Rich Reflections

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 10, 2010135 views9 comments

On a recent morning, the light was great, the wind calm and all seemed right--in fact, I called the album for the shoot Postcard Morning. While this is "just another" reflection pic, I really enjoyed the deep tones and the light hitting the hillside trees--there were so many wonderful reflection shots, it was difficult to choose one. I cropped out about 1/4 the bottom as there was a brushy area poking thru the water, not sure if I should have left it. Anyway, I'd appreciate your feedback. Larger image is better. I really like this reflection but am curious as to others... thanks!! Oh, D-60... ISO-200, 1/500 sec., f-5.6, @ 200mm w/ Nikkor 55-200mm.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 10, 2010 at 11:58 AM

The reflection is indeed special, and would work well as an abstract on its own IMO. I also like the barren woods.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 10, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Thanks Bill, I also like how the shadows of the trees on the far hillside are at a contrasting angle to the reflections in the water.

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on April 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Bill, this as a great example of a strong landscape image prior to foliage.The crop was no doubt a good thing, as I like the clean bottom edge and the strong lines created by the reflected trees.

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Comment posted by Tristan Campbell on April 10, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Beautiful reflections and subtle colours. Tristan

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 10, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Bill nice reflection. The barren trees make for an interseting image.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 10, 2010 at 10:39 PM

The large image has some great details in it. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 12, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Bill,

A fantastic reflection for sure. Too bad you had some distractions you had to crop out because I would love to see more of the reflection.

I think you've done a great job in improving your vision with these scenes - isolating and recognizing the simplicity. Nice work.

Lon

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 12, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Thanks Lon. I've been trying to implement the things I'm learning on here. Glad you liked it. I wish that scrub wasn't there, but I'm not PSing it out.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on April 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM

Great Image, everything works perfectly-

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