During the holidays, the city of Wiesbaden (or more accurately, a bunch of sponsors) puts up an ice skating rink. It's very popular. This young man is one of the attendants, I suppose, as he and two of his compatriots were out after the ice machine did its thing, waiting for the surface to refreeze enough to let the hordes back out. I was shooting into the sun's reflection, and this is pretty much what I was hoping to get. Yes, part is blown out in the reflection. :-)
Processing is not too involved - the blue comes from a Virtual Photographer filter plug-in called satin steel.
[Jan. 6th, 2009 01:48:31 PM]
A shout out and thanks to Claire - lovethelight for the fav!
[Jan. 7th, 2009 08:07:07 AM]
And a shout out and thanks to Paul - ubique for a comment that certainly made entering this FS worthwhile.
Post challenge - Many thanks to all the commenters - I very much appreciate you taking the time to view the image!
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OMG OMG!! There's someone trapped under the ice!! ...oh wait, just a reflection. False alarm.
I'm gaining a better appreciation for these types of shots, much thanks to you, Deb.
Yes. Some people can do this accidentally, and get away with it (of course, most of them would throw it away).
But you did it deliberately. And luckily for us, you didn't throw it away. And it's very good.
Interesting reflections. Nice placement of the legs. Keeps my attention. Not sure I like the blue cast even though it could be to add a wintery feel. How about b&w w/o the blue?
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