1y ago

Finally got a reflection photo I'm happy with!

I always try to get mirrored photos, and I'm never really happy with them. This one happened totally unplanned. I've got the best dog ❤️

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Really great shot. Really. You can sell this.
- I'm super happy with this one. So glad Bowie helped out.
  I do a calendar for Christmas, I think this would make an awesome addition for 2025.
  
  Hell yeah. Great calendar. Could probably get a good price on the dog, too. Handsome feller.
Bowie knew what you were after, he's got your back
- He even got the composition right. I was at the limit of my zoom at the other end of the pool, if I was closer I would have probably made the image too tight.
What a beautiful whippet!
At first glance it looked like a dog on a stick.
Probably a large ask of your doggo, but have you tried a slightly long-term exposure? I know longer term exposures will smooth out the ripples and provide a better glass-like reflection, but I’m unsure how long that would be, and whether or not your dog would willingly sit there for that long.
- Oh heck. I usually have to shoot around 1/800th of a second to avoid a blurry dog. Indoor I'll go as low as 1/160th because Bowie is better at posing.
  To even out water I'd need to shoot a 1 second exposure at least 😄(I've tried these in the past) it's not happening 😁
  Though... I do wonder if a 1/160th would be enough to even out the water a little 🤔🤔🤔 because you're right it's pretty jittery
  
  “He’s vibrating!” LOL
  
  Another, more Photoshop heavy solution is to take multiple photos in burst mode (say, 5x 1/800) and then load them all in a single Photoshop file, align them, and do median blending. This should smooth out the ripples as well I think, although I'd only apply this to the bottom to ensure you don't get artifacts on doggo.
Now rotate it 180° and put it on the wall.
Beautiful

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