(Day 346) - Time for Reflection by cjphoto

(Day 346) - Time for Reflection

This morning, CJ and I had the goal of playing with reflections in puddles. It was a nice, cloudy day for our experiments but things started off less than stellar.

CJ walked by the puddle but we couldn't see his reflection anywhere. We moved to the left. We moved to the right. Up and then down. We did see a very dark figure in the water...it was a reflection but it wan't clear. Hmm, what were we missing?

Maybe more water? We added more water to make the puddle less shallow and immediately saw more detail. But it was only the tip of his hat, where was the rest of his body? I moved my camera lower...and lower...and lower...and lower, almost touching the ground. Suddenly, we saw it! A crisp, clear reflection! Eureka!

So CJ and I learned that reflections are all about angles (cloudy days & less shallow puddles help too). Keep trying different angles until you find that sweet spot! :)
quite the reflection you captured, CJ. aces!
January 26th, 2018  
Bravo to both photographers for persisting with the reflection seeking until you got this awesome shot!
January 26th, 2018  
Brilliant. The post is especially good in showing how much your toy photography is all about learning and showing technique. I hope your camera has a swing out LCD for when you are down low!
January 26th, 2018  
Fabulous POV and wonderful clarity. I wonder what CJ's photo looks like?
January 26th, 2018  
👍👍👍
January 26th, 2018  
You did a spectacular report with that commentary! Nice couple of friends working there together, Chris and CJ!
January 26th, 2018  
A very well thought out composition and CJ is the best.
January 26th, 2018  
I like how you can see CJ's attire in the reflection. Having just spent a lot of time picking out clothes for Lego people, I now notice such things. Like the cool cap CJ often wears. And those Green Pants !! Have you seen the new picture book about a kid who only wants to wear GREEN PANTS?
January 26th, 2018  
I'm glad you boys had fun, fabulous result!
January 26th, 2018  
Very cute. Love the reflection!
January 26th, 2018  
Great shot.
January 26th, 2018  
Love it! Wonderful composition and thanks for talking us through the process:))
January 26th, 2018  
@jyokota - I want a camera with a swivel LCD so badly. I'm a Pentax guy and once I'm able to afford it, the newest one has a swivel screen! I'm drooling over that thing. Haha.

Finding clothes is my favorite part! They can be mixed & matched with the different color pants. But green will always be my fav! I Thanks so much for telling me about that picture book, I'm gonna try to check it out! How awesome that there is a book about GREEN PANTS!!!
January 26th, 2018  
oh yes this is wonderful, well done CJ!
January 26th, 2018  
@grammyn - Thanks Katy! I wonder too! I really should ask him about it. Heard he got a good one. :D
January 26th, 2018  
Wonderful
January 26th, 2018  
Too cute!
January 26th, 2018  
@cjphoto I struggle with my pentax swivel viewer thingy, must practice more to get as good as cj
January 26th, 2018  
You need to reflect to make a good reflection...
January 26th, 2018  
So cute.
January 26th, 2018  
Good shot
January 26th, 2018  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond - Yeah? Is it hard to get it positioned properly? Hopefully one day we both can get as good as CJ. :D
January 27th, 2018  
Awesome photo, Chris!
January 27th, 2018  
Oh yeah! I hope CJ didn't fall in!
January 27th, 2018  
@stray_shooter - Well...he did...almost immediately after this shot. Haha. But he's a lot like me, we just wipe ourselves off and keep on truckin'. :D
January 29th, 2018  
Awesome shot
January 30th, 2018  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.