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Old 03-08-2007, 21:34   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Stoney Creek Mill Pond

This shot was taken between 8 and 9am on a morning with hardly a breath of breeze. The sun was just starting to illuminate the far side of the pond. As I approached the pond we disturbed a flock of about a dozen turkey who retreated up the hill.
Looking back at my psd file, it looks like there was about a 75% crop of the lower right and then a levels adjustment and some cloning of a few bright spots. Added the frame and there you have it. I wouldn't begin to know how to "create a reflection" of such a complex scene. Besides, I've learned the hard way that less (processing) is more - particularly with nature shots - I think the human eye can spot when something has been altered - it looks, you know....unnatural.

The sun-filled area to the top left is where I wanted your eye to flow. That is why it is where it is - on the upper third. I find my eye goes there first and then down one of the large tree trunks to its reflection and across to other tree reflections then back to the upper left sunny area. I like it when my eye can make a round trip and find many interesting things to focus on along the way.
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