Friday, January 21, 2011

Reflections, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

My husband took up photography quite by accident when we first got into adventure travel. Instead of merely taking snapshots, he discovered he had a good eye for composition and color, and suddenly found himself with a hobby.
One of his favorite subjects turned out to be pelicans. In the first photo, he was aiming at the two pelicans sleeping on a branch, but inadvertently included reflections of some ducks in the background, including a white one flapping its wings.
This wasn't taken on one of our adventure tours, however, but on a side trip to Busch Gardens in Florida when we were visiting our friends Sheila and Walter in the Tampa area.
The second photo is, without a doubt, a reflection, taken for no apparent reason. I call it "Seasick Reflection" because we were aboard NCL's Pride of America, for a cruise of the Hawaiian islands, and looking at the picture for more than two seconds will make you seasick!



Posted for the Weekend Reflections meme, hosted every weekend by James. Thanks, James!
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20 comments:

  1. RNSANEJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Great shots. I didn't start out to be a photographer - though I spent five days at the morgue in Miami, taking a forensic photographer course. I would so much rather take pictures of thigs other than dead bodies, though.

    By the way, check here:

    http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/02/16/are-oysters-really-aphrodisiacs.htm

    for info about oysters and aphrodisiacs. I LOVE raw oysters and could eat several dozen. In nursing school, in New Orleans, you could get them for $1.25 a dozen. Crawfish, which I also love, were 3 lbs for a dollar!

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  2. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    love the image.
    have fun over weekend reflections.

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  3. Fay CampbellJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    I love reflection photographs. I went for a year or so and seemed to focus on those. And the seasick photo is great fun. Good shots.

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  4. FrikoJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    OK, I didn't do more than glance at the second photo but even that made me a bit dizzy.

    I rushed back up to the first to collect myself.

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  5. Sylvia KJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Love them both!! Big smile for the second one! Have a lovely weekend, Kay!

    Sylvia

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  6. LeslieJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    You certainly do get around! Those pelicans don't live too far away from me!

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  7. CarolJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Great photos! The snoozing pelicans are beautiful. And I like the wavy effect in the second shot.

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  8. Mr PuddyJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Kay,
    The first photo is so beautiful, my mom said like a painting !
    MOL.. for the second one !...I think my dad know well about it : )

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  9. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Good grief, you were right about the second photo, it made me feel squeamish.

    Love the first one.

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  10. JeanJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    human can't sleep with both feet on the ground but birds do. amazing.

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  11. LesleyJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    the first one looks like a nature magazine shot!

    the second makes me a little queasy.


    hey look, the word verification is photo!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Wow - that first shot is amazing! Your husband is talented! I like the second one too.

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  13. LewJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Waves were a little rough that day? At least he is still standing. LOL! Looks like it was a fun trip.

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  14. KayJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    You both have very good photographic eyes, Kay. That second photo is definitely an interesting one.

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  15. MaraJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    I like his self portrait, although at first I wondered why you cut it in half. (at first, I got it later!)

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  16. IngridJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    The first photo is very artistic, the second rather funny, lol !

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  17. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    He is talented!
    It's an interesting portrait! :0
    Léia

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  18. 'TsukiJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Ridiculous ?! Nonsense ! The guy take nice portraits !

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  19. SerendipityJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Beautiful reflection shot!

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  20. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 22, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Boy he stumbled on the right hobby and we're fortunate to share the results! That last photo is funny!

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