Tag: reflection

Wednesday Window – pt 33

A reflection of the Hood milk bottle in nearby building windows and diverse materials attracted attention for this image.

There’s nothing like a quick photography walk to generate a bunch of interesting images. Last Friday’s walk through Boston’s Seaport district proved to be pretty fruitful!

Here’s another image from that walk…

Feel Good about Hood!

This is in front of the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Hood milk stand has been there longer than I can remember. The reflection in the windows of the modern building caught my eye, as well as the variety of materials and textures that are in view.

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

iPhone Friday (+1)

An iPhone image from Boston’s Logan Airport, highlighting a cool reflection of the new international terminal’s brilliant red facade.

This iPhone Friday image might be a day late, but I felt it was worth sharing. One of the best features of our smartphones is that they ensure that we always have a camera with us, which nowadays is of pretty good quality.

Here’s what I noticed yesterday…

International Reflections

As I was waiting in the cellphone lot at Boston’s Logan Airport, I was looking at this reflection in front of me. The new international terminal is a brilliant red and looks amazing. I could help but be intrigued by the reflected baggage carts and then vehicles went by…

Sunday Serenity

On this rainy Sunday morning, a past autumn reflection from East Haddam; this image captures the early autumn colors in the trees, enhanced by their reflection in a stream.

As the rain is coming down steadily on this Sunday morning, I thought that a quiet autumn reflection from a couple of years ago might be in order.

Here’s that thought…

Reflection on Autumn

This image came about from a bit of noodling and looking for something different, as we were photographing in East Haddam. With some early autumnal color showing in the trees, the reflection in the stream created a bit more depth of those colors.

Enjoy your moment of serenity!

Wednesday Window – pt 21

A moment from my time in the Netherlands during 2020, appreciating the absence of early morning meetings.

After the heady heights of New York City’s skyscrapers in last week’s Wednesday Window post, time to get back to the ground floor. In this week’s edition, I’m back in the home country, the Netherlands! In 2020 I spent an extended amount of time visiting (good old Covid days), which made it interesting to work from there. One thing that I observed was that it was nice to not have meetings starting at 7 am!

Here’s a window-y look from that stay…

Wietze’s Window

During this time, I enjoyed the hospitality of my sister, Erna, and her husband, Wietze. Wietze has amassed quite the collection of interesting decorative elements in the outdoor party area, and this mirrored window is one of them. With the nice weather it was great to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and great company!

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

Wednesday Window – pt 17

We explore a reflection of Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, captured in 2009.

This week we’re definitely going a bit less traditional in the interpretation of ‘Window’ in the strictest sense. In this image from 2009 we get to see what happens when we walk around and notice things.

Here’s the take…

Window into the Light

This reflection is of the top (window) part of Portland Head light on Cape Elizabeth in Maine. As I had just taken some beauty shots of the lighthouse with lovely blooming bushes in the foreground, I was sauntering. When I’m in that mode, I always look in multiple directions to see what’s there.

For me, it’s also interesting to think that nowadays I would take this shot very differently. I know that I took this handheld with a shutter speed of 1/50s and a focal length of 105mm. These days I would slow down a bit and set up a tripod for this shot.

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

iPhone Friday

A chilly morning in Iceland just over a year ago made the perfect time to photograph Kirkjufell mountain at sunrise.

From last week’s warmth of Mumbai, India, we go to a chilly February morning in Iceland. This was just over a year ago, as my partner in crime, George Fellner, and I went to photograph the sun rising on Kirkjufell mountain. We scoped out the location on the previous day, so we had a good idea where we wanted to be. As Kirkjufell mountain is highly photogenic, there were several other photographers in situ.

Despite the competition, we found a pretty good vantage point…

Kirkjufell on Ice

We spent a good hour photographing majestic Kirkjufell in various stages of being illuminated. During this time, the ice flow provided a wonderfully muted reflection. That certainly increased the appeal of this vista for me. I love reflections, especially when they are a bit more subtle, such as in this image.

It was a good photo harvest during a chilly morning!

Wednesday Window – pt 9

The post reflects on the beauty From 2022, a stunning sunset reflection, featuring a ship, bicycle, and the Harpa building.

You probably noticed that strolls through various cities produce a nice variety of window images. This week is no exception to that pattern, and it’s among my favorites!

Here we go with something to reflect upon…

Sunset on the Harbor

I captured this image during a stroll in Reykjavik in 2022, as I was captivated by the powerful reflection. The color of the sunset in all its rich hues and the contrast of ship and bicycle stood out to me. Getting such a combination of subject elements is just irresistible!

Oh, and the building providing this reflection is stunning as well! It is Harpa! You can expect more photos of this building in future Wednesday Window posts.

For more windows, please check out Monday Window for this week; it’s a great place to explore!

Water over Water

A striking aqueduct in Northborough, Massachusetts. This early 20th century structure provides a sense of permanence.

Sometimes I come across a structure that really stands out in the landscape and it’s not intuitively obvious to me what it is; I’m curious if this ever happens to any of you. In the town of Northborough, Massachusetts, there is a bridge across the Assabet River that took me a bit to figure out what its function is.

Take a look at this image from 2009…

Wachusett Aqueduct

I walked to see the bridge from a different angle to realize that this indeed is an aqueduct; it was constructed around the beginning of the 20th century. Water is carried from the Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton for 9 miles through a combination of hard rock tunnel and underground aqueduct to a water treatment plant in Marlborough. This aqueduct carried 300 million US gallons of water each day until the 1960s. In 1965, a new tunnel (Cosgrove Tunnel) replaced it, and the old aqueduct still serves a backup role, in case the tunnel becomes unavailable.

Part of what attracts me to this site is the sense of another time that this arched aqueduct provides; it’s a reminder of times much earlier, such as we might get from Roman aqueducts. It gives that sense of permanence that not all of humanity’s structures have.

Impression of a Boat

The joy of photography lies in spontaneous discoveries. The author shares an experience capturing a boat’s reflection during a Bar Harbor evening walk, emphasizing the importance of different perspectives. They used a long exposure technique to create an impressionistic image, resulting in a striking visual while adjusting for exposure highlights.

Some of the fun about photography for me lies in those moments of discovery; something you notice out of the corner of your eye, as you’re walking past it. Over the years, I have developed a habit of not just looking ahead for those epic landscapes that appear in front of us, but also exploring all 360 degrees and what might be visible both high and low.

Changing our perspective might include getting to a different vantage point to get a new view that has not been captured by every other photographer. Today is one of those moments…

Impression of a Boat

This shot came about during an evening walkabout after dinner along the waterfront of Bar Harbor. There was an epic sunset coming up ahead of us, which was sure to present a wonderful shot opportunity. As we’re walking I noticed this reflection with a slight bit of motion in the water due to a very light breeze.

What this scene asked from me was a bit of an impressionist interpretation, so I went for a long exposure of 0.6 seconds while holding the camera as still as I could; it took a couple of attempts, but this was the result. The image needed a bit of exposure adjustment to reduce the impact of the white highlights and very little else.