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WC #250 Diffuse Reflections
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WC #250 Diffuse Reflections

by Jim Salge

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 9, 20061,726 views9 comments
I took this last week along the Kangamangus Highway. A bus tour showed up at lower falls, and people scattered all ower the rocks like ants, limiting my river shots for about 15 minutes. I sat down on one such slab of granite, and noticed these reflections.

Ripples were washing over the rock at the bottom at about a 4 second interval, so I set the shutterspeet to match that, ensuring some water on the rock. The leaf had washed into that location, but I placed it a bit better into the frame...

Perhaps more abstract than the intention of the theme...?!

Canon 20D w/ Sigma 18-200mm
4 Sec @ F22
ISO 200
3 Stop ND and Polarizer

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by beth summer on October 9, 2006 at 3:44 PM
The leaf really enhances this, Jim, IMO. I like the shutter speed you selected and I like the softness from top to the ripples effect on the bottom of the water. Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on October 9, 2006 at 9:26 PM
Awesome image Jim. Love it. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on October 10, 2006 at 12:35 AM
Simple, yet elegant, and very well thought and conceptualised. Very "introspective" in my opinion, yet beautiful!
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 10, 2006 at 11:26 PM
Very peaceful, soothing... beautiful image.
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Comment posted by Brian VanDenzen on October 11, 2006 at 8:16 AM
Nice find. Sometimes sitting for a moment reveals a magical scene. Well captured!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 16, 2006 at 1:20 PM
This is fantastic Jim. A beautiful scene rendered both masterfully and artfully. Very well done. Congrats on the well deserved EP.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 16, 2006 at 10:55 PM
Jim: Thoroughly beautiful. Superb image. >=))>
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Comment posted by Christine Adams on October 18, 2006 at 10:34 PM
Hi Jim!! A truly nice shot!! Good eye and good capture!!! Pysched for you!!! :smile: :smile: :smile:
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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on January 27, 2007 at 5:59 PM
Rarely are tourists a source of inspiration. I love the water effect and the colors throughout the photo as well as the composition.
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