18. Reflection
BB-
I shot this in Fort Collins, CO last Thursday. The pond was very calm for me. When I finished, the wind came up and there were no more reflections.
This was shot at ISO 400, f11 at 1/500 second. The focal length of the lens was 22 mm. I like the fact that all I have to do is look at the info screen and all that info is there. I couldn't do that with my FE2!
I shot this in Fort Collins, CO last Thursday. The pond was very calm for me. When I finished, the wind came up and there were no more reflections.
This was shot at ISO 400, f11 at 1/500 second. The focal length of the lens was 22 mm. I like the fact that all I have to do is look at the info screen and all that info is there. I couldn't do that with my FE2!
DL-
Well, this is NOT how this photo was supposed to turn out... my model didn't show up at 7:00 am this morning (she won't be getting a Christmas card), so this is what I've ended up with.
What you're looking at is a reflection of the Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in San Bernardino, CA in my car window. I would rather have used a 1966 Ford Mustang or a '67 Camaro, but I guess a 2003 Subaru Baja with 354,000 miles on it will have to do.
While the Wigwam Motel is a very neat little village of teepee motels, if you could see the surrounding neighborhood, you may opt to stay at a far away Holiday Inn... It sits on the border of Rialto and San Bernardino. The city of San Berdoo filed for bankruptcy, the police force has been depleted and the thugs are running amok... Rialto ain't much better.
Don't get me wrong, the motel is apparently very clean and they get good reviews, so I'd give it a go... just lock your teepee.
Well, this is NOT how this photo was supposed to turn out... my model didn't show up at 7:00 am this morning (she won't be getting a Christmas card), so this is what I've ended up with.
What you're looking at is a reflection of the Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in San Bernardino, CA in my car window. I would rather have used a 1966 Ford Mustang or a '67 Camaro, but I guess a 2003 Subaru Baja with 354,000 miles on it will have to do.
While the Wigwam Motel is a very neat little village of teepee motels, if you could see the surrounding neighborhood, you may opt to stay at a far away Holiday Inn... It sits on the border of Rialto and San Bernardino. The city of San Berdoo filed for bankruptcy, the police force has been depleted and the thugs are running amok... Rialto ain't much better.
Don't get me wrong, the motel is apparently very clean and they get good reviews, so I'd give it a go... just lock your teepee.
KG-
I considered many ideas relating to this week's theme. Reflections in water, reflections of sunrise or sunset on skyscrapers, etc. I finely decided to play with a self portrait idea, with me and the camera reflected in a mirror. But as I looked around the home for a place to shoot the image a new idea took over completely. These are simple reflections in the wall-to-wall mirror in our master bath. I deliberately left the scene as-is, full of real-life clutter. But what makes the image special is the reflection of the art hanging on the wall. That piece of art was created by WPOTM's own Paul Seth Hoffman in 1986, and has probably been hanging in this space since just after our home was built in 1995.
This was shot with my Nikon D3s with a 24-70mm Nikkor lens zoomed to 27mm. ISO 200, f/16 at 1.6 seconds (tripod mounted of course). I tried setting the white balance based on the pure white elements in the image, but it lacked the warmth I think of in that room with the tungsten lighting. So I warmed it up slightly to what you see here.
I considered many ideas relating to this week's theme. Reflections in water, reflections of sunrise or sunset on skyscrapers, etc. I finely decided to play with a self portrait idea, with me and the camera reflected in a mirror. But as I looked around the home for a place to shoot the image a new idea took over completely. These are simple reflections in the wall-to-wall mirror in our master bath. I deliberately left the scene as-is, full of real-life clutter. But what makes the image special is the reflection of the art hanging on the wall. That piece of art was created by WPOTM's own Paul Seth Hoffman in 1986, and has probably been hanging in this space since just after our home was built in 1995.
This was shot with my Nikon D3s with a 24-70mm Nikkor lens zoomed to 27mm. ISO 200, f/16 at 1.6 seconds (tripod mounted of course). I tried setting the white balance based on the pure white elements in the image, but it lacked the warmth I think of in that room with the tungsten lighting. So I warmed it up slightly to what you see here.
PH-
I noticed this stone relief when I was taking shots for the WPOTH theme: Cemetery. I was captivating but the artistry and the emotions it evoked, but I was much more taken with the sculpture I eventually submitted. When this week’s theme came around, I remembered this gravestone at the cemetery and recognized how perfectly (for me) it would serve as a personal interpretation. I went back and took a series of shots culminating in what you see here.
Personally, I think I have had enough of cemeteries for a while. Whatever next week’s theme is will be shot far away from one…
The sordid details: Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. 1/60 sec. at f4.5. 40-150mm (f3) lens zoomed it at 40mm. ISO 400. Lots of bracketing. Monopod used.
All the best from the flatlands.
I noticed this stone relief when I was taking shots for the WPOTH theme: Cemetery. I was captivating but the artistry and the emotions it evoked, but I was much more taken with the sculpture I eventually submitted. When this week’s theme came around, I remembered this gravestone at the cemetery and recognized how perfectly (for me) it would serve as a personal interpretation. I went back and took a series of shots culminating in what you see here.
Personally, I think I have had enough of cemeteries for a while. Whatever next week’s theme is will be shot far away from one…
The sordid details: Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. 1/60 sec. at f4.5. 40-150mm (f3) lens zoomed it at 40mm. ISO 400. Lots of bracketing. Monopod used.
All the best from the flatlands.