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Many Faces

"Many Faces" First in a series of natural faces along the banks of the Charles River in Massachusetts. I've counted 23 seperate faces in this sho...
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"Many Faces" First in a series of natural faces along the banks of the Charles River in Massachusetts. I've counted 23 seperate faces in this shot
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Mar, 2010

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken along RT 16 in South Natick, MA on the Charles River

Time

About mid-afternoon

Lighting

Lighting: overcast and just after a rain. One of the rare times when the Charles River is calm enough for reflections

Equipment

Sony Cybershot set at 100 ISO. Hand held and no flash

Inspiration

I wanted a shot of the statue on top of the rock. So, I took the shot normally at horizontal. Then I took a second shot vertically. When you play back a vertical photo on a digital camera it show the shot horizontally which is when I noticed the face (s). 22 of them actually. I didn't even notice it until the camera played it back horizontally. Now I go out and look for similar shots by looking at an object sideways at times to see what i can see.

Editing

I do the same processing for all my pics. Either tilt correction. Usually increase the contrast about 5 to 8 percent and light or darken about the same percentage. My rule of thumb: if it isn't there I don't add it.

In my camera bag

Equipment in my bag: Lens cloth, tissue and cleaner in my pocket and the camera slung over my shoulder.

Feedback

The statue is a common sight along RT 16 with various stories to go with it such as: The girl who lived in the house next to it drowned on the river and her parents put up the statue in her memory. The rock changes with the seasons, sometimes full featured and surrounded by green or Autumn colors, other times almose skull like in the Winter seasons. And, of course, you need calm water for reflections. Part of a series called "Many Faces" in which I look for "faces" occuring naturally in nature and almost but not always through reflecting water. Try to look past the obvious and let your imagination guide your sight. Look at things sideways or upside down in your mind.

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