River banks in my local park are very wild and overgrown, with dead trees left where they fall. The mess bracketed the little clear oasis in the middle, helping create a page out of a "once upon a time" storybook.
I came by this dim moody lighting honestly - it was well after sunset, and it took both cooperation of the subjects and the right technology and techniques to produce a usable image. Slower shutter speed helped smooth the placid river further.
Treedog wrote:
Lovely picture, and I love the writing of your post. The two subjects are positioned well.
-T
Thank you! The male of the pair tried to send me packing with a few pointed honks. When that didn't work, I guess he decided posing was the fastest way to get me out of his (hair) feathers.
douter wrote:
Your mission now, Malka, is to continue the story! An idyllic scene.
Douglas
Thank you Douglas. My favorite pictures - mine or otherwise - are those with a story, even a small one, but still another layer beneath the visual.
Here is another one, from the same park, from one of my visits back in December. It was misting but I went in anyway, with my camera bag and a really big umbrella. When the real rain came, I took the opportunity to experiment with capturing droplets hitting surface of the main creak, with spreading circles. I snapped this one at a break-away stream as an after-thought. This is the only picture that made the cut - must've needed the non-water elements to bring out the rain ripples. I went back to the same rivulet a few times since then, but haven't been able to get anything as nice.
