What did you compose at Waters Edge?

[Vaughn]

Thanks Vaughn, and thanks for the hints. I'm still getting used to composing upside down and this scene in particular was a little disorienting.

Wait for the day when you spend so much time under the darkcloth that you see the GG image rightside-up in your brain, then stick your head out -- and for a microsecond, think the world is upside down!

[md-photo]

LOL For the scene below I didn't have the dark cloth and there were people walking by (safe distance away) who stopped and seemed to be commenting on the image as it came into focus. I half expected snide remarks on the upside-down scene on the ground glass.

Wait for the day when you spend so much time under the darkcloth that you see the GG image rightside-up in your brain, then stick your head out -- and for a microsecond, think the world is upside down!

8X10Ektachrome001ds by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

This was with Gibellini Bellatrix, Nikkor-W 240 5.6 and Ektachrome 100. I had the above discussion on longer exposure times in mind when I set this up. The settings here were 1/2s, f/64. I check out the sound at the speed I want to take the pic, and the immediately faster and slower speeds, to see if I can discern something off. Crude way of testing relative speeds, and don't know how effective it is.

[Gabe]

Colour version of the previously posted black and white long exposure. This was shot about 20 minutes later and the conditions had changed dramatically. I'm leaning towards the B&W overall, but the colour still has its appeal I think.

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150, Heliopan Slim High Transmission SH-PMC CPL, Fuji Provia 100F.

[lassethomas]

Tyresö Palace Garden, Stockholm, Sweden

Chamonix 45H-1, can't remember the lens and Fomapan400

[Corran]

Fall Timewarp II - Third Falls on Canada Creek

Another 2-year-old image I discovered I never developed. Now that I think about it, I need to go back to this beautiful waterfall.

Chamonix 45n1, Nikkor 90mm f/8, Ektachrome VS:

[Joe O'Hara]

Two photographs at a pond by the Batona Trail, near the small pinelands town of Chatsworth. Drizzle and clearing weather were about equally balanced that day.

The first, while I had the camera set up and the image framed, a moment of miracle light happened in the overcast sky, then disappeared as quickly as it came. Opportunities like this are rare for me.



A few minutes later.

[Ben Calwell]

Two photographs at a pond by the Batona Trail, near the small pinelands town of Chatsworth. Drizzle and clearing weather were about equally balanced that day.

The first, while I had the camera set up and the image framed, a moment of miracle light happened in the overcast sky, then disappeared as quickly as it came. Opportunities like this are rare for me.



A few minutes later.

Those are really nice, Joe. I know what you mean about rare opportunities.

[rrunnertexas]

ROC FP Protar Canyon Lake Trees by rrunnertexas, on Flickr

Rochester Universal full plate at waters edge.... Canyon Lake, Texas

[Daniel Unkefer]

Ashton Pond Norma Handy HRU Mic-X by Nokton48, on Flickr

Ashton Pond Columbus Ohio Sinar Norma Handy 4x5 Fuji HR-U XRay 65mm F8 at F22 Schneider CF + Sinar Norma Dark Yellow 103mm Glass Disk 1 sec at F22 Legacy Mic-X replenished stock in tray 18 mins at 62F Arista #2 RC 4x 8x10 Multigrade dev

[Keith Fleming]

Joe O'Hara,
My experience with encountering "miracle light" has been quite the opposite of yours. I have had many such experiences. Unfortunately, they almost invariably occur when I am out without a camera!
Keith