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Ray Pollard
{K:3729} 7/31/2006
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I like this Carlen, you can achieve some half decent results with this approach, see my rotated "Reflection of St Mary's" , I agree with Chris Hunter though about levels etc. Still like it though, well done and thanks for your comments on my efforts.lol. P.S Try standing someone at one end an elongated puddle with you taken a photo of them reflected in the water then rotate 180 makes for an unusual portrait, I took a cracking portrait for my friend of his Springer Spaniel with this approach!
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Carlen Boersema
{K:6789} 7/20/2006
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thank you :)
I wouldn't have thought of it earlier either. It was a random moment and shot for me.
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Garold Jennings
{K:2513} 7/20/2006
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This is what I was talking about, when I said getting out of my comfort range. I would have never thought to take this shot and its wonderful. Interesting and different. I like it to. Keep shooting.
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Ian Miller
{K:9190} 7/19/2006
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Great Shot, Carlen!
I too love taking shots of reflections, in my portfolio there are a few, especially one called "Letting Go!", worth a gander. Good luck with your trip to Ottawa, and always, ALWAYS have your camera with you. ;-)
Ian
Ps. TY very much for your comments.
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 7/8/2006
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I really like this- great idea. The textures and lighting. A good bit of mystery and atmosphere.
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Carlen Boersema
{K:6789} 6/29/2006
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Thanks Chris for the constructive criticism.
I am familiar with the rule of thirds and on my camera there is a setting where the thirds will pop up on the lcd screen when composing an image. (did that make any sense?) For this one I had to put myself in the middle cause of how small the puddle was and the angle the sun was shining. Never hurts to be reminded though.
I definitely agree with the hue/saturation adjustment now that I look at it. Changing the levels brought out more contrast and colours and the shadow in the puddle. I will open up psp and see if I can recreate what you've done.
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Chris Hunter
{K:25634} 6/28/2006
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Here is the image with auto levels and hue/saturation adjusted...
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Chris Hunter
{K:25634} 6/28/2006
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This is an interesting photo, and in line with what I was suggesting in the forums about rainy conditions.
I think a couple of things may improve here, starting with the composition. As is, you framed yourself up directly in the center of the image. I think this is a normal way to view things, and it takes awhile to start to see the viewfinder in thirds, as opposed to just centering our subjects.
However, once you start to break out from just centering your subjects you will begin to compose images by placing the most important elements off center and normally position on the intersection of the thirds. And while you can certainly break away from the rule of thirds, it is a good starting point for photography.
For this photo, I probably would have positioned my reflection on the left or right hand side. See the attachemnt for an example. The blue lines represent where you would try to position the most importanmt elements esp. where they intersect.
Also, you could do alittle bit in post to increase contrast and the available colors. I did auto levels and a hue/saturation faded to allow most of the origianl photot to show through.
Cheers,
Chris
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 6/25/2006
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always like these types of photos.. love the reflection... I always try and hide the camera when I am taking it... of course, that means I have to take a few to get it right :) good work
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