Motif: Reflections in the Desert

Posted by biologist on Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:21 pm

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Here is something I ran across while driving into the Monument Valley one afternoon. I came back in the next morning to shoot the reflection. Unfortunately I am not sure if it works or not...

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by Ken Cravillion on Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:28 pm

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I think it works. I like the broken up reflection.

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by robert hasty on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:43 pm

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I think it works very well, love the comp and the reflection. Though it does look like you shot this the first time by

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:06 pm

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I got all muddy at this pool as I got down on the ground for a different angle of this same spot - a nice shot but I would prefer separation of the mitten from the mesa behind - perhaps not possible - it looks like there was a lot less water than when I was there.

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by Dan Baumbach on Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:35 pm

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I think that if you crop about 1/4 to 1/3 of the right hand side then it will work quite nicely.

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by biologist on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:55 am

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EJ this was on the dirt road as you drive towards the Ford Point stop. It must have rained there recently or something happened. In the afternoon before I did not see any reflection.. So I decided to come back the next morning...

If I got down on the ground for this shot I could not get the mitten in the reflection.. I tried several locations to setup the camera... Only one that kept the reflection was standing up and walking about 5-6 feet back from the pool or dirty water and setting up the lens...

I think I used either the 80-200 or the 75-300 I had at the time there...

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by matt kuchta on Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:14 pm

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I like how the shadow defines shape - the merged tones on the right side of the mitten is a little distracting - but like you said - not easy to get another perspective and keep reflection.
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