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I know the title is not unique but it seemed to work with me for this composition. This image was taken last weekend. Location is the Upper Thames River not far from my home here in London, Ontario. The fall colours were supposed to be at there prime but this year was certainly not the best as others here at the forum have noted. I hope you enjoy the reflection.

Comments always appreciated.

Thanks,
Al B

* Revised Version as per Hugh's suggestion:

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Original Version - slightly darker foreground

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Edited by Al B on Oct 25, 2005 at 06:31 PM GMT [*Revised Contrast Mask Layering on foreground.]

Edited by Al B on Oct 26, 2005 at 03:29 PM GMT

Oct 25, 2005 at 12:52 AM

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p.1 #2 · Reflections...*Revised

I love it Al.
The colors look just fine to me. Much better than here

Henry

Oct 25, 2005 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #3 · Reflections...*Revised

Suoer i mage, Al. I like the light in this, it is not too bright and enough to bring out the colours. The reflected clouds are lovely.
Ute

Oct 25, 2005 at 04:00 AM

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p.1 #4 · Reflections...*Revised

Awesome and very wonderful, excellent work!

Oct 25, 2005 at 04:13 AM

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p.1 #5 · Reflections...*Revised

I really like the lovely tones in this image Al. A beautiful scene well photogrpahed.
Randy

Oct 25, 2005 at 04:16 AM

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p.1 #6 · Reflections...*Revised

Hello Al,

Not the best perhaps, but pretty darn good. Have you tried Contrast Masking to selectively lighten parts of an image? The reflections might stand just a bit more light.

hugh

Oct 25, 2005 at 09:56 AM

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p.1 #7 · Reflections...*Revised

Hi Al,

The reflections are tremendous as is your composition and exposure. The colours look completely natural with crsip detail throughout. It's a beauty, Al.

Oct 25, 2005 at 10:51 AM

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p.1 #8 · Reflections...*Revised

Hello Al,

I like this one a lot. I like the restraint in the colour and in the light. Nice composition too: you have caught the topography very well and the curvey reflection of the main area of trees is great as is the delicate reflection of the sky and clouds. Very nice.

Oct 25, 2005 at 10:52 AM

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p.1 #9 · Reflections...*Revised

WONDERFUL image. What a superb shot, Al. The light is dull and soft but really magical.
Great shot, my friend.

Javier

Oct 25, 2005 at 12:02 PM

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p.1 #10 · Reflections...*Revised

Hi Al B, what kind of comment do you expect from me? You know what I think about your stile... It's unique. I can add only a word......Superb.

Bye my friend.

Felix.

Oct 25, 2005 at 12:17 PM

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p.1 #11 · Reflections...*Revised

A beautiful shot. Love the reflection.

Al

Oct 25, 2005 at 02:21 PM

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p.1 #12 · Reflections...*Revised

hugh wrote:
Hello Al,

Not the best perhaps, but pretty darn good. Have you tried Contrast Masking to selectively lighten parts of an image? The reflections might stand just a bit more light.

hugh

Hugh, coming from you "Not the best perhaps, but pretty darn good." I take that as a pretty darn good compliment.

I agree to some extent that the reflection in foreground is a tad dark as well and no I have not tried Contrast Masking as I wanted to keep the overal scene looking as NATURAL as possible from how I remembered it. If I could accomplish this and at the same time lighten up the foregroud it may result in an overal more pleasing image. If I have time I will revisit this and would like to say that I always welcome your valued suggestions.

Update
Thanks Hugh, your suggestions to apply Contrast Masking to lighten up the foreground worked quite well I think. I was able to make the adjustments IMHO without having a negative effect on the overal balance of the image. The revised image is now shown shown and noted.
Cheers,
Al B

Edited by Al B on Oct 25, 2005 at 06:40 PM GMT

Oct 25, 2005 at 02:27 PM

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Henry W wrote:
I love it Al.
The colors look just fine to me. Much better than here

Henry

Hello Henry,

I am glad you liked this one. I waited close to an hour before the sun worked it ways through the clouds on this one. I sometimes we are rewarded with patience.

Al B

Oct 25, 2005 at 04:09 PM

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p.1 #14 · Reflections...*Revised

Hi Al,

I like the image very much. The reflection is very pleasing. Thanks for sharing

David

Oct 25, 2005 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #15 · Reflections...*Revised

ScaryFox wrote:
Suoer i mage, Al. I like the light in this, it is not too bright and enough to bring out the colours. The reflected clouds are lovely.
Ute

Thanks Ute, I had to be patient on this one to capture the light escaping from the cloud cover. Always great to hear from you and always appreciate your kind words.

Al B

Oct 25, 2005 at 07:17 PM

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p.1 #16 · Reflections...*Revised

Nice shot Al... I know what you mean about the colors this year. I was reading an article in a magazine about what makes for beautiful fall colors... we had every aspect of it dead on, and yet this was one of the least colorful falls I have seen in a while. Maybe next year....

Oct 25, 2005 at 09:24 PM

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p.1 #17 · Reflections...*Revised

EverStaR wrote:
Awesome and very wonderful, excellent work!

Thanks Mark, always great to hear from you and very much appreciate your sincere comments.

Al B

Oct 25, 2005 at 11:41 PM

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p.1 #18 · Reflections...*Revised

Now I am going to have to try this, my pictures do not look this good

steve

Oct 26, 2005 at 01:03 AM

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Randy Walton wrote:
I really like the lovely tones in this image Al. A beautiful scene well photogrpahed.
Randy

Thanks Randy, glad you enjoyed it.

Al B

Oct 26, 2005 at 11:13 AM

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pappy wrote:
Hi Al,

The reflections are tremendous as is your composition and exposure. The colours look completely natural with crsip detail throughout. It's a beauty, Al.

Hi Peter,

Always great to hear from you. Reall, really appreciate your kind words. It is a fairly new location that I discovered close to my home that is worthy of several return visits.

Al B

Oct 26, 2005 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #21 · Reflections...*Revised

MartinMcl wrote:
Hello Al,

I like this one a lot. I like the restraint in the colour and in the light. Nice composition too: you have caught the topography very well and the curvey reflection of the main area of trees is great as is the delicate reflection of the sky and clouds. Very nice.

Martin, I always look forward to your detailed description of my compositions. This is one area I plan on returning several times to. Thanks.

Al B

Oct 26, 2005 at 11:16 AM

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p.1 #22 · Reflections...*Revised

Al:

True, it's not the flashy fall scene, but that photo has a life of its own from the unusual pallet. Very appealing.

Bart Carrig

Oct 26, 2005 at 12:19 PM

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p.1 #23 · Reflections...*Revised

Hi Al,

Your revisions are very good. I like the reflection even more now. Very well done.

Oct 26, 2005 at 12:36 PM

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p.1 #24 · Reflections...*Revised

Al B,

This photo is very instructive to me. I would have admired the scene but dismissed its photographic potential. You have brought its quiet beauty to life on my screen.

Thanks

Oct 26, 2005 at 12:39 PM

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p.1 #25 · Reflections...*Revised

Javier Rey wrote:
WONDERFUL image. What a superb shot, Al. The light is dull and soft but really magical.
Great shot, my friend.

Javier

Hi Javier,

Great to hear from you! Thank you so much for your kind words. It's a new location not far from my home that I plan on returning quite often to. Glad you enjoyed this one.

Al B

Oct 26, 2005 at 01:17 PM


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