Reflections

[Ryewolf]

Taken along the canal at Hebden Bridge, roughly 15ft apart.

#1 Water on bricks

#2 Bricks on water

 

[EdwardL]

Both effective - preference for the first.  I like the way you've processed it.

[CanonChrissy]

Similar to Jo Charles worth, the Spring watch cameraman. Different and would work well as HDR or mono too.

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Edward and Chrissy, reflections are fascinating, they are always changing and always slightly different. I used the Contrast Optimiser in Photomatrx Pro 5, I find it really easy to use - and providing you avoid the Tonemap presets and don't go too mad with the sliders you can achieve some good results.

[ChrisLumix]

I prefer the second. I feel the strength of the first is the brickwork, and the reflections subtract rather than add. (Just my two pennorth)

[Ryewolf]

Thanks everyone, I've just seen the Jo Charlesworth piece on yesterdays spring watch, I've just loved that abstract black/white style, so not just me that's fascinated by refletions. I was actually stood under that bridge in the 1st  image for 20 mins before deciding to take out the camera and it was that brickwork that attracted me, it's hard to convey the rippling motion that the light reflection plays across the brickwork in a still photograph.

[ChrisLumix]

Thanks everyone, I've just seen the Jo Charlesworth piece on yesterdays spring watch, I've just loved that abstract black/white style, so not just me that's fascinated by refletions. I was actually stood under that bridge in the 1st  image for 20 mins before deciding to take out the camera and it was that brickwork that attracted me, it's hard to convey the rippling motion that the light reflection plays across the brickwork in a still photograph.

​Indeed - I suspect it would make a fascinating video.