Another Puddle

[Julian de'Courcy]

We have lots of puddles down here. I took a tripod out this time and got very serious about keeping the camera still. It proved to be very educational. Whilst taking my time and looking into the puddle I discovered the huge amount of wildlife living in the puddle. Lots of shrimp like creatures and weeny snails. The ore's that are generally always readily nearby in any spade full of Cornish soil, iron, tin,arsenic and many more all contribute to the variety of colour. It has actually given me an idea which I will try and bring to fruition. That is for the future. I hope I have not posted this before and having a senior moment. Two pics just in case.

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Woodland Puddle by JuliandeCourcy, on Flickr

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PA210102 by JuliandeCourcy, on Flickr

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Indeed they are looking sharp Julian - very nice

Like a fine art print set or a posh magazine spread on the countryside

Are you doing anything to modify the available light - reflectors or anything like that?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Stunning, Julian. Don't know how you do it. Amazing.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Really nice ...
I likethe first more I think, more simple but mre effective I think

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

The first is like a section from a Pre-Raphaelite ... luxurious.

 

[Pete Askew]

Wonderful again Julian. As Chris says, they really do have a fine art look to them.

 

[Paul Lange]

Again Julian your trademark beautiful tones! I really like the first one, best puddle I have ever seen and possible even good enough to drink maybe.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thanks. Chris images like this are not straight out of the camera as you are aware. Obviously the light needs to be interesting. A puddle in the wood has mottled lighting through the leaf canopy. But alas as Paul shrewdly noticed how clean the water looked, it needed to be cleaned up. Most puddles even in the wild have oil from plants, nuts berries and trees and the reflected light is blotchy and blue. I have experimented using a rain brolly for shade and polarizing filters with not a lot of success. It is a cheat at worst and at best local levels,saturation, curves,gamma,channel mixer and colour balance are used. Personally I am not to keen on the outcome but I do find the skills used is good practice for for general photography even if only just to tweak something occasionally, with one of the found methods. As to the lighting in this pic it is enhanced on a local level, no more no less.

 

[Peter McCullough]

wOw, your the puddle photo GURU, excellent images!!

Which camera body & lens were used to shoot them? Very crisp/clear images, lovely, great quality!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

wOw, your the puddle photo GURU, excellent images!!

Which camera body & lens were used to shoot them? Very crisp/clear images, lovely, great quality!

Pete it is the OM-D m4/3 camera. Lens is the Olympus micro 4/3 45mmf1.8. A competent duo, very small neat and a pleasure to use.

 

[Beth Carter]

really nice light. great comp. too. there's a lot going on in the second image but it doesn't feel cluttered or staged.