By Vladimir Brezina
OK, I can’t resist having another go at Ailsa‘s Alternative Photo Challenge on the theme of “Reflections“…
More photos from these places, along the Hudson River and in Long Island Sound, are here, here, and here.
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Some other nice “Reflections” posts:
- Where’s my backpack? (of course!)
- The Eco and the Id
- A Word in Your Ear
- thegirlinthesunglasses
- Dauw’s Gaanderij
- mywordwall
- Alice through the Macro Lens #1
- Alice through the Macro Lens #2
- The Wanderlust Gene
- 4otomo
- colderweather
- Even A Girl Like Me
- Jeff Sinon Photography
- FrizzText
- Jude’s Photography
- Frames & Focus
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All wonderful!
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Thanks!!
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Oh Vlad, these are gorgeous. Is that Johna all the way off in the distance? And Hudson River reflections 2, the ripples and that glorious sky. Love it! xx
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Yes, that is Johna, as always…
Hudson River reflections 2: What I really like about that photo is that big hole in the reflection of the clouds in the foreground…it looks almost like a big chunk of cloud fell out of the sky into the water…
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Haha, it really does, doesn’t it? Boy, this has turned out to be quite a busy weekend! Can’t believe how many people have joined in. So much fun. :)
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Now you have to repeat it every week! ;-)
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Just beautiful, I like these photos a lot :)
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Thank you—makes me very happy to hear that!
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I especially like the kyack photo
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Same here!
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Marvellous!!! All of them …I’m at loss of words ..especially the first with mist!
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Thanks!!
The mist rising like smoke from the water is pretty common in the early morning along the Hudson River—
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Huzzah! Love the Long Island Sound reflections 3 — it’s a shot that holds you and compels you to understand it.
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That’s quite a compliment!
Here are a couple more from that series—it was a tough choice!
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Oooh. The ripples are really nice too!
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I seem to remember setting off some of ripples myself, by rocking my boat just so, so that I could photograph them… is this like staging a shot? ;-)
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These are fantastic. Some almost look like paintings.
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I do like semi-abstract photos that go beyond their ostensible subject matter…
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Those are great. Do you use a tripod/timer when you are in a kayak?
I’m planning a kayak trip soon and am in need of a new camera. I was wondering what camera you use?
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No tripod—it never even occurred to me, actually. It would be very cumbersome. And anyway, if the photo ends up blurry, it’s mostly the motions of the whole kayak in waves that are responsible, so a tripod wouldn’t help…
Currently, I use the Pentax Optio W90 (although some of the photos in this post were taken with one or another older camera; one I see was even taken a decade ago with a film camera and digitized later). But now I am upgrading to the Pentax Optio WG-2, the latest model in that line. These cameras are all reliably waterproof, a pretty essential feature for kayak photography…
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Cool beans. Thanks!
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I love the canoeist and the first one with the mist. I used to catch a train to college years ago and I remember passing swans on the river coming out of the mist, no picture but etched on my memory.
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That’s how it works! Now if you find some photos that evoke that memory, you find yourself liking them for some inexplicable reason… :-)
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nice work, MJ
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Thanks, MJ!
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What outstanding photos.
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Thank you, Imelda, I appreciate it!
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Oh! those reflections of the clouds are so wonderful Vlad! Stunning!
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Clouds and water—can’t go wrong!
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No they can’t :-)
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the third pic, canoe, is breath taking!
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Thanks! Many people seem to be drawn to that one… :-)
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I really enjoyed these – I thought this was a great challenge!
Please take a look :)
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Looked, and liked!
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Too many pics to give every one a comment – they are all brilliant! I think I like number 3 and number 5 best.
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Those would seem to be the overwhelming favorites… :-)
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Wow! Beautiful shots, but the kayak caught between water and sky is extraordinary.
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The overwhelming favorite, judging by the comments…
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The lone kayaker is awesome, you can’t tell where the water stops and the sky starts.
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It was actually quite disorienting, almost dizzying, like being in a white room without any sensory cues…
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I can imagine, I got a small sense of that just looking at the photo, actually being there must have been quite interesting.
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Well, yes… at times, I remember, I almost felt I might capsize, since, with no visual cues, it wasn’t clear where the water was :-)
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Don’t have a words to describe it.
How the hell do you can take those amazing photo… Just like a wallpaper.
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Mostly, you have to be in the right place at the right time. And then you have to see what is there…
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Right time and right place uh, seems hard.
Umm, may I have the wallpaper size of the photo? I just want to change my laptop’s feel. I am bored with my collection, already. Don’t forget to put your watermark off course.
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Sure! Which photo, and how big would a wallpaper be for you?
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WOW! I cannot stop to admiring them! :)
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Thank you so much, Inge!
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I particularly like the Long Island Sounds Reflections 2 photo (the one with the lone kayaker out on the water).
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You and the world ;-)
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Last month, my daughter and I bought a kayak (our first!) so I’m particularly enjoying this set of photo reflections! Your first shot is stunning! So serene!
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Very early morning, before the wind got up ;-) Enjoy kayaking!
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Ah, lovely – blue skies and blue waters!
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You are anticipating the next post! :-)
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