Assignment #36: Still Water

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Northern Monkey wrote:
    Secondly, Its not really still water, but I like the way the water ripples,

    Sorry, the subject was STILL water deal.gif .
    For ducks there is always Nature and Wildlife:-) mwink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Northern Monkey wrote:
    And Finally, some B&W. Reflections and B&W seem to go together well.

    No problem with this entry! thumb.gif
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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Walking around Rockcut State park today and took these. What do you think? Do they work.

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    Took this one with the rock to give it a different effect

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    Both have been rotated 180 deg from the original shot.
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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Here's a few more from the park

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Dave,
    Very nice entries, thank you very much! thumb.gif

    I would like to use this opportunity to draw everybody's attention to the fact that while reflection is a definite bonus, it is not the primary target, so if you don't get one - shoot anyway! mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    another
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice entry, thanks! thumb.gif

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  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    still wheel.....
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    Steve
  • Northern MonkeyNorthern Monkey Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    dlscott56 wrote:
    Took this one with the rock to give it a different effect

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    Both have been rotated 180 deg from the original shot.

    Cound you try just cropping to the bottom left 1/4 of this shot. I really like that corner, but the sky going to black doesnt do it for me.
  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Branching out ....
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    Steve
  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    It Finally Stopped Raining..
    It's been pouring in New England for a week but it stopped yesterday and I can finally get a few morning shots. This is a local pond that turns spectacular in the fall. Not sure I like my color corrections yet but these were quick.

    Some long shots of the pond...
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    Caught these, as usual, just as I was leaving.

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  • StanStan Registered Users Posts: 1,077 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Hi Nik, In view of what you said, here are some comparisons of shots with and without a CP

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    While not picturesque, they show the difference of the filter.

    On the way back. I shot these two,since they are ineligable, I will keep them small so as to cause only a small amount of offence rolleyes1.gif. I'll remove them if they do offend

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  • LexLex Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    I can't decide my favorite, but will go with the most reflective, and list the second as an honorable mention- I am aware that my highlights are pushed on the log and rock, if I had it to do over again, I'd polarized more heavily, or cut exposure time. Sometimes, we get one try, well on that day anyway. :) These were both shot since Sunday, how's that for recent?

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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Still enough? =c)

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  • Northern MonkeyNorthern Monkey Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    I don't know how still the water has to be, in order to qualify, but the English North Sea doesn't get much stiller than this

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Steve,
    Steve1962 wrote:
    bridge; bmw bike
    Great entries! The bridge is awesome!thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Steve,
    Steve1962 wrote:
    branching out
    While this is a very nice shot, to me it's more about reflection than still water (still counts:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Tom,
    hawkeye978 wrote:
    It's been pouring in New England for a week but it stopped yesterday and I can finally get a few morning shots. This is a local pond that turns spectacular in the fall. Not sure I like my color corrections yet but these were quick.
    Some long shots of the pond...
    Caught these, as usual, just as I was leaving.
    Great entries! I love the pond! It's great looking now, I can imagine how awesome it is in the Fall...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Stan,
    Stan wrote:
    Hi Nik, In view of what you said, here are some comparisons of shots with and without a CP
    While not picturesque, they show the difference of the filter.

    Thank for doing this comparison. Too bad the water was murky and didn't quite show the difference as it would with a clear one.

    Another thing is that you may want to control the angle. Amount of refraction/reflection changes drastically depending on it.
    Stan wrote:
    On the way back. I shot these two,since they are ineligable, I will keep them small so as to cause only a small amount of offence rolleyes1.gif. I'll remove them if they do offend

    Cheers
    Stan

    They are nice CP samples, but I agree, they do not belong here. However, let them be, it's a nice little side-track..:-)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Lex,
    Lex wrote:
    I can't decide my favorite, but will go with the most reflective, and list the second as an honorable mention- I am aware that my highlights are pushed on the log and rock, if I had it to do over again, I'd polarized more heavily, or cut exposure time. Sometimes, we get one try, well on that day anyway. :) These were both shot since Sunday, how's that for recent?

    Both are nice shots! And yes, they are as fresh as it gets:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Pyro,
    pyroPrints.com wrote:
    Still enough? =c)

    You bet it is:-)
    "One man's puddle is another man's blessing" :-)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Northern Monkey wrote:
    I don't know how still the water has to be, in order to qualify, but the English North Sea doesn't get much stiller than this
    I think from this distance we can consider it still, although I never ever saw or heard of a totally still sea/ocean, even at The Gyre:-).
    Shot seems is a bit soft, though... headscratch.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • georgemangeorgeman Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Still Water
    I took this at a local business park. Comments welcome

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    georgeman wrote:
    I took this at a local business park. Comments welcome
    Nice still water. A bit on a soft side, though...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    In the still of the night
    It was windy today so busted out a square plate and had a little fun at the kitchen table.

    Curtains
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    Playing with toys
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    And a B&W
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  • Steve1962Steve1962 Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    River Isis
    ...Oxford .....6.30 am .today ...............

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Aaron,
    anwmn1 wrote:
    It was windy today so busted out a square plate and had a little fun at the kitchen table.
    Nice shots.
    But unless you've told us so, I'd have a hard time figuring out this is water.
    Once again: please make sure it's showing water, reflection comes second.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • LexLex Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    George, your watermark is way to distracting for a challenge or competition.

    That's my take on it, not as a mod, just as a viewer. I keep a directory for challenges and stuff, and remove any obtrusive watermarks, just an idea-

    even lower right corner is better than slapped across the middle!

    Doug
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nice shots.
    But unless you've told us so, I'd have a hard time figuring out this is water.
    Once again: please make sure it's showing water, reflection comes second.

    Instructions-- :bash

    Not a problem I will have some more tonight!
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  • georgemangeorgeman Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Watermark
    Lex wrote:
    George, your watermark is way to distracting for a challenge or competition.

    That's my take on it, not as a mod, just as a viewer. I keep a directory for challenges and stuff, and remove any obtrusive watermarks, just an idea-

    even lower right corner is better than slapped across the middle!

    Doug

    Doug,
    Thanks for the input. I will change this for the future.
    Again
    Thanks
    :wave Georgeman

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  • LynieLynie Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Kinda low-class compared to your photos but it's still, still water....
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    Lynie
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