Selfie in the Sand by mbz2662

Photography • (none) • posted on Jul 09, 2014

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While my husband and I were walking on the beach (and I was snapping photos) I happened to see our shadows reflected in some water. I seized the opportunity. I took this one and another I plan on uploading next. It's been a rough week for me. My back went out, and I am feeling sorry for myself..lol. I am n ot able to run, exercise or much of anything else :P I am hoping to get back to moving soon. I have a "photo shoot" (my first planned) Saturday, with my nephew and his wife for maternity photos in the park. (any tips/advice welcome!) I am going if I have to crawl! Have a great week! Hugs, ~Melinda~

Comments (8)

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Juliette.Gribnau

2:49AM | Wed, 09 July 2014

fantastic find and capture !!

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giulband

6:59AM | Wed, 09 July 2014

Art is art !!

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rachris480907

12:08PM | Wed, 09 July 2014

Sorry to hear about your back. I hope it heals quickly! Fun and creative shot you've posted here! I'm glad you took the time to capture it! :)

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

2:20PM | Wed, 09 July 2014

I echo a speedy recovery Melinda. This is fantastic. The only advice I will give is if you are going to shoot people in the park, watch out for three things. 1: The light will tend to be on the green side if the sun is bright, so shoot raw, then you can white balance later in post, other than that do a custom WB in camera, have the subject hold a piece of white paper, and get in close and shoot that paper for your WB. You camera manual should tell you how to perform a custom WB. 2: Watch out for harsh shadows, take a reflector with you, if you don't have one, any moderately large white area will do, even a passer by in a white shirt :) An alternative will be to seek the shaded area, but you may still need a reflector or fill flash. 3: Just be aware of the background, try to find a nice even one which isn't cluttered, and has a nice plain colour. I have seen countless shoots in parks with gaily coloured BG's and it just sucks. Stick to those and you should get some nice results. Finally if it is a dull day, consider fill flash, but NOT the pop up flash on the camera, if you have a speedlight, use that off camera is preferable. If you have no speedlight, then it is back to the reflector again :)

Adobe_One_Kenobi

2:24PM | Wed, 09 July 2014

Oh BTW If you work by custom WB keep a keen eye on the light as it changes quickly and you may need to do another WB, also if you set for sunny, and go into shaded, you will deffo need to set another custom WB

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goodoleboy

8:25PM | Wed, 09 July 2014

Stellar capture in this stellar concept, Melinda. As for reflectors and sharp shadows, Photoshop should be able to take of that. As for your physical discomfort, I emphasize with you, because not only do I have a chronic sciatica problem, but, worse yet, since March, a heel spur in my right foot that radiates up into my ankle, leaving me with a painful limp. Am seeing a podiatrist about that. But, even with those problems, I was able to tolerate several hours at the Renaissance Faire taking 445 shots of everything, whether it moved or not. Of course, it took some days to recover.

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