...
I thought I found a great lake to do an great reflection shot. Someone else decided they wanted to ruin my shot. Living in Florida I can tell you have seen many alligators, he was by far the largest, He let me take a couple of shots and then I left his home respectfully.
If you read my previous post you’ll know that I passed on shooting the beach huts at Llanbedrog, as the conditions didn’t look that favourable for a sunrise. Instead I walked further down the beach towards Pwllheli having spotted the trees above the beach on the left of this shot, which I thought might offer a decent reflection shot in the various pools of water.
Eventually as the sun popped above the distant mountains, the sky lit up presenting a cracking sunrise. Amongst the shots I took was this 10 shot panorama, which, even though I was as as low as I could get, I still couldn’t get a decent reflection of the trees, without sacrificing other elements of the shot, such as the cormorants perched on the shingle piles in the distance.
It stopped raining, and we had some nice clouds, so I grabbed my camera gear and headed north to Alviso, a small town in the San Francisco Bay area. There was no wind, perfect for a reflection shot.
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Walking through the beautiful woodland this time of the year, is truly amazing.
But as beautiful as it is, it can be a real challenge to capture.
I didn't want that Kliché water reflection shot and tried to think outside the box.
I was laying totally flat and almost touching the water, to get that right angle but it was worth it at the end.
Eva gets a little scruffy. We do shave her coat down twice a year, but doing so at this time of year would be cruel given our winter temperatures in Saskatchewan.
I was at a loss of what to do for her photo this week and was trying reflection shots on the hardwood. I loved the natural light so I got her to stand up do a paw shot. When I saw her scruff highlighted against the dark background I knew that I had my concept. So I told her to stay and she did so until I got the shot. When I told her that we were done, she just ran immediately into the kitchen and stared at the cookie tin. She really is a pro model.
Last summer I took a day off, and did a road trip in the Swiss Alps and nearby Südtirol in Italy. After Davos I passed by the Flüelapass, a high mountain pass leading to Zernez in the Engadin. There was hardly any wind, perfect for a reflection shot, holding the camera just above the water surface.
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Wishing you all the very best for the 2013.
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As the sun rose above the distant horizon, the golden light shimmered on the sea as if the sun was forming from the melted reflection.
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Shot from the rocks at the resort of Es Cana, located on the east coast of the Island of Ibiza.
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A must to be seen on black - Press L
I took this photo of St. Paul's Cathedral in London from across the street at the One New Change building. I have seen this reflection shot before, but I wanted to see how well the phone's camera would be able to handle the contrasting areas of the scene. I was blessed with blue sky and some white cloud during the shoot.
This photo has been featured on the OnePlus 3T phone camera page, in the photo gallery: oneplus.net/uk/3t/camera
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Last September we headed to Fort Bragg, a coastal town in northern California. The glass beach is supposed to have lots of polished sea glass, but we could not find much. There is however an interesting ocean pool, perfect for a reflection shot.
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One of my favorite shot for my short photography career up to now.
Mt.Mckinley is the highest peak in north US and most of the time it is covered by heavy cloud. To take a perfect morning reflection shot, the best spot is at the reflection pond, which is 86 miles deep in the Denali National Park and you have to camp there in order to get to the pond in the early morning, as personal vehicles are not allowed in the park. When we were booking the campground, for the entire week of my vacation, only in Friday were there available sites, and we had no choice but took it. But finally It turned out that's the only day that you can see Mt.Mckinley perfectly for that week. What a lucky and destined decision. Finally I got this breathtakingly beautiful photo of perfect Mt.Mckinley reflection.
This is the black and white version and the colored version is also in my album.
One of a series of shots taken at one of Roy Rimmer’s workshops in Northwest England. Thoroughly enjoyable experience where I learned a lot, thanks to Roy’s extensive knowledge and experience.
The wren is a tiny brown bird, although it is heavier and not as slim as the even smaller goldcrest. It is dumpy, almost rounded, with a fine bill, quite long legs and toes, very short round wings and a short, narrow tail which is sometimes cocked up vertically. For such a small bird it has a remarkably loud voice.
It is the most common UK breeding bird, although it suffers declines during prolonged, severely cold winters. What they eat:
Insects and spiders (Courtesy RSPB).
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This is the Seattle skyline as seen from the waterfront just south of Bell Harbor. I have to give Seth Oliver credit for the inspiration for this shot as he is the urban reflection master, so this is a little tribute. Check out his stuff here: www.flickr.com/photos/setholiver1/ he's got some killer cityscape reflection shots.
Thanks for stoping by and checking out my work and have a great week ahead.
the sunset was magical on the night we spent at the Lockhouse
this was the reason I was able to get all those cool reflection shots
Compositionally Challenged
Week 46: Reflections
Shot with a Dallmeyer "2 inch F 1.65" (projection) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
This is a pond that is a short walk up from the campground at Ward Lake. I took a hike to the ponds hoping to get nice reflection shots off of the water. I was a little surprised to see the dead trees next to the pond when it had this much water, but it might have dried up the last couple of years with the drought. It looked pretty nice this year though.
I was out shooting photos for a client. It had been raining a lot. I walked in the back lot and saw all these puddles in the rocks and got excited - there had to be a good reflection shot somewhere. I took a bunch but none were as exciting as this one. I really liked the color version and wondered if it would work in black and white. It really does! Gives a completely different feeling, I really like it!
Having spent a couple of hours trying to catch up with the Sinfin tanks Rob and I ended up on the Redheugh Bridge and with slack water on the Tyne a reflection shot was on for the passing of 1S21 Kings Cross to Edinburgh until a guy turned up in his boat.
With the sun just starting to rise over the hillside behind me, CN potash train B730 passes by the lake, as they start their descent down into Saint John, New Brunswick. This is one of the better reflection shots here that I've been able to get.
October 18, 2017.
Two different generations of EMDs sit at the fuel racks in Willmar yard. The warmer temps offered some reflection shots.
Took a walk behind the truckstop this morning. There's a small lake that I wanted to take some reflection shots of. Which I did, but noticed these horses nearby, so walked over that direction a bit and saw the new colt. Wanted to get closer, but apparently they had the "stranger danger", warning and decided to move along.
I've always been fascinated by the utensil reflection shots I see on Flickr. This is my first attempt at actually shooting one - it's a lot harder than it looks!
ODT - Silver
The interior of the car is reality, the rest is reflection. Shot at the parking area of a supermarket.
A simple reflection shot at south kensington station
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Compositionally Challenged
Week 46: Reflections
Shot with a KMZ "Helios-33 35 mm F 2" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
First of all I cannot claim all the credit for this image, As I said in my previous shot from here ,https://www.flickr.com/photos/17469730@N00/33460641475/in/datetaken-public/ .
I had put my tripod with camera on the wall to try and get the reflection shot I wanted however, I was unable to get a good shot of the reflection , There was a photog who had climbed over the wall already with the aid of a stepladder and saw me trying to get a shot, he kindly offered to take my camera and take a shot for me so i did my settings and passed it over as there was no way I could have got over that high wall , Many thanks to the anonymous photog for helping me out that evening .
One of the things I enjoy about photographing wading birds like this Great Egret is that you sometimes get the chance to get an awesome reflection shot. You have to be really patient though and quick on the trigger.
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.