Valladolid Week Four - Reflections

This picture... spirits dancing... it wasn't even Halloween or Day of the Dead.

 However, this picture that I captured the other night caused me to think more 

about reflections and distorted images. 

Is there a technique, an art, or just trickery to capturing interesting reflections?

When and how to capture the best?

Let's find out.

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When the overnight rain finally let up, I spent the morning hours looking for reflections,

 Caught a few so-so...

Caught a good one,

Caught many bad ones that will not see. the light of day...

In the end, I keep learning.

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Riding the down elevator, behind me was the first reflection...

Once outdoors, I walked...

a light drizzle, ducking under overhangs.

Hey, there is a puddle with a reflection...

And then another one...

better look twice at this one... did you spot the three layers?

As I started seeing more water reflections,

umbrellas re-opened everywhere.

People were hugging the buildings,

I could see the walls reflecting umbrellas.

Ducked through an open church door...

 more reflections were inside...

Once back on the street, the outdoor dining areas 

had raised their protective glass partitions to keep the tables and chairs dry.

The world globe shows a large gap between Melbourne and Madrid, as reflected here.

Melbourne,  eh Mate?

Is it a sign of self-confidence how far away from the wall someone walks?

Not in this case, the roof overhang was shielding both her and I from the rain.

 I remained under the overhang... waiting.

... as more people came out.

Racing against the clock and the rain...

His reflection looks to be beating him by a centimeter or two...

This Halloween store display was entertaining and spooky...

...until it took a weird turn... !

Who's possessing whom now?

While we are experimenting with dark reflections, let's try something less weird.

like this... 

it has that proper London look.

Or this...

Break Dancing?

And finally, the next day, the sun came out.

Working with reflections can be challenging, with surprising results. There were a lot of learning shots and one good capture. You decided which is which.

That was this week's self-taught lesson in growing one's photography skills.

Ride safe, ride far, my friends.

CCjon