Peter Bok ● Photo Journal 卜利泉 ( 光●影●情●事 ): Beauty of the pairs 美麗的配搭

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Beauty of the pairs 美麗的配搭

Three pairs of geese swim in the flowing stream,

I am touring the Yalu River in day-dream.

The running waters like silk with splashing waves

The waterfall looks milky as if a gauze is laid

A few days ago, I went to a small pond in Unionville to take photos. The south end of the pond has a long pedestrian bridge. Water from the pond runs beneath the bridge to a small stream. It forms a small waterfall and a group of geese swim nearby. Children play on the grassland and adults sit around to enjoy their leisure.

I was watching the running waters flowing from the pond to the small stream and the shape of the fall waters is so charming. A pair of ladies sat closely and enjoyed chit-chat by the water. I went to a BBQ table just behind them and put my camera bag on the table as my camera tripod and accomplished this album. I used a slow shutter speed (less than 1/5 seconds) to make the running waters look milky but to make the moving geese clear and sharp is much difficult with more patience required.

Photo equipment:
Nikon D300s, Nikon GP-1 GPS
AF-S VR Zoom-nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G

流水落花鴨三雙，南柯夢遊鴨鹿江。
溪水絲絲濺浪花，瀑布油油織薄紗。

日前，獨自走到多倫多裕仁圍的一個池塘獵影。池塘的南端有一條行人長橋，池水從橋底流向小溪，形成小小的瀑布。一群水鴨便在小瀑布下暢游。岸邊青草地，小孩嬉戲，成人閑坐聊天。我看着池水從橋底從上向下流到小溪，流水的形態是多麼的美妙。一雙女子坐在水邊，對著流水聊天。我走到她們背後的一張野餐枱坐下。我將相機放在枱上的相機袋，充當三腳架，拍攝了這輯照片。要拍攝流水如「牛奶」，要用慢速快門(少於1/5秒)，但同時要將活動中的水鴨拍得清淅便很困難和要有耐性了。

Three pairs of geese swim in the flowing stream,
I am touring the Yalu River in day-dream.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/5.6 at 1/200sec ISO200
流水落花鴨三雙，南柯夢遊鴨鹿江。

On the bridge is a group of people, and two on the floor.
Stream flows like a waterfall, they watch the swimming geese of all.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @82mm f/5.6 at 1/400sec ISO200
橋上一群人、橋下兩個人；橋下瀑布流、橋上望鴨游。

The falling water sounds and bubbles look round.
This one appears lazy and that one is really happy.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/13 at 1/125sec ISO200
流水潺潺，濺起碧波；這邊懶散，那廂游戈。

Two minus one
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/13 at 1/40sec ISO200
二減一

The running waters like silk with splashing waves.
The waterfall looks milky as if gauze is laid.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/40 at 1/2sec ISO100
溪水絲絲濺浪花，瀑布油油織薄紗。

On the rock I look clean and bright.
The falling waters have pairs of creamy white.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/40 at 1/5sec ISO100
石上獨自清，水下兩分明。

The leaves on the bridge grow slender and green.
The waterfall beneath appears white and clean.
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @300mm f/40 at 1/5sec ISO100
橋邊綠葉青，水面白露明。

Silk milk, private whisper, fine rain?
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @200mm f/40 at 1/4sec ISO100
絲乳、私語、絲絲小雨？

Running waters, oily waters, milky waters?
First sight, second glance and eternal hope?
Nikon D300s, AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @170mm f/32 at 1/5sec ISO100
流水、油水、乳水？一望、再望、永盼望？