Roadie by brewgirlca
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More FujiX20 tests. I almost missed this shot. I was on the way home from where I had photographed the playground and I was excited and impatient; I wanted to get working on the images. I saw this great long puddle reflection, I paused, and then a car came. I had to move, But the puddle, and me, got all splashed. So I kept going till the corner. And then I looked back and something said, go back and shoot it ... it will never happen again just like that. This is a very ephemeral seasonal scene.
So I made myself go back, and just as I got myself positioned and focused... yep another car and splash! Now I have to wait for it to all settle down again. And I say to to the Gods (who made me go back and do this): "let no other car come." None did.
But as I was shooting this person comes from behind me and walks into the frame! Damn, be very careful what you wish for because the God's are fickle. Ok, it will take a very long time for her to walk out of view. Now what? So I decide ... I am not going to wait. I keep shooting and just ignore the person moving through my frames. I am shooting into the sun with a relatively small LCD and I cannot see much detail anyway. At least that is what I tell myself.
When I processed the images, I found the best ones of the series had the person in it. Or so I think.
Anyways, that is the little story of this picture.
Comments (26)
FaeMoon
I love this image. The reflection of the tree in the water and the sheen of wet asphalt and the texture of dirty snow... you did a great job here, and I admire you listening to your inner voice!
mystmaiden
very cool capture, glad you went back
starfire777
Excellent image and reflections!!!
Sea_Dog
We all suffer for our art. ;). Anyway this is a great B & W shot. Glad the Gods made you go back. Well done
adorety
Very cool shot and nice capture of the reflection. You don't really notice the person unless you're looking and she's so distant it acutally adds to the image. Kind of like that guy standing in the background of the Abbey Road shot of the Beatles.
Kownacki78
Beautiful!!
magnus073
This is a wonderful capture Roxy, and well worth all the trouble you went through to get it.
SidheRoseGraphics
This is a fantastic seasonal transition shot and reflection Roxy. Like Art said, you don't really notice the person at all. The reflection steals the show here. Glad you went back! Excellent capture.
Faemike55
this is more than fantastic and wonderful capture it is a peek into another realm; coupled with your narrative, it has become a gateway. Excellent
abreojos
Splish splash looks messy to me! Well worth the wait! Hang out long enough you might catch those trees budding...
photosynthesis
I love reflection shots like this & this is an outstanding example of the genre - the balance of light & dark is perfect. I find myself in this type of situation often & rarely have the patience or persistence to wait out the conditions, so hats off to you for sticktoitiveness. This puddle takes up such a large part of the image that it looks like another world that has interpenetrated ours. And that person is fairly inconsequential here - would have been fine without & is fine as is...
HopeFadesEternal
Great real life photo.... passerby and all. Looks like it could have been shot in my neighborhood. Sometimes those unexpected props in the scene, like the person walking by are just fine, they add life to the image, just go with it! Love the reflection too.
tommorules
Lovely contrasty image. I'm not familiar with your camera, but if it shoots RAW, it might be interesting to add some fill light in Adobe Camera Raw to pull out a little detail in the shadows? Just my 2p (or 2c ?!). Best, Steve
mtdana
Nice scene – I like the composition, the refection grab you attention and then the long meandering puddle and highlights on the road really carry you into the image. Sorry you got splashed but looks like you kept your camera dry – good job!
3dpoetry
WOW, incredible photography
eekdog
reminds me of my home town of Grand Forks. nice photo Roxy.
mikeerson
Snow on the ground always makes everything look so clean - well, black and whites down apply - lol I didn't see the person in the photo til I read one was there.... you could of taken a shot where the pereson wasn't there and painted a spot job on the photo - a photo touch up.... I love to clone pictures.
JuliSonne
This me going often so. I have a picture in my head and I have to be patient. Again waiting for the tram/train, waiting to the typ comes from the shop. Waiting to people, that are aware of a stencil and look up .... Photography is often how auto driving..... prescient. The mirrorings are the eyecatcher. (After that I look for in puddles always first.) You dominate the picture. Everything else is the frame. And because the road seems endless, it is an endless, wonderful duplication of the environment and the title is super!!
rhol_figament
Nice b & w, cool reflections!
Cyve
Fabulous shot... very very well done!!!
drifterlee
Excellent shot. Love it!
Blush
Excellent image Hugs Susan
Tracesl
Excellent
Chipka
Shots like this are quite amazing and that's what I love about seasonal ephemera, even though I can do without the remnants of winter still clinging to Chicago like shreds of snakeskin that haven't detached after shedding. I love the puddles and the odd, emotional geography created, the puddles themselves are those "seas of dream" or whatever you'd want to call them, and the uneven street surface would, of course be the land, where people live, perhaps fishing for dreams in those seas. Well, that's what it's like in the odd world my mind occupies, but that's OK with me. Black and white is perfect for this shot, especially since it obscures the invading pedestrian a bit, but on the flipside of that, the fact that she's shot from the rear incorporates her more easily into this shot. She's less an intrusion than another bit of ephemera. This is really superb!
shingleboot
Since the main focus is the reflection, its hard to notice the human. Great shot
rayag
Wonderful shot and effects on this !!! Thanks for comments!!!