Saturday at the park

[squirl033]

a couple from Juanita Bay this afternoon...

pied-billed grebe... they usually don't come in close enough to give me a decent shot, but today they were feeling generous...



just a song sparrow, but i liked the light and the pose...



loved the reflected light on this little lady ring-neck...

[Don Schaeffer]

I think the reflection in #3 is just too smooth.

[squirl033]

(Apr 15, 2012 12:49)Don Schaeffer Wrote:  I think the reflection in #3 is just too smooth.

that's an interesting observation, Don... this shot is SOOC except for resizing and sharpening...

[NT73]

Polarising filter?
In no way doubting you. The first one shows little water effects left and right of the reflected image, where as in the third although the water looks choppier than the first photo, there are no little lines either side.

Putting that to one side the three shots are quality.

[squirl033]

(Apr 16, 2012 01:42)NT73 Wrote:  Polarising filter?
In no way doubting you. The first one shows little water effects left and right of the reflected image, where as in the third although the water looks choppier than the first photo, there are no little lines either side.

Putting that to one side the three shots are quality.

nope, no filters were used for these shots. they were taken about an hour - and some distance - apart, and clearly in different light. the first was shot in sunlight at about 6 PM, and the second as the sun was setting, at about 7:00.

as for the ripples, in the first one, as you can see, the grebe is actively moving, creating a wake, while in the last one, there's no such movement to create those ripples. had the grebe been at rest, there would've been no ripples whatsoever, as the water was flat calm, but in the hour or so between shots, a slight breeze came up, just enough to create the wavy appearance on the surface.

[NT73]

(Apr 16, 2012 02:12)squirl033 Wrote:  [quote='NT73' pid='81643' dateline='1334569353']

but in the hour or so between shots, a slight breeze came up, just enough to create the wavy appearance on the surface.

Thats what I am saying, ripples on the water create a wavy surface, but not on the birds reflection which is reflected by the water surface.
Like I said I am not doubting you. Still, stranger things happen.

[squirl033]

(Apr 16, 2012 02:20)NT73 Wrote:  

(Apr 16, 2012 02:12)squirl033 Wrote:  [quote='NT73' pid='81643' dateline='1334569353']

but in the hour or so between shots, a slight breeze came up, just enough to create the wavy appearance on the surface.

Thats what I am saying, ripples on the water create a wavy surface, but not on the birds reflection which is reflected by the water surface.
Like I said I am not doubting you. Still, stranger things happen.

i understand what you're saying... but i shot a dozen or more frames of that duck from slightly different angles over a period of about 5 minutes, and none of them exhibit any ripples in the reflection. even viewed at 100%, the reflection has no ripples in it. here's a crop from the original SOOC image file showing a portion of the image at 100% size...