A couple of weeks ago, a friend asked me if I could put together a collection of images containing reflections.  I responded with "Sure, but I don't think I have very many.  I'll go look."

Well, I was wrong and the review became an interesting exercise ...

• There were far more images with reflections in them than I had imagined... I stopped collecting when I reached 37.
  • I forgot that many of the images of shore birds naturally have reflections as it is a part of the environment they live in.
• I have used reflections to project things that were not in the direct path of the lens.  "Upside Down" reflects what's coming up in the flight path.
• Reflections were a part of images that I hadn't thought about  ... my attempts at taking still life like the "Blue Bowl".
• They have been used to distort reality and thereby emphasizing it ... the Lotus reflections are an example of this.
• Mostly, though, reflections emphasized the story I was attempting to tell by adding dimensionality to the image as is the case with the "Lone Willet" shown above.

When I think about it, it is a bit odd that we go through life "not thinking" about the reflections we see. They are natural and our brain eliminates them from our thinking ... until we see them in a photo or painting.

I put those images in a gallery on my web site.  You can find it here: http://naturallightimages.zenfolio.com/p433445213

My favorites are:

• Number 1   ... "Upside Down"
• Number 6   ... "Serenity"
• Number 15 ... "Willets on an Islet"
• Number 24 ... "Blue Bowl"
• Number 26 ... "The Big Splash"  (It was the top amateur winner in an Audubon contest)
• Number 28 ... "Light as a Feather"
• Number 37 ...  "Lone Willet"

What are yours?

Again, you can find the gallery here http://naturallightimages.zenfolio.com/p433445213

As always, I appreciate you taking the time to look and comment!

Later,

Adam