Reflections on the Castle Marina by vikdaddy

Reflections on the Castle Marina

A gorgeous sunset greeted me as I left work today. I would have taken some photos, but I already did my shoot for the day. You see, at lunch I went for a walk along the Nottingham Castle Marina; despite it's proximity to both work and the city centre I had yet to do a shoot there, and today was the perfect weather for it.

I processed this to make it look a little softer than it actually was, to enhance the mood of the shot. I also took a photo of a mural of fishes on a row of houses that I liked ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/5428400207/). To me it seems like the swan in the image is swimming towards the reflections of the fish for food (although swans eat a largely herbivorous diet, but lets not let facts get in the way!)

There's less than a week to go before I start my new job. If I'm honest, mentally it feels like I've left my current role already. I've got so much to handover though I won't be allowed to forget that I've still got a few days left!

Canon 7D, f/3.5, 1/2000, ISO-125
Great shot!
February 8th, 2011  
Hey! You switched pics on me, didn't you... Sneaky...
February 8th, 2011  
Beautiful pic!! So still, love the reflections and the colours.
February 8th, 2011  
Incredible!
February 8th, 2011  
@elephantgirl Sorry, I couldn't decide and changed my mind soon after I posted it!
February 8th, 2011  
Love this photo! Beautiful!
February 8th, 2011  
Very nice
February 8th, 2011  
lovely - the reflections look like waves
February 8th, 2011  
Vik, why did you use 1/2000 sec? wasn't it too fast for shot like this (landscape)..
February 8th, 2011  
fab shot !
February 8th, 2011  
nice shot and lovely colors
February 8th, 2011  
nice one
February 8th, 2011  
@wahyusp Good spot! The shutter speed wasn't the problem; the high aperture was. I accidentally left my camera on AV, which was set to the highest aperture of f/3.5. This shutter speed was adequate for such an aperture, and was chosen by the camera. Most of my other ones were at f/8 (my custom landscape setting on my 7D) and a shutter speed of around 1/400, which would have been more ideal. It was a very bright day!
February 8th, 2011  
gorgeous reflections!
February 8th, 2011  
gorgeous!
February 8th, 2011  
Gorgeous shot!!!

Hope your new job goes well
February 8th, 2011  
Awesome dude.
February 8th, 2011  
Beautiful!!
February 8th, 2011  
love the shot... love the perspective... love the view....
February 8th, 2011  
A real 'either way up' shot. Lovely colours and reflections. Looks like a pleasant spot.
February 8th, 2011  
Gorgeous!
February 8th, 2011  
That is beautiful. Great reflections and perspective of it. I hope your new job location is a lovely as this one! :)
February 8th, 2011  
Love this reflection shot!!!
February 8th, 2011  
Great shot!
February 8th, 2011  
Unreal. Fantastic as always!! The sky is amazing!!
February 8th, 2011  
Sue
Great shot.
February 9th, 2011  
i'm moving there! haha
February 9th, 2011  
BEAUTIFUL !!!
February 9th, 2011  
lovely reflection
February 9th, 2011  
nice work
February 9th, 2011  
ali
WOW... enchanting.
February 9th, 2011  
this is just lovely!!!! =)
February 9th, 2011  
Gorgeous! Love the reflection
February 9th, 2011  
365 is a great way to start a book. You should look into wineries. You'd do great their.
February 9th, 2011  
lovely. your images being so crisp, always has a 'sketch' feel to them. i like.
February 9th, 2011  
Beautiful image! I love the trails across the sky and the reflection
February 9th, 2011  
Lovely image!
February 9th, 2011  
this is a fantastic picture. beautiful clarity.
February 9th, 2011  
Fantastic!!!! Perfect reflection!!!
One more "want-to-visit" place :)
Two reasons - called Marina and it's in my favourite country
Used to live there, but have never been to Nottingham ...
February 9th, 2011  
This is brilliant. Lovely clarity and reflections.
February 10th, 2011  
Oh I love it! The colors are glorious!
February 10th, 2011  
thanks for following. big fan of your photographs, especially this one :)
February 12th, 2011  
Fabulous shot and most awesome reflection!!
February 12th, 2011  
Just gorgeous x
February 12th, 2011  
Wow, beautiful! Love the reflections.
February 13th, 2011  
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