Friday, October 4, 2013

# 274 - "Reflections. . ."


What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld




f/38 @ 1.5 sec.   ISO 140 on a tripod Polarizer



Icy Blue

When winter comes, cameras generally go into hibernation. One cure for the winter blahs – if cold enough - is to visit a local waterway and look for ice. One of my favorite local spots is my town park that has water flowing throughout it. After walking around the various water routes, I came across ice along the edge of a stream. Upon closer inspection, I found the right spot to capture what was happening around me.

Here, I set up my tripod and added my polarizer filter as I wanted to enrich the blue in the water as well as get that silky feel from the flow. With a small aperture (f/38) and low ISO (140), I could muster up an exposure of one and a half seconds – slow enough to get the effect I wanted in the water! Numerous shots were taken to find the right combination of detailed ice and the silky water texture.

Icy Blue” was that final image!







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