Reflections…
Nikon D300, 200mm, 1/45sec @ f8
First off, thanks to every body who took time to check out my new blog and for leaving some nice comments. It’s been a great experience so far and I have in return come across some pretty cool sites that I probably wouldn’t discovered on my own. It has definitively made me want to post more of my images, so thanks again for the “push”.
When I’m out shooting, I like to look for patterns or symbols. I also like to shoot water, and water and patterns makes some really cool combos and/or reflections.
I went shooting last fall with my good friend Ken Bennison, around Massey, Ontario. We took Ken’s truck, and I was so smart (read: really really stupid) to leave my tripod in my car. (Whats more important on a shoot – Lunch or the tripod?- Well, I obviously choose to bring my lunch…) When I realized what I had done, it was too late. We were too far up the road. So hand holding a camera became a great exercise that day. Hand holding is not a huge problem until dusk comes around, that’s when it gets pretty tricky.
At the time of this shot, we were about 90 min up a gravel road, and I noticed this rock had a familiar symbol or pattern to it. It reminded me of a teacher I had a long time ago that drew eyes like that. The V shape on the side and the curve to complete the eye. Here the reflection in the water mirrors the crack and the semi-circle in the rock and completes the “eye” – twice. It looks almost like an ancient Egyptian symbol you would find on the pyramids.
It was a great outing that day, even though I was without a tripod. I have a couple more shots from that day that I will post later.
Be sure to check out Ken’s images. He has some pretty amazing stuff on his blog
Stay tuned.
This is absolutely beautiful! It’s not often that you have water still enough to create an almost perfect reflection. Great capture!
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April 22, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Thanks Kristi.
and thanks for stopping by. You have some really cool shots on your site. I’ll be back later to check some more of them.
April 22, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Great shot! That’d look great with a 10-stop filter I bet!
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April 22, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Thanks Chris, I should look into a 10-stop filter. I wouldn’t have done me much good that day though… no tripod..lol
Thanks for stopping by.
April 22, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Love this!
April 22, 2011 at 8:24 pm
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Awesome photos behind Massey Jan, I lived there from 1954 till 1961. I still love going back to visit…
March 15, 2013 at 9:51 pm
Thanks for stopping by Patty. And yes, its gorgeous back there. Hopefully ill be doing some more trips this year.
March 17, 2013 at 1:26 pm