Considering the Aspects of Light: part 5 - Second Hand Light/Reflections - title with Linda's permission (Page 5): I like the little wading bird.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

dylee8 wrote:

Another great thread on lighting!

This picture was taken on an early morning at a nearby water preserve, where I found the tree reflections in water very appealing.

I like the little wading bird.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

fergmark wrote:

These were taken pre dawn on the grounds of the Audubon Society in north Greenwich Ct. A thin sheet of ice is suspended from the points of contact. Apparently the temporary pond had frozen over and then drained away. I was careful to keep my distance, not wanting to disturb anything, but preventing me from getting position. This was not a planned outing. The barn out of which I was working, had lost power, and I was on my way back home.

Ah, so you get water like reflections without the ripples or waves and a bit of an unfocused haze look to the reflections.
I don't get much chance to see ice in the wild here in So. California.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

robertjerl wrote:

The splashes of yellow/gold look like Koi near the surface, is that light colored rocks?

Yes, they are just rocks Robert.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

mallen1330 wrote:

I'm enjoying this topic and thread, so... Here's an example of the recurring unfortunate difficulties with reflected light I face in my day job as a real estate and architectural photographer.

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It makes it look like an office full of work stations, and all the workers seem to look alike.

That image has some possibilities with the infinite repeating scene.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Well I will leave everyone to play with each other until about 430 or so (pacific time), I am attending a class taught by a canon rep that will go 3 hours and I need to get ready and get there early to get a good seat. Besides the camera store sponsoring it ordered something for me and I need to check to see when it is arriving. If I luck out it will be with yesterday's shipments they just unpacked.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

robertjerl wrote:

Ah, so you get water like reflections without the ripples or waves and a bit of an unfocused haze look to the reflections.
I don't get much chance to see ice in the wild here in So. California.

Undulations in a solid sheet of ice is, at least in my experience very unusual. I was trying to document that. This particular day was one of the coldest I was ever outside with a camera. So. California, Joshua Tree in particular is among my very favorite places.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

#1 is river ice. Shooting almost directly into the full suns position, therefore the darkness of the ice.

#2 an unusual happenstance of pond ice, snow and rain followed by freezing temps

#3 I had been following this school of little fish around a city park pond for a long time. Big pond, and the fish were in no hurry. Eventually the light was such that the thin ice developed a sheen.

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artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Quite involving photos!

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

The grandson "reflecting" on his young life and the odds of catching anything.

The Fisherman
The Fisherman...

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lensbaby007 Loc: Ohio

This is an interesting topic, and I immediately thought of this photo that I took a couple of years ago. I named it, "Cannot Separate". I was actually across the street from this church at a Starbucks when I spotted it, and I grabbed my camera from my car to go get the shot. It was a late afternoon reflection of the flag and its' pole on the church window.

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edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

lensbaby007 wrote:

This is an interesting topic, and I immediately thought of this photo that I took a couple of years ago. I named it, "Cannot Separate". I was actually across the street from this church at a Starbucks when I spotted it, and I grabbed my camera from my car to go get the shot. It was a late afternoon reflection of the flag and its' pole on the church window.

Very nice and appropriate to the topic.

Ed

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

fergmark wrote:

#1 is river ice. Shooting almost directly into the full suns position, therefore the darkness of the ice.

#2 an unusual happenstance of pond ice, snow and rain followed by freezing temps

#3 I had been following this school of little fish around a city park pond for a long time. Big pond, and the fish were in no hurry. Eventually the light was such that the thin ice developed a sheen.

I love the colors and patterns in #2 & #3.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

edrobinsonjr wrote:

The grandson "reflecting" on his young life and the odds of catching anything.

OK
Personally I would have used a longer lens to get him in closer. I realize this gives a feeling of isolation but I don't think it needs that much.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

lensbaby007 wrote:

This is an interesting topic, and I immediately thought of this photo that I took a couple of years ago. I named it, "Cannot Separate". I was actually across the street from this church at a Starbucks when I spotted it, and I grabbed my camera from my car to go get the shot. It was a late afternoon reflection of the flag and its' pole on the church window.

Very nice as is.
I do keep thinking "What if this or that was different." and it is too bad the entire flag didn't show.

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

robertjerl wrote:

OK
Personally I would have used a longer lens to get him in closer. I realize this gives a feeling of isolation but I don't think it needs that much.

Robert,

Thanks for the reply. I was more concerned with all of the reflections, etc. in this picture. My grandson was a bonus. It was taken with a P&S that wouldn't have brought him very close.

Thanks again,
Ed