An upside down shot of dawn reflected in a lake - the sun rising over the trees with some reeds and splash rings for added interest. The smokey stuff at the bottom is the early morning mist floating over the water.
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Place: 45 out of 248 Avg (all users): 6.0310 Avg (commenters): 7.4762 Avg (participants): 6.1342 Avg (non-participants): 5.9220 Views since voting: 1356 Votes: 290 Comments: 25 Favorites: 0
Thanks to all those who 'got' this picture - my best score yet!
To explain to those who queried/doubted...
There are no shadows in this picture at all, practically the whole thing start to finish is a reflection. The sole exceptions being the mist at the bottom (very subtle, you need to look close) and the downward pointing reeds on the right (I turned the scene upside down to make it look more 'normal). The upward pointing ones are of course their reflection and hence are broken by the ripple. The ripple itself was caused by a Greeb I was actually trying to shoot diving underwater just a little too soon!
Nards, The 'washed out center portion' is the rising sun! It was very much supposed to be there it being the 'Morning' part of the title. Oh well, nevermind.
I would like to know why five people gave me a 1 or 2, though. I mean, come on it may not be a perfect picture but it's surely not THAT bad!
Anyway, I liked this shot and it seems quite a few others did as well. So I'm happy :-).
Great colours and feeling. Would love the circle in the surface to be in the clear area on the left! But don't know if you threw a pebble in to make that or whether it was natural... Very calming. Kavey
Meets the Challenge: Yes Artistic Merit (Would I print/frame/hang it?): 8 Creativity (Did a lot of thought go into this photo?): 10 Technical (Focus/DOF/Lighting/Etc): 9 Composition (Subject well-positioned and framed): 9 WOW Factor (Is the photo interesting?): 9
simply awesome...the water rippling was a TERRIFIC idea as it provides the 'hint' of reflection, yet it's not distracting. it seems a bit blurry, could be the compression...good luck- 9- zadore
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