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Reflecting

An early morning walk through a local historical attraction resulted in a moment of reflection..

An early morning walk through a local historical attraction resulted in a moment of reflection..
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Jul, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the Kings Landing Historical Settlement, located outside Fredericton, New Brunswick. This location is an interactive re-enactment from the 1800's. The buildings are all real, and actors, etc in period costume. Everything is authentic to the time represented. I had taken my son there for our annual trip. It was later in the day, so I wasn't expecting any shots with decent natural lighting. I looked up walking by this building and at first saw just the geraniums in the window. I thought it's make a nice picture, so I moved to take the shot. As I moved, I caught the trees and wheat field reflecting as well.

Time

It was around 1pm, late in the summer. It was hot, not a breath of air, and the sun was very high in the sky!

Lighting

The lighting is entirely natural. I just happened to move to the exact angle to see this image. Two steps before, it wasn't visible.

Equipment

This was shot on y trusty old Canon T1i with an 18-55mm stock lens, and a UV filter.

Inspiration

To me this was one of those "If you don't take this shot, it'll never happen again", moments. It literally appeared as I moved to get another shot of the same window. I didn't think I could ever duplicate it, so I stopped and took the shot and prayed it would come out as I saw it through the viewfinder!

Editing

There was some post-processing. My faithful standby for most of my photos was Google Picasa (since upgraded to Lightroom). I grabbed it years ago before it was discontinued. I find it a really quick way to make minor adjustments to any shot. In this case, I slightly adjusted the contrast, enhanced the shadows and dialed back some highlights to reduce the glare from the glass.

In my camera bag

Ahh, my camera bag of much stuff. For everyone's edification, my camera bag is also my aircraft carry on luggage. It contains all the necessities so that I'll be refreshed if I'm separated from my actual luggage while traveling. Aside from toothpaste, personal grooming and snacks; my camera bag has (all Canon) 2 camera bodies (Ti1,Ti3) a 28mm EF Lens (that my Dad first purchased back in the 90's), and 18-55mm, 28-80mm, and a 70-300mm telephoto. It also contains an Altura auxiliary Macro lens, a Circular Polarizing filter and an ND8 Filter, a cable release, long USB data cable and spare 8 gig memory card, and cleaning supplies (solution, wipes and brush), camera body quick reference manual and ziplock bags. Why the bags you ask? In addition to taking pictures, I'm also a scientist and ziplocks have hundreds of uses in the field!

Feedback

Eyes opened, all the time. If In know I'm going into an area where there is a good potential for unusual shots, I'm not just focused on taking in the surroundings, but I'm also asking myself "What's the potential?". If I hadn't taken the time to stop to look at the flowers and hadn't kept my eyes up as I moved I never would have caught the potential shot. Also, don't be afraid to move around and look a little ridiculous! All pictures aren't taken from 2 feet and a tripod. In this case, I was slouched down to get to the level of the window. I also tried lying on the road amongst horse droppings to see if the reflection was any better! The point being, change your eye level and point of view to see if things improve or become more visually appealing. Don't be afraid to have others look at you and wonder. "What is that person doing?".

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Reflecting

An early morning walk through a local historical attraction resulted in a moment of reflection..

Behind The Lens

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