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Posted on 02/03/12 11:24:59 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
We've always taken the same approach to reflecting in rainy puddles as reflecting in glass here on the forum. But looking at a puddle the other day, it seemed to me that reflections in rippling puddles actually behave quite differently. Can you take a look at a rainy puddle, if it rains over the next week, and see if you can produce a more convincing result than we've used before? Starting image is here. 
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Posted on 02/03/12 4:07:19 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
 _________________ My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. |
Posted on 02/03/12 11:50:28 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
A cool banner Sophie  |
Posted on 03/03/12 12:03:15 PM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 576 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Steve asked us to have a look at rain puddles, well I have been working in South Wales this week and the rain down there resembles a tsunami.  |
Posted on 04/03/12 02:17:19 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
 _________________ I aim to give pause. |
Posted on 04/03/12 09:57:56 AM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
 Thanks James. |
Posted on 04/03/12 10:20:12 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
This is my interpretation having Googled a vast number of puddles. It seems that water only needs distortion, if there is something to make it distort, i.e. wind, or the odd cat. If nothing, then water seems to act like a mirror and in some images there is a surprising equality of brightness between the water reflection and what is being reflected. My take on this is that you would not see through it, only perhaps at the edges where there is minimal depth. I have darkened the road and pavement to simulate where the water has drained away but the surface is still wet. Prepared to crash and burn on this one. Are you going to show us Steve? Nick  |
Posted on 04/03/12 11:16:11 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
There's been no shortage of rain here lately. I went out earlier to check out the road. The rain was down to a drizzle and the road was still wet. I noticed that puddles had formed in the parts of the road that were slightly concave. The other thing I noticed was the abundance of potholes!! http://vimeo.com/37889085  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 04/03/12 10:24:08 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Slightly off track here Steve - first water attempt -- nevertheless my initial try evolved into this -- besides all of our puddles over here are frozen { brrrrr} -- Cheers http://users.eastlink.ca/~fbwhite/rainstreet.jpg Frank  |
Posted on 06/03/12 02:44:15 AM |
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Deb Raskin
Bodywork Boss Posts: 63 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
They rolled in after the downpour.  |
Posted on 06/03/12 04:08:19 AM |
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bayer2012
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Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Well, here's my idea for this week. Web photo album： http://img165.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20120306/12/55254612201203061202582407544190274_000.jpg |
Posted on 06/03/12 04:09:06 AM |
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bayer2012
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Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Well, here's my idea for this week. Web photo album： http://img165.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20120306/12/55254612201203061202582407544190274_000.jpg  |
Posted on 06/03/12 6:39:57 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
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Posted on 06/03/12 7:22:23 PM |
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munchonu
Horror Master Posts: 277 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Last one for a couple of weeks, off on a trip in the camper  |
Posted on 06/03/12 10:51:11 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Enjoying all your images folks. Nice dancers Doug, Bayer and Garfileld. Reminds me of Elton John's Tiny dancer written by Bernie Taupin, especially Doug's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6kSnvEIpM&feature=related I'm still away, so difficult to do PS for me for a week or two after the laptop died even though the replacement seems quite good. Doug, camper-van!, try a tent while cycling in the rain  . We just have good excuse for great food after and rush back to tents.
Enjoy it, sounds great...... 
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Posted on 06/03/12 11:05:11 PM |
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munchonu
Horror Master Posts: 277 Reply |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Cheers Trevor, keeping my fingers crossed for decent weather. Doug |
Posted on 06/03/12 11:49:16 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/rainstreet-2.gif |
Posted on 07/03/12 09:30:58 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
 _________________ "Art is a blade of grass ... and in a moment I will eat it." |
Posted on 07/03/12 7:54:26 PM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Not had much rain, just the odd drizzle here in S.A. so working from memory an that aint great!!   |
Posted on 07/03/12 8:31:05 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 392: Rainy reflections
Found a bit of time for this week's challenge. When I looked at the puddle outside my house I noticed that the reflections were very clear except in a couple of places where the wind had whipped up quite a chop on the surface - ruffling it a lot. I have tried to make my reflections like this - but I may have buried them in the rain!  _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
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