June Photo Challenge - Reflections, Light and Shadow

**guido2004** · Jun 15, 2012 13:56

Originally Posted by ParkinT

That is a GREAT photo! Normally, the advice is to NOT split the frame evenly ("the rule of thirds" and all) but in this case I think that is what makes the image captivating.

I agree. And although it isn't 1/3-2/3, it isn't 50-50 either. It seems like that, because of the reflection, but it isn't. Beautiful shot.

**molona** · Jun 16, 2012 00:59

Originally Posted by akritic

Took this one morning on the way to work, riding on my bike on the 'taff trail', although I did stop to snap the shot as I used my phone and the popular Instagram app

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Now that's a great picture! Good that you stopped to take it and even better that you posted it here. I love it!

BTW, it is good to see you around Andy. Hope life is treating you well.

**Shyflower** · Jun 16, 2012 08:23

Originally Posted by akritic

Took this one morning on the way to work, riding on my bike on the 'taff trail', although I did stop to snap the shot as I used my phone and the popular Instagram app

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Sure have missed you Andy. It's great to see you back with such an excellent photo and I hope you'll hang out with us more often.

**itmitică** · Jun 19, 2012 10:42

Great photos this June.

Here's mine.

The Great Bush in the Sky
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/...in-the-sky.png

The Great Bush in the Sky - The Other Side
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/...ky-returns.png

**Shyflower** · Jun 19, 2012 11:57

@itmitică

Love the first one. You did a great job of capturing the sunlight in the clouds. They don't look like bushes to me, though. They look like huge gobs of fluffy whipped cream!

**itmitică** · Jun 19, 2012 13:21

Thanks Linda.

I was going for a "bush on the land, bush on the sky" mirror composition. But hey...!

Sweet... dreams!

The Ink Sky
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/...ca-ink-sky.png
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/...-ink-sky-2.png

**TechnoBear** · Jun 20, 2012 08:32

Originally Posted by Shyflower

@itmitică
They don't look like bushes to me, though. They look like huge gobs of fluffy whipped cream!

I agree - that's exactly what they look like. And I love the way the light is catching them.

I can't compete with akritic's beautiful still-water reflection, but I have a couple of shots with interesting reflections in turbulent water. I like the way the refections are distorted and elongated by the water.

port_askaig.jpg lifeboat.jpg

**itmitică** · Jun 21, 2012 01:25

Originally Posted by TechnoBear

I have a couple of shots with interesting reflections in turbulent water. I like the way the refections are distorted and elongated by the water.

Yeah, looks like beautiful holidays... I love any reflection of them.

**Crazybanana** · Jun 24, 2012 09:57

here's few from the island I live on:

biglake.jpg
Storvatnet or "big lake" as it would translate to in english.

clublake.jpg
another lake in the autumn

magasug.jpg
Bergsfjorden, is a fjord on the northwest side of the island.

midnightsun2.jpg
The midnight sun at 01:15 AM, yesterday.

midnightsun3.jpg
midnight sun seen from the highest peak on the island.

venuspass.jpg
the transit of Venus, june 6.
As I didn't have any filter to capture this properly I had to go in the garage and take the glass out of my welding helmet. this was taken through it, with a panasonic camcorder at 40x, as my dslr camera didnt handle the filter

**Shyflower** · Jun 24, 2012 12:54

Beautiful shots Banana man! Where have you been? Hope to see more from you in the days to come!

I grew up in a town whose people were mostly of Norwegian heritage. My step dad was Norwegian (both of his parents were immigrants) and I always wondered what a Fjord really looked like. Your photo is gorgeous. I also always wondered what was meant by the "midnight sun". Incredible!

**Wildfire71** · Jun 24, 2012 22:30

Originally Posted by Shyflower

Sorry then, my mistake. Can you tell is a little about the photo -- what inspired it, the props you used, etc.?

sure Shyflower. To take this photo I used for props 1 empty beer can, trooper figurine, and a sheet of white perspex. For lighting I used 1 flashgun that I put inside another empty beer can but cutting the bottom off. the flash shone through the top of the drinking opening to create a street light effect.
camera details-
Canon7D
50mm Prime lens
F8
1/200 sec
ISO100
canon 430 EXII flashgun with wireless trigger.
As for inspiration, I just like to challenge myself with different aspects of photography and to take photos that aren't always expected, something that makes people look twice. I was actually at the time trying to photograph milk drops and saw the trooper on my desk next to a beer can and one think led to another.

**Shyflower** · Jun 24, 2012 22:50

Originally Posted by Wildfire71

sure Shyflower. To take this photo I used for props 1 empty beer can, trooper figurine, and a sheet of white perspex. For lighting I used 1 flashgun that I put inside another empty beer can but cutting the bottom off. the flash shone through the top of the drinking opening to create a street light effect.
camera details-
Canon7D
50mm Prime lens
F8
1/200 sec
ISO100
canon 430 EXII flashgun with wireless trigger.
As for inspiration, I just like to challenge myself with different aspects of photography and to take photos that aren't always expected, something that makes people look twice. I was actually at the time trying to photograph milk drops and saw the trooper on my desk next to a beer can and one think led to another.

Wow! That is totally creative and I think just what this forum needs more of... photographers who are willing to share creative ideas that get imaginative and very impressive results! Thanks.

**kickbond** · Jun 24, 2012 23:30

when is the deadline for this contest?

**guido2004** · Jun 24, 2012 23:39

Originally Posted by kickbond

when is the deadline for this contest?

It's not a contest, there are no prizes to be won. It's a challenge (in a fun kind of way) to show us your pictures.
The "deadline" is 30 June, although I'm sure no one will shoot you if you post on topic pictures after that date

But in July there should be another challenge to focus on.

**Wildfire71** · Jun 24, 2012 23:43

Originally Posted by Shyflower

Wow! That is totally creative and I think just what this forum needs more of... photographers who are willing to share creative ideas that get imaginative and very impressive results! Thanks.

Thanks for your kind comment, I really love inspiring others to push out of their comfort zones and try new things in photography. With that in mind I thought I better share the milk drop experiment which shows control of light and reflection.
In this photo I used the same white perspex sheet, eye dropper and milk. With my flash gun i used it under the perspex so it would shine upwards, this way reducing shadows that you would normally have when lighting is from above.
Camera details-
Canon7D
90mm
F18
1/125 sec
ISO100
canon 430 EXII flashgun with wireless trigger
IMG_0365.jpg
Always have fun with your photos, experiment, take risks, shoot as much as you can everyday. Use your phone camera if you cant use your normal camera. Learn at least 1 new thing about photography every week.
Let me know if you need a hand or anything photography related, be glad to help.

**Shyflower** · Jun 25, 2012 07:50

Originally Posted by Wildfire71

milk drop experiment

If you hadn't described that one, I would have thought it was something you brought home from the forest floor! Sort of creepy-cool.

**Crazybanana** · Jun 27, 2012 14:47

Originally Posted by Shyflower

Beautiful shots Banana man! Where have you been? Hope to see more from you in the days to come!

I grew up in a town whose people were mostly of Norwegian heritage. My step dad was Norwegian (both of his parents were immigrants) and I always wondered what a Fjord really looked like. Your photo is gorgeous. I also always wondered what was meant by the "midnight sun". Incredible!

Oh, I've been in the cellar you know

That's cool, maybe you also speak Norwegian?

Many people has movet to USA from Norway over the years - even some of my relatives

You should take a trip to Norway, we have some of the worlds most beautiful fjords here - but of course, we have a lot of other things here as well

If you go up to the north, you will see the midnight sun during the summer, and the aurora borealis during the winter. people comes from all over the world just to see it.

**TomB** · Jul 2, 2012 11:28

dog-plain.jpg

Taken on friday in London. I took several variants of this, I was waiting for a bunch of people to walk out of the frame and a lonely dog randomly walked into the picture! Obviously, this was the keeper!

**r937** · Jul 2, 2012 12:39

wow!

what is that, the tower of london?

**TomB** · Jul 2, 2012 13:46

The reflection is tower bridge

. The tower of london is directly in front, you can just about make it out, but my poor little casio exilim couldn't handle the bright sun well enough to capture it