I love the substance and power of the polished surface and its ability to reflect any number of subjects.  As a photographer, windows provide endless material for serious work and play.  A leader of a photography workshop I once took opened the first session by saying "light is everything", and that is true in every element of photography.  The camera lens is merely following the photographer's instructions on how to deal with light, making certain decisions necessary before you even begin to adjust camera settings.  Is the light too bright?  Is it too flat?  Do I need to fill with light from another source?  Is it being filtered by fog or smog?  Is what I am seeing within the potential depth of field of the lens?  These are some of the questions that make photography exciting and challenging, and little traps are everywhere.

Despite the fact that the "selfie" has become a pop culture phenomenon, I do my very best not to include myself in a shot intended to include reflection.  Just by shifting my position in relation to the subject, I can accomplish that.  Sometimes, however, the interest or excitement of a particular subject overrides logic and, lo and behold, this photographer ends up somewhere in the image.  Here are two examples of that.

The first is a shot I took at the Santa Fe Farmers' Market/Railyard area of a garage door reflecting buildings on the other side of the rail tracks.

railyard reflection

The shot below is of a bakery door in Bamberg, Germany.

bakery reflection, Bamberg, Germany

May all your reflections be good.

until next Monday,

DB

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