Weekly Photo Shots #2

[dkippen]

Okay - Here's the theme for the week, which happens to be one of my favorites.

Reflections

Here are some ideas for inspiration that I found on Pbase and Flickr:

http://search.pbase.com/search?q=reflections

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=reflections

[Snappers]

Thanks Debbie, I'll have a think about this one.

[ladyups]

Okay - Here's the theme for the week, which happens to be one of my favorites.

Reflections

Here are some ideas for inspiration that I found on Pbase and Flickr:

http://search.pbase.com/search?q=reflections

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=reflections

Well, good grief! You sent this mesage on Sat. and I just now found it....I don't know why but most of the time, the forum will show yellow when there is a new post and then, like now, it doesn't do anything but show gray which is how I check to see if any new posts have been posted. Do you have this problem?

Anyway, sounds like a great topic and I'll try and get something shot this weekend.

Mary

[dkippen]

I was wondering if you saw this. Every once in a while when I choose new posts, nothing shows up, so I too have to search through all the posts. I thought it was just me.

BTW - Get a lot of snow yesterday?

[gjtoth]

Well, good grief! You sent this mesage on Sat. and I just now found it....I don't know why but most of the time, the forum will show yellow when there is a new post and then, like now, it doesn't do anything but show gray which is how I check to see if any new posts have been posted. Do you have this problem?

Anyway, sounds like a great topic and I'll try and get something shot this weekend.

Mary


Do you click on the "New Posts" link at the top of the screen? That works for me all the time when just looking at yellow and grey are kinda goofy.

[ladyups]

I was wondering if you saw this. Every once in a while when I choose new posts, nothing shows up, so I too have to search through all the posts. I thought it was just me.

BTW - Get a lot of snow yesterday?

I'm glad its not just me....we got a ton of rain today and its suppose to snow 8 to 10 inches tonight and I have no idea how they are going to plow the rock roads cause there is no rock left on them and they are muddy, muddy, muddy. We got 3 inches on Sunday but it melted off on Monday and then it snowed about 2 inches this am before changing to all rain. I'm so ready for SPRING! :(

Mary

[ladyups]

Do you click on the "New Posts" link at the top of the screen? That works for me all the time when just looking at yellow and grey are kinda goofy.

I'll give that a try...I was just opening the page. I have my browser set to reload a fresh page every time I open one so thought it would show the new post automatically.

Mary

[dkippen]

Okay - here is my picture of the week - IDS Reflection. I figure as long as I chose the subject, I better post something. Comments?? Critique??

[sophiesue]

Hi guys thought I would join in with refections

[coffee]

Seen some nice shots so far. :-). Here's one from me. Done with a little piece if reflective Christmas wrap, a little bowel of water, and a water drop.

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=68&catid=member&imageuser=1195
and one other:
http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=85&catid=member&imageuser=1195

Love the IDS tower Debbie.

[ladyups]

Okay - here is my picture of the week - IDS Reflection. I figure as long as I chose the subject, I better post something. Comments?? Critique??


Wonderful reflection, Debbie! I can't wait till I get a reflection off one of our skyscrapers to share....:D:D:D:D:D...Let me see, the tallest building we have is maybe 3 stories...

They are now saying high of 13 on Sunday so not sure when I'll get out to get some reflection...Oh wait! Just thought of something and its not great but it is reflection. I'll try and get some better ones this Sat.

[ladyups]

Hi guys thought I would join in with refections

Wonderful night reflection, Sophie.

[ladyups]

Seen some nice shots so far. :-). Here's one from me. Done with a little piece if reflective Christmas wrap, a little bowel of water, and a water drop.

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=68&catid=member&imageuser=1195
and one other:
http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=85&catid=member&imageuser=1195

Love the IDS tower Debbie.

I had seen this in your album, Joseph, and loved it but hadn't had a chance to comment on it. How did you do this? Both of them are great photos but the water drop and paper is beautiful...

[Snappers]

Some great shots so far, I have not had chance to do mine yet but I will get around to it.

Joseph, I love the waterdrop with the snowman in, how did you do that?

[coffee]

Some great shots so far, I have not had chance to do mine yet but I will get around to it.

Joseph, I love the waterdrop with the snowman in, how did you do that?

Hi Sophie and Snappers, and thanks for looking. How it was done is very easy to set up, but hard to capture. There are some on the internet that vocus on just this type of photography, and you can't believe the images. They people have timers and all sorts of stuff hooked so a drop of water trips a senor, and snaps the shot. Way above what I can afford, but I would like to some day.I will find a link for you to look at.

But in a nut shell, I set a picture upside down behind a dripping faucet. The reflection in the drop will be turned upside down. Set for a fast shutter. Maybe 1/500. Then just time the shot. You really have to have a remote shutter realese other wise you will have camera shake. And you really need a macro lens. I use a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro. One of the best macro lenses for the money.

The second shot was easy to set up too. Just a clear bowl of water, with some refective Christmas wrapping paper under it. I set an eye dropper of water above it, real high tech hu, then again just timed the shot out.

A lot of triall and error though the way I have it set up cause again I don't use all the electronics to time out the drop. I think I took about 800 shots just to get those two.

Here is that link: http://www.liquidsculpture.com/fine_art/index.htm

[Snappers]

Thanks Joseph, Many thanks for the link. Some wicked shots on that site.

[dkippen]

Joseph and Mary -

Thank you for the compliments. This was one of the shots taken a couple of weeks ago. Mary - very original reflection shot, I like it.

Sophie - Nice night reflection.

Joseph - I saw these before and again, think they're stunning. Something I'd like to try.

[LensBaby]

Here is my reflection photo.

[Snappers]

OK, I dont have any tall buildings with mirrors etc, and the wind has been too strong this week to get any nice reflection shots in the nearby lake so I had to put my thinking cap on.

I took this picture with a strange idea in mind, it is an electric shaver with a reflection of someone using a hand razor.

Not sure if it came out quite as I had planned but any comments are welcome.

[coffee]

Cool idea LensBaby and Snappers. Like the shots.

[coffee]

Here's one from some time ago. It was just a quick snapshot, but the look on my niece's face is wonderful.

[Snappers]

Very nice Joseph

[gjtoth]

Here's mine:

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/5/2/3/brass.jpg

[dkippen]

I am so excited - all of you are very creative with your reflection shots!! These are very nice.

[Snappers]

I am so excited - all of you are very creative with your reflection shots!! These are very nice.

I must say it did get me thinking. That is what is great about this weekly shot thing, It gets you thinking about taking pictures of things you may not otherwise take.

I am still having a headache trying to come up with something for the Monthly comp though.

[ladyups]

Here is my reflection photo.

Cute, cute, cute....great reflection, Susan.

[ladyups]

OK, I dont have any tall buildings with mirrors etc, and the wind has been too strong this week to get any nice reflection shots in the nearby lake so I had to put my thinking cap on.

I took this picture with a strange idea in mind, it is an electric shaver with a reflection of someone using a hand razor.

Not sure if it came out quite as I had planned but any comments are welcome.

Great idea! You definitely used your imagination on this one. I went for my walk this morning thinking I would see something I could use for reflection but nothing came to me...I've got another day but can't work on it now...got to finish up Valentine gifts for my grandson's school class...he would disown his granny if I didn't get them done in time. :(

[ladyups]

Here's one from some time ago. It was just a quick snapshot, but the look on my niece's face is wonderful.

Beautiful girl and great shot..

[dkippen]

Okay - I think the week is up. Reflections can still be posted (since I don't think we have any rules), but the torch is now officially passed on to someone else. Next subject????

[ladyups]

I must say it did get me thinking. That is what is great about this weekly shot thing, It gets you thinking about taking pictures of things you may not otherwise take.

I am still having a headache trying to come up with something for the Monthly comp though.

You and me both, Andy! I can't for the life of me think of something for the monthly comp. I've dug deep into my files and nothing is screaming, "use me, use me!" The month will be half over this week and I'm still pictureless...:(

But, this weekly topic is a great one...I'm just having trouble coming up with an exposure..

[dkippen]

Mary - I like your sunglass reflection!! For me, I find I really enjoy reflections and looking with a different set of eyes to find those reflections. I have quite a few from my downtown shoot and if I stay offline long enough, I'll get them posted.

[ladyups]

Okay - I think the week is up. Reflections can still be posted (since I don't think we have any rules), but the torch is now officially passed on to someone else. Next subject????

:D:DOk...new rule...we need to go through the weekend..or at least for me..:) since I really don't feel comfortable taking my camera to work with me...too much vibration and too cold and I don't feel safe putting it up front with me...(too easy to 'borrow'). I know I could have done it last weekend but had to have a bit of time to think about it too...so...I'm posting on Sat...:D:D I was sitting here thinking about what I could find to take and it was staring me in the face the whole time...

[dkippen]

Okay - we'll take the reflections through tomorrow evening.

It's amazing when we struggle so hard on something, all of a sudden, it's right there in front of us. I like the reflection of your windows and how well they come through.

[LensBaby]

That is really cool! I really like reflection photos! So what is the next topic going to be?

[ladyups]

That is really cool! I really like reflection photos! So what is the next topic going to be?

How about you coming up with a topic? Anything you want will be great with us...I liked this reflection one too.

I missed a great minimalism shot last Thurs. We have lots of snow on the ground (14 inches up north) and that morning we had a lot of fog and it 'froze' on the trees. I was driving north up US 69 highway and to my left was a vast field of snow with one lone enormous tree in the middle of it, completely covered in frost...plus the fence that was running in front of the field was covered with frost too. The clouds were beginning to disappear so the blue sky was magnificent behind the tree...It would have been a beautiful, minimalism type of photo but no camera.:(

[LensBaby]

I say we do macro shots this time!

[gjtoth]

I say we do macro shots this time!

Ooooooooooooooo YEAH!!

[gjtoth]

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/5/2/3/dinero.jpg

[ladyups]

I say we do macro shots this time!

Sounds good to me but I don't have a macro lens. But, I can use my 50 mm and see how close I can come.

Mary

[LensBaby]

OK well for those that don't just try to get as close as you can with what you have.

[dkippen]

Mary -

I was wondering about that as well - so breaking out the 50mm and giving it a try. I have some pics from last fall that I think might work.

Sue - will you start a new thread for this topic?

[ladyups]

Mary -

I was wondering about that as well - so breaking out the 50mm and giving it a try. I have some pics from last fall that I think might work.

Sue - will you start a new thread for this topic?

So, Debbie, you are an early riser too, huh? I've been up since 5 but normally I sleep in till 6 on Sunday mornings. But, I'm working up some stuff for my grandson's Valentine party and it HAS to get done today and I'm a long way from finished with it.

I could also use my 75-300mm lens as it has a macro position but you just can't get as close as you could with a macro lens plus its not a very fast lens. I'll try my 50mm first and then if that don't work, I'll be shopping for a macro...;) Not that I can afford one right now but I can window shop and dream.

[gjtoth]

Mary -

I was wondering about that as well - so breaking out the 50mm and giving it a try. I have some pics from last fall that I think might work.

Sue - will you start a new thread for this topic?

It might be a good idea to ask the admin if there could be a separate area (subforum)for the weekly shots. Like there is for the Class Assignments.

Just a thought.

[dkippen]

Oh Heavens - I've been awake since about 4:00, finally got out of bed about 5:30. I can't remember the last time I slept past 5:00, always been an early riser.

I have a 75-300 as well, but it doesn't have a macro setting. The 50mm takes very nice pictures, so I'll just zoom in close.

Gary - I was wondering the same thing about a separate area, otherwise these threads could get very long.

[ladyups]

Oh Heavens - I've been awake since about 4:00, finally got out of bed about 5:30. I can't remember the last time I slept past 5:00, always been an early riser.

I have a 75-300 as well, but it doesn't have a macro setting. The 50mm takes very nice pictures, so I'll just zoom in close.

Gary - I was wondering the same thing about a separate area, otherwise these threads could get very long.

You and me both...maybe we were thinking about the same things at 4 am...Me...I was thinking that my hubby was taking up more than his side of the bed...:mad: and his snoring was getting louder and louder, the closer it came to my ear...:mad::mad: I finally gave up at 5.

Hey, Gary, that is a good idea....about having a separate forum, guess I need to ask the administrator if that would be possible. Thanks for the heads up!

[Snappers]

I was thinking the same thing about the seperate section on the forum for weekly shots but I would also like to make another suggestion. Currently we have the title Weekly Photo Shots #2 perhaps it would be better to name them Weekly Photo shots #2 Reflections. This way, if we are looking back over the forum it will tell us in the title what the pics are about rather than opening the section and searching through. Just incase you want some inspiration at a later date.
What do others think?

[dkippen]

I think that's a splendid idea. I wonder if the original poster can change that or if admin has to??

[Snappers]

The original Poster can, just go to your first post (whoever created the thread) and click on Edit, then you can alter the title of the topic.

[dkippen]

Andy -

I wasn't able to change the thread title, just the post.

[Snappers]

Hi Debbie, I have just Checked and you can do it. When you click on Edit, you box will come up where you can edit your post, below this is the tab to go advanced. Click on that and then you can change the title. :)

[coffee]

It might be a good idea to ask the admin if there could be a separate area (subforum)for the weekly shots. Like there is for the Class Assignments.

Just a thought.

Like your coin. :-) Here's one from a few weeks ago at the Mn conservatory.

[coffee]

One other.

[Snappers]

For all those that are adding Macro shots, there is a new thread for this which has now been started. It can be found here http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1023

Hope you dont mind me saying so, but it helps to keep the topics clear so when we are looking back for macro shots we can find them all in the same thread.

[LensBaby]

Thanks Andy!

[ladyups]

Was doing some photo practice with some colorful easter eggs...loved the reflection, so decided to add it to this topic thread...

[LensBaby]

That is a really cool reflection. Everything is so clear and colorful. I love it.

[Snappers]

Me too. I love it too.:)

[ladyups]

That is a really cool reflection. Everything is so clear and colorful. I love it.

Thank you, Sue...I really wasn't even going after the reflection...just happened to notice it when I was trying to arrange the eggs...if you look real close, you can see that I was doing all this with natural light cause you can see the reflection of the window in the eggs.

[ladyups]

Me too. I love it too.:)

Glad you liked it too, Andy...Thanks!

[pieinyourgilles]

here is my picture for reflections for the Weekly photo shoot. let me know what you think.

[dkippen]

Mary -

Did you color those eggs? Very pretty and I too love the reflection through the glass.

[dkippen]

Pie -

Eerie effect with the B&W and the trees through the glass.

[ladyups]

Mary -

Did you color those eggs? Very pretty and I too love the reflection through the glass.

:D:D You are too funny! Me, color eggs? They wouldn't be captured in a photo if I did...:D:D They are plastic Wally World eggs with candy on the inside. I shipped a bunch up north to the grands and then I'm going to hide the rest here for little Gavin to find...probably in the house cause its suppose to rain this weekend.

[dkippen]

I do an Easter egg hunt here too, but I think it'll be indoors again this year - too cold outside.

[janine]

Here is mine - very late entry - took it this weekend on the train down to London...

[Snappers]

OK. Here's another one of mine to add to the collection. I love the reflection of this tree in the still waters at Dolggarog.
http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/7/4/8/pic1_377805.jpg

[ladyups]

Here is mine - very late entry - took it this weekend on the train down to London...

Great capture, Janine...makes him look like he's riding outside the train...and you are never too late. That's why we keep the topics separated so we can go back.

[ladyups]

I love reflections and this is a good one too, Andy...

[janine]

a late entry - but i thought it was rather fun and had to share it....

[LensBaby]

I like that reflection! She is just too cute!! I really like the mirror reflections, so I took one of the bride at the wedding I just shot. I love it.

[Paranihia]

Joseph I hope you read this - please don't talk about bowels in public - especially if there are nurses around. Oh I'm sorry, got a name for being naughty.....

[coffee]

Joseph I hope you read this - please don't talk about bowels in public - especially if there are nurses around. Oh I'm sorry, got a name for being naughty.....

Hehe :-)....

[jerryph]

I love that pic. The expresion is like... "OMG, who is that stranger!?!?"

[Kaye]

This is a peaceful lake in Cherrybrook, Sydney. You had to get shots here without annoying the ducks - otherwise they spoil the "still" water.

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/3/4/0/1/cherrybrook_lakes.jpg

[Kaye]

This shot also taken at Cherrybrook Lakes in sydney. If you turn the picture upside-down, it is difficult to tell the difference !
http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/3/4/0/1/upside_down.jpg

[sobhana]

The water is like glass Kaye..beautiful!

[LensBaby]

Very nice reflections Kaye!

[Kaye]

Thank you LensBaby and sobhana for you lovely comments.

[ladyups]

This shot also taken at Cherrybrook Lakes in sydney. If you turn the picture upside-down, it is difficult to tell the difference !



Wonderful reflection...I don't believe I've ever seen water that still unless it was frozen solid.

[LLoyd65]

Thought I would try this here is my entry for weekly challenge
reflections I call the shot self reflection

[Kaye]

More reflections. Cherrybrook Lakes again...
Is this too colourful ???

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/3/4/0/1/ssa54291___copy.jpg

[Kaye]

CLOUDS FLOATING ON WATER - shot at Kalang River, East Coast, NSW, Australia.
Guess you can all tell "reflections" is one of my favourites. Is there a limit as to how many we put in one weekly photo shots?

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/3/4/0/1/clouds_on_water___copy_112314.jpg

[ladyups]

Another super nice reflection, Kaye...as far as I know, there is no limit to your post. So, post away!

[jerryph]

Is there a limit as to how many we put in one weekly photo shots?

No there is no real limit, however, the goal is to show our very best picture rather than all of a similar kind in a series, then receive any possible CC and improve from there. :)

[andromeda143]

Beautiful shot Kaye. Here are a couple from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Regards,