Puddle Reflections, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

In my previous photo I showed you the Lions Gate bridge from the drone, a couple of hundred feet up.

Here we see the same Lions Gate bridge but from underneath it. I also wanted to post a Blue Hour photo, its been a while since I've done that.

I was walking back to my car with my drone, satisfied with my flying, when I noticed this puddle reflection. I couldn't help but set up my tripod and take a few shots.

Hope you like this one as much as I do :)

delpeoples, pajaran, jhm, papagolf21, ikeharel, ktanska, COSTANTINO, ourania, mcmtanyel, PaulVDV, alvaraalto, Royaldevon, adramad has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (148260) 2017-02-03 23:23

Hi Craig,
Lovely lights capture, very beautiful with these water reflections, well managed, good perspective and depth, tfs.

emka (158860) 2017-02-03 23:32

Hello Craig, Lovely blue hour shot. I like the view of the bridge with the starlets, nice reflections in the pond. Excellent colours and sharpness. Very attractive unexpected view.

Have a nice weekend MAlgo

delpeoples (60342) 2017-02-03 23:44

Gidday Craig

What a cracker! A great photo, superbly composed and realised. The reflections are stunning and you chose the vertical frame which gave it the most impact. I love the rich deep blue tones of the Blue Hour. A stunning shot.

Love you new profile pic and yep, you're welcome here any time!

Cheers
Lisa

jhm (211738) 2017-02-04 0:32

Hello Craig,

Always very pleasant to make a picture with reflection in a puddle.
Sure with a nice subject if the bridge and fantastic light.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-02-04 0:35

Bonjour, cher Craig,
Encore une photo prestigieuse qui fait plaisir à voir. La beauté d'ensemble surprend le lecteur.
Je ne peux plus mettre cette photo dans les favoris, j'ai atteint le quota selon le site (ou alors, il faut supprimer d'autres photos...???).
Amitiés.
Philippe

ikeharel (114629) 2017-02-04 0:53

Hello Craig,
Almost before complete darkness, managed a POV with the already illuminated bridge on a puddle.
There is a super clear view at the reflection, and original colors kept. It looks muddy over there, but I assume you were carful to post the tripod on a firm ground...
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

BennyV (34780) 2017-02-04 1:13

Superb reflection indeed! The picture would work with just the bottom half (though it 'd be a weirder, more unreal one). Great colours in spite of the dark.

Cheers

Benny

holmertz (103642) 2017-02-04 1:38

Hello Craig,
This was definitely worth the extra trouble of setting up the tripod once again. It would have been a very catchy blue hour photo even without the help of he puddle, but the reflections create a shining bow along the left side which makes the photo stand out among the thumbnails.
Great job done,
Have a nice weekend,
Gert

ktanska (45070) 2017-02-04 2:12

Hi Craig,
What luck you had finding that puddle under the bridge. You don't expect to such opportunities and what a joy it is to find one. Green details look so good. Blue hour light is just right and reflections are very very sharp.
Kari

Nicou (193814) 2017-02-04 2:54

Hlelo

Avec le reflet sur le plan d'eau quel pont quel cadrage et mise en valeur et ces lumières vertes quelle compo et vue sueprbe iamge.
Bravo et amitié
nicou

kasianowak (17676) 2017-02-04 5:48

Hi Craig
I was trying to guess, looking at the thumbnail, what the photo was of... and it's a reflection! Well spotted and photographed - glad to hear you haven't abandoned your good three-legged friend tripod since you bought the drone. ;-)
The bridge toghether with the reflection looks like a beautiful necklace.
Have a nice weekend
Kasia

Sergiom (117241) 2017-02-04 6:41

Ciao Craig,

Une petite merveille cette photo. Tu as parfaitement profité de la flaque d'eau et des lumières qui éclairent le pont. L'heure bleue à son meilleur qui nous offre un spectacle extraordinaire.

Bon samedi

Serge

No_One (4) 2017-02-04 8:35

Hi Craig
This makes me think of Christmas with the good and green tones. How cool is it when a puddle gives a new view like this. Many people curse the rain but not the eagle eyed photographer! Well spitted
Cheers
Noel

COSTANTINO (117814) 2017-02-04 8:40

Hello dear Craig amd have a nice Sunday
you took a beautiful poto the right timing
I like the way you captured this photo
with the reflected lights
I really like the view of the bridge
during the blue hur
greetings
regards
Costantino

ourania (51103) 2017-02-04 11:11

Hello Craig,
what an original and fascinating image you created, inspired by an eye-catching reflection! I like your dynamic composition very much, it fills the frame and makes our glance dart from side to side. I also like the rich texture of the lights and the dark colours, the sharp silhouettes and the impact of the humble materials in the foreground; contrasts are superb. The reflection is exquisite. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great weekend,
Ourania

carlo62 (81265) 2017-02-04 15:27

Ciao Craig
che bello questo colpo, esposizione fantastica, dalle luci del ponte al riflesso, fino ad arrivare al cielo che va a schiarire.
Buona domenica
Carlo

mcmtanyel (69255) 2017-02-04 19:33

Hello Craig,
So, you took the trouble of setting up your tripod and it shows. Free to take a time exposure, you could turn down the ISO and get this noise free, crisp photo. That is my problem, I don't even bother to carry a tripod any more and I depend on high ISO to take night exposures and the noise shows. Well seen and well executed, congrats!
Regards,
MT
PS. I did step out of the car for Edinburg Barn. The windshield and windows were too dirty to photograph from inside the car.

rychem (72187) 2017-02-04 20:57

The bridge itself and the colorful ights are very attractive and you found the place with excellent reflections, very well spotted and realised
regards Ryszard

lousat (139992) 2017-02-05 2:04

Hi Craig,the 2 most original pics of this bridge in its history,no doubts..ehehe..this lovely view under the bridge before the drone capture,as you know i like a lot reflections,and these in the big puddle are amazing,very very bright and sharp,well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Tue (93458) 2017-02-05 3:14

Hello Craig,
Wow, the bridge looks really impressive from this POV much closer to the ground too. It is illuminated so wonderfully and the puddle reflected it so amazingly too. The sharpness is really terrific! Excellent photo work!
Lars

npecanhuk (79329) 2017-02-05 4:06

Hello Craig!
Wonderful bridge!
Magnificent night picture of it!
Wow! You had a great idea and did a superb photo job!
Sharpness, management of light, colors, vertical format, chosen pov and, above all, composition are all excellent and totally successful photo qualities that I truly enjoy!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

PaulVDV (63478) 2017-02-05 15:25

Hello Craig,
Wow, these reflections are very clear and sharp!
I like that blue-green contrast very much.
Excellent composition and execution.
Best regards, Paul

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-02-06 0:37

Hello Craig
A great artistic composition with this razorblade reflection of the green illuminated bridge in the puddle. But also a little sinister scene with the special lightning of the surrounding and the fence under the bridge.
Beautiful work
Have a good week
Groet Rob

Royaldevon (86480) 2017-02-08 7:36

Hello Craig,

Oh, no wonder you couldn't resist this; a lighted bridge, stanchions with geometric shapes, taken from a most attractive angle .... and a puddle for reflections!
It's a fine composition set up well against a blue hour sky.
Excellent!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
In answer to your query, no it wasn't Len. He was behind me taking his own shots!

adramad (73452) 2017-02-09 10:47

Hi, Craig.
Spectacular and very beautiful composition, the structure of this bridge looks great at blue hour, highlighting very well with its illumination, on the blue sky, fantastic reflections of the same in this pool of the foreground.
Very pretty colorful in a very effective tones.
Good lighting management and superb sharpness.
Great image. My congratulations.
All the best and have a good day.
Luis.

gervaso (28435) 2017-02-10 2:45

Hello, Craig!

Wonderful capture of this bridge, with wonderful colors of the blue hour and from a very nice low POV, which makes it look really imposing! But the most beautiful and interesting detail of the photo is this great reflection on the puddle you found! Great composition! Wonderful job!

Cricri (176) 2017-02-10 8:14