Photography Tips | How To Photograph Reflections In Water
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | An Abandon Debris of an Old Airplane at Bario Sarawak
There are many tips on how to photograph reflections in water. The best time of the day, depending on location maybe during early morning or during late afternoon and if you choose to photograph a reflection at the lake where it was quite busy with the people like at Phewa Lake in Nepal is during early morning when the lake was calm (because less people paddling a boat on the lake, less ripples) , so there were no ripples in the water and you will get picture perfect postcard of Annapurna Range. It’s like a giant mirror were laid on the lake surface.
Anyway, I’m not here to discuss about the best time of the day, what I wanted to share with you that few people mention is that, in order to get the best reflection on the water is to get your camera as close as possible to the water surface. If possible, few inches from the water. I will never get that kind of reflections of the abandon airplane if I took the shot in standing position. I get lower to the water surface, about less than one feet from the water and I almost fell into the lake to get the shot. I know, I might get a better reflections on the water if I get a little bit lower but then, I don’t want to get myself into a military position, I mean, face down like sniper’s prone position. On the other hand if you have a camera with flipping LCD screen at the back of your DSLR, then it would be easy for you to compose.
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Road To Bario | (Left) Nancy and Harriss Hill View Lodge
For those of you wanted to photograph this beast, then you have to fly to Bario, but if you wanted to try your skill at photographing reflections, you don’t have to go far, maybe just outside of your house, especially after the rains, where there is a puddles by the roadside.
Anyway, the location of the abandon debris of the airplane were taken not very far from Nancy and Harriss Hill View Lodge in Bario. Just don’t ask me on how it get there, I don’t have much time to interview local people here about the plane, furthermore, there were few people around here at the time of shooting for me to look for an answer. Maybe you can do that for me, or if someone from Kelabits reading my blog, feel free to contact me and give me an answer about the plane.
Now you already get some tips about photographing a reflections in water and you also get a better idea on how to locate this airplane, if you happens to be in Miri, why don’t take a quick flight to Bario and maybe just stay one night here. I stayed at Mustapha Lodge, just less than five minute walk to the left side of Nancy and Harriss Lodge. There are many lodge and hostel to choose around.
