Tip of the Day – Play With Reflections - Part 3

When the glass is less smooth and the water is more disturbed, objects are less recognizable.

Harbor, Honfleur, France (9 April 2023)

The next ‘River Cruise Diary’ entry will be from this quaint old town near the mouth of the Seine River. The tiny harbor is fronted by colorful townhouses. The water surface is not smooth but not disturbed enough to mistake what you’re seeing.

Brookside Gardens, Maryland (16 April 2012)

The fresh green of early spring leaves is reflected off this local pond. If I simply shot that same set of trees in the air, it would have been quite ordinary. As a reflection, it takes on impressionist qualities. Upside down, it provokes further. This is another shot that can work flipped so the trees are growing upward...and painted by Monet on a bad day.

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague (25 December 2009)

Christmas morning in Prague. We were lucky to be lodging near the great national cathedral and would walk past it to get anywhere else in town. On this day, the wet walkway reflected one of the church towers. I have plenty of shots of the building and its details. Now and then, one needs to see a subject in a different way. In this case, reflected in a puddle.

Light Snakes and Worms (22 January 2023)

Finally, another way to make abstract images is to use a slower shutter speed and move the camera at the same time. The railing on my back deck has a string of lights. On this rainy night, the lights are reflected off the top of a wet table cover. I moved the camera during a longer exposure.

So, there you have it. There are interesting images out there that you can make...made more so when they include or are exclusively reflections.

This will be the last post of the year.
We wish you and yours a fine holiday season and a promising New Year.