I seem to have spent quite a lot of time taking shots of reflections lately, though most of them have involved windows and the interplay between what’s behind the window and what’s reflected in it. This shot, and a similar one tomorrow, are more concerned with the distortion of reflections than the reflection itself.
Part of my interest in this subject stems from being a big fan of Neil Bayliss’s site – Pixpopuli. Neil has taken many wonderful shots that incorporate reflections as a part of the image and I’ve spent quite some time recently trying to find a way of taking these sort of shots without simply copying Neil’s style. I can’t speak for anyone else, but when I come across a style of photography that I really like, or a way of taking photographs that instantly appeals, I often find it hard to work out how I would take a shot of the same subject matter without simply reproducing something I’ve already seen. That said, I think that I’ve finally found a way of taknig these shots that I could call my own, and I’ll be posting an example the day after tomorrow (probably). In the meanwhile, this shot, and tomorrow’s, are more steps along the way rather that images that I’m delighted with … I do think they’re both moderately interesting though :-)
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
1.38pm on 29/3/04
f4.0
1/250
program AE
+0.0
evaluative
50
7.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
comment byJames at 12:26 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
So many different textures in this shot - very nice indeed.
comment byRichard at 02:55 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
Very nice. I like it.
comment byNatalie at 03:24 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
Very interesting shot. I really like this. At first glance I thought it was film that had been manipulated.
comment byDavid at 04:46 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
I like the fracturedness of the photo. Adds another dimension to the shot with the imperfections of the reflective device.
comment by Judith Polakoff at 05:27 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
That is one beautiful, terrific shot! :)
comment bypixpop at 06:32 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
Dave,
this is truly wonderful. It's like the memory of a dream.
Neil
comment bymontewski at 09:04 AM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
amazing, beautiful shot!
comment byAndrea at 03:57 PM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
Nice eye for this capture! Very unique.
comment bycraig at 10:53 PM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
i can't tell you how intriguing i find this shot. scratched, twisted, foreign, bleak, dali....all come to mind as i'm looking at it. really great perspective, needless to say.
comment by djn1 at 11:26 PM (GMT) on 4 April, 2004
Thanks everyone. And I think David's comment sums up what I like about this shot: the imperfections and distortions in the metal seem to cause your attention to be pulled from the reflection, to the surface, and back again.
comment byokapi at 04:10 PM (GMT) on 5 April, 2004
great, complex image!
i always like reflections, distortions and somehow "broken" images. this one is beautiful, just as the next one. the two just have different meanings.
me too, i often come back to a place where i took an image, wondering what happens then, when there is a different light, a different time and i'm in a diffent mood. but i'm often unsure whether i should post them sequently. i can see, it's good to do so.
btw, the scratches and the color in the middle part of the image remind me of an old movie.
I seem to have spent quite a lot of time taking shots of reflections lately, though most of them have involved windows and the interplay between what’s behind the window and what’s reflected in it. This shot, and a similar one tomorrow, are more concerned with the distortion of reflections than the reflection itself.
Part of my interest in this subject stems from being a big fan of Neil Bayliss’s site – Pixpopuli. Neil has taken many wonderful shots that incorporate reflections as a part of the image and I’ve spent quite some time recently trying to find a way of taking these sort of shots without simply copying Neil’s style. I can’t speak for anyone else, but when I come across a style of photography that I really like, or a way of taking photographs that instantly appeals, I often find it hard to work out how I would take a shot of the same subject matter without simply reproducing something I’ve already seen. That said, I think that I’ve finally found a way of taknig these shots that I could call my own, and I’ll be posting an example the day after tomorrow (probably). In the meanwhile, this shot, and tomorrow’s, are more steps along the way rather that images that I’m delighted with … I do think they’re both moderately interesting though :-)
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
1.38pm on 29/3/04
f4.0
1/250
program AE
+0.0
evaluative
50
7.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
So many different textures in this shot - very nice indeed.
Very nice. I like it.
Very interesting shot. I really like this. At first glance I thought it was film that had been manipulated.
I like the fracturedness of the photo. Adds another dimension to the shot with the imperfections of the reflective device.
That is one beautiful, terrific shot! :)
Dave,
this is truly wonderful. It's like the memory of a dream.
Neil
amazing, beautiful shot!
Nice eye for this capture! Very unique.
i can't tell you how intriguing i find this shot. scratched, twisted, foreign, bleak, dali....all come to mind as i'm looking at it. really great perspective, needless to say.
Thanks everyone. And I think David's comment sums up what I like about this shot: the imperfections and distortions in the metal seem to cause your attention to be pulled from the reflection, to the surface, and back again.
great, complex image!
i always like reflections, distortions and somehow "broken" images. this one is beautiful, just as the next one. the two just have different meanings.
me too, i often come back to a place where i took an image, wondering what happens then, when there is a different light, a different time and i'm in a diffent mood. but i'm often unsure whether i should post them sequently. i can see, it's good to do so.
btw, the scratches and the color in the middle part of the image remind me of an old movie.
very nice!