Mirror Pond

Darcy Grizzle

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That is what I am calling this pond, the second pond we came upon at Bloedel Reserve. They actually call it Mid Pond, the first feature created by Prentice Bloedel with advice from his friend and landscape architect Thomas Church.

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JimFox

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That is a awesome mirror, an appropriate name by you.

I will go the opposite of Alan, I think the reflection is already dark enough.

Reflections are technincally 2 stops darker. And that’s how a camera will capture them, and it’s also why it’s common for a camera to expose for the darker reflection and then overexpose and blow out the non reflected are. But... and this is a big But... personally I process my shots according to how my eye saw the scene and not how the camera captured it. And our eye/brain human lens/camera combo which has incredible dynamic range will brighten the reflection all by itself. So since I never actually see a reflection as 2 stops darker, I don’t process it that way.

Anyway... that’s my take on reflections... :rolleyes:
 
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