September 25, 2009

home again, the Lagunitas Creek


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photo by Donald Kinney

When my cameras finally arrived back from repairs one of the first places I stopped by was my old favorite place -- the Lagunitas Creek.



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Here's sort of a wide-shot of the Lagunitas Creek near what they call the Inkwells, which is a popular place for the younger crowd to hang out after school and on weekends.   During hot weather this spot can be ten to fifteen degrees cooler than back in "civilization".



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I probably could have done a better job of capturing this scene if I had framed it up a bit differently -- so I guess I had better get back out to the creek and work on it.



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photo by Donald Kinney

When shooting reflections, generally the sun needs to be either directly behind or in front of of the camera, with the water in shade and surrounding vegetation illuminated.   Reflections are usually best when the sun is at a low angle -- early morning works best for me.


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1 comment:

Louise said...

I can see how this would be like the ocean for me--needing to take just one more picture of it... forever.

 
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