[02/08] Measuring Reflections - bit-tech.net Forums

teamtd11 · 23rd Feb 2008, 13:50

Camera: Olympus SP510UZ
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 31.3 mm
ISO Speed: 50

This is as it is off the camera. But i would like some help with what i could do to improve it (if it can be

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Edit: Had a play in photoshop, the original is now here

Da Dego · 23rd Feb 2008, 21:04

I really like this image. The off-kilter post, the colors being reflected off the water and the measuring stick...just overall, I really enjoy it. It's amazingly simple, but there's so much stuff going on in the water that it still looks sufficiently "busy" to hold my interest.

A good shot overall!

supermonkey · 24th Feb 2008, 01:54

I like the colors, and the composition is pretty good. I like the way the post is off center, but the photo doesn't totally follow the rule of thirds. In this case, I think it actually works. As Da Dego mentioned, I like all the little details going on in the water; the water details provide a secondary point of interest after the measuring post.

However, I wish there was more to the reflection. As it is, the reflection is too dark to really see any details, so it looks more like a shadow than a true reflection.

-monkey

Shadowed_fury · 24th Feb 2008, 02:17

Kinda feel the same as both posters here, nice processing mind

teamtd11 · 24th Feb 2008, 09:34

Thank you for your feedback. I will see if i can make any improvements to the reflection. Bring some of the detail back.

As for the off-kilter post. I think it is vertical, but i was holding the camera wonky. Maybe it was a stroke of luck.

OleJ · 26th Feb 2008, 22:36

Dunno how but I somehow missed this one until now. Thats a ace shot with great colors and composition. Well done mate!
You have actually managed to catch opposite color gradients in the stick and the water/sky. I think that's what makes it really play.

23rd Feb 2008, 13:50	#1
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23rd Feb 2008, 21:04	#2
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	I really like this image. The off-kilter post, the colors being reflected off the water and the measuring stick...just overall, I really enjoy it. It's amazingly simple, but there's so much stuff going on in the water that it still looks sufficiently "busy" to hold my interest. A good shot overall! __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

24th Feb 2008, 01:54	#3
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,710	I like the colors, and the composition is pretty good. I like the way the post is off center, but the photo doesn't totally follow the rule of thirds. In this case, I think it actually works. As Da Dego mentioned, I like all the little details going on in the water; the water details provide a secondary point of interest after the measuring post. However, I wish there was more to the reflection. As it is, the reflection is too dark to really see any details, so it looks more like a shadow than a true reflection. -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

24th Feb 2008, 02:17	#4
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,135	Kinda feel the same as both posters here, nice processing mind __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

24th Feb 2008, 09:34	#5
teamtd11 I am a Dremel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saltburn-By-The-Sea Posts: 1,654	Thank you for your feedback. I will see if i can make any improvements to the reflection. Bring some of the detail back. As for the off-kilter post. I think it is vertical, but i was holding the camera wonky. Maybe it was a stroke of luck. __________________ Main: AMD X2 3ghz, x1900xt, DFI NF590SLI, 4gb pc2-8500 [Watercooled] Retro: AMD Barton 2ghz, 9600xt, 512mb pc-2700 Animal Crossing: LGTTC - 2492-7863-6464 Member of CK Appreciation Society Group

26th Feb 2008, 22:36	#6
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	Dunno how but I somehow missed this one until now. Thats a ace shot with great colors and composition. Well done mate! You have actually managed to catch opposite color gradients in the stick and the water/sky. I think that's what makes it really play. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..