Picture of the day - February 21, 2008

Reflections of Lofoten

Photo courtesy of Frank Hansen. The essence of photography is the process of capturing light and storing the resulting image on film or a memory card, later to be printed or displayed in some fashion. There are countless factors that affect the way that light enters a camera lens, and today's picture by photographer Frank Hansen serves as a wonderful example of several of them. In this beautiful photograph from Lofoten, Norway you can see how the heavy, low cloud cover contrasts sharply with the light expanse of sky on the right, and the rich color of the house makes it the focal point of the image. But perhaps the most striking thing about the image is the beautiful reflection in the puddle. It just goes to show that most any body of water is capable of creating a gorgeous reflection, even a lowly puddle left over from melting snow or a rainfall. The camera and settings used to capture this image are as follows: Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital SLR Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/100 of a second Aperture: f/6.3 ISO: 100   Visitor Comments... Name: Ron E. Trees Town: Spokane, WA WOW, what a beautiful picture today. So much color and tack sharp!! I like this one a lot!   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"