Picture This!
Water’s Edge
Shutterbug Staff, January, 2008
Our Picture This! assignment for this month was Water’s Edge. Interesting
photographs often result from considering the edge, whether that be the edge
of an idea, a territory, light and dark, or, our assignment, where land meets
water. The potential for reflection, contrast, mirroring, and interplay of weather
systems all come into play. Readers sent in pictures from around the world addressing
all those themes, and more.
Mirror Image |
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The interaction of sky, water, light, and triangular forms all
made for an attractive interplay in this image by Dr. Howard M.
Richard, III. He worked with a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 12-24mm
lens; exposure was f/8 at 1/400 sec with the camera atop a Manfrotto
tripod and set at ISO 400.
© 2007, Dr. Howard M. Richard, III, All Rights Reserved
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Costa Rica Surfing |
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This placid scene shows the warm glow of light on the water with
little prospect of “surfable” waves, and you can almost
hear the gentle lapping of waves on the shore. It was photographed
by Jeffrey Botkin with a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon 28-70mm f/2.8
L lens.
© 2007, Jeffrey Botkin, All Rights Reserved
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Swirling River |
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Mark Hopkins made this shot on the banks of the Cedar River in
upstate New York. Exposure was f/4.5 at 1/200 sec with his Canon
PowerShot S1 IS set at ISO 100.
© 2007, Mark Hopkins, All Rights Reserved
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The Sea |
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This wave action was caught by Linford Richardson with an exposure
of f/13 at 1/4 sec with a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II. A polarizer was
mounted on the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM IS lens.
© 2007, Linford Richardson, All Rights Reserved
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Dunvegan Head |
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The stripes of green intersected with silhouetted fence; deep
blue water and distant hills; and clouds gathering in the sky
make for a wonderful composition. Linda Clifford photographed
with her Nikon S1 on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. No exposure information
was provided.
© 2007, Linda Clifford, All Rights Reserved
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Ship Bow |
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Harvey A. Morgan, II made this fascinating shot from the stern
of one cruise ship at the bow of another in Ketchikan, Alaska.
He photographed with a Canon EOS 20D with a Tamron 18-200mm lens;
exposure at ISO 800 was f/6.3 at 1/60 sec.
© 2007, Harvey A. Morgan, II, All Rights Reserved
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Bosque del Apache |
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The fingers of the clouds reach for the bare branches of the tree
in both the sky and water’s reflection. This photo was made
in the wildlife refuge by Christopher Loffredo with a Canon EOS
3 and a Canon 28-135mm lens on Fujichrome Velvia slide film.
© 2007, Christopher Loffredo, All Rights Reserved
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Land’s End |
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The power of the sea and the hopes of the fisherman were caught
at just the right moment by Larry Rief. He worked with a Hasselblad
500c and an 80mm lens on Kodak Ektachrome 100 film; exposure was
not recorded.
© 2007, Larry Rief, All Rights Reserved
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Grand Canal |
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Harvey Gold caught this classic scene of the Grand Canal in Venice
with a Fuji FinePix S1 Pro camera with an exposure of f/17 at
1¼90 sec at ISO 320.
© 2007, Harvey Gold, All Rights Reserved
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Striated Heron |
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Irwin H. Segel made this photo on Mahé Island, the Seychelles,
with a Nikon D200 and a Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens; exposure was
f/11 at 1/320 sec at ISO 400.
© 2007, Irwin H. Segel, All Rights Reserved
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