Sunday Post : Reflection

I love glass, don’t you?  Especially stained glass, with its jewel drop colours.  Maybe it started with my mother’s glass-fronted china cabinet.  You could look, but you’d better not touch.  There was my reflection, looking back as I coveted the Japanese ladies with their elaborate hairstyles, and the Chinese dragons and porcelain. Her husband, Joe, brought back many of the items from his days in the Merchant Navy.  Then there was the collection of bells- china and etched glass, ethereal in their beauty.

Jake’s theme for his Sunday Post this week is Reflection, and here I am, reflecting on my past.  How I longed to sing, like Diana Ross, “Reflections of the way life used to be…”

I realised the reflective qualities of glass from an early age, but I seem to forget when it comes to photography!  A pleasing window display will catch my attention, with disastrous results.

Yes, there I am, on the platform, looking in!

I did a bit better in York, but still managed to capture the odd passer-by.

If only the sun hadn’t been shining on that window.

I’m no quitter! I know how to keep repeating my mistakes.

I was better indoors, at the Greenwich Fan Museum, in London.  No sun there to get in the way.  Still a bit of reflecting going on, but beautiful fans.

Glorious fans, and a little reflection

It’s obvious I’m not good at this, and should turn my attention to other things: the reflective qualities of water, for instance.

A model boat on our park pond, with some pretty Spring blossom.

More recently I was in Whitburn village, on the north east coast, and an unusual building caught my eye.  It was once the village school and the information board recorded that the pond sometimes flooded, causing the pupils to have to sit on their desks and await rescue.  Ah, the good old days!

Reflections in Whitburn village pond

Jake didn’t stipulate that you had to submit good photos for his challenge, but he leads by example and his graphics are outstanding.  Click on the flying dragon or the links to Jakesprinter to see what everybody else made of this week’s challenge.  Me, well I could do with a little advice…

Have a look at the work of these talented bloggers:

http://thirdeyemom.com/2012/09/02/reflections-on-the-end-of-summer/

http://kap10bob.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/sunday-post-reflection/

http://thewanderlustgene.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/reflections-on-lac-bertrand/

http://seraphim6.me/2012/09/02/sunday-post-reflection-on-86400-seconds/

http://imexcited.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/sunday-post-reflection/

http://jobryantnz.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/sunday-post-reflection/

54 comments

  2. I wasn’t quite sure what you were after with the reflection shots with windows. I like shots with reflections in the windows such as the one of you reflected in the first photo. I always enjoy your photo selections and I think your photography skills are just fine 😉

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    1. Thanks Tobyo! The fabrics in the York window were really beautiful and I would have liked clear shots of them without the reflection but it was a sunny day (yay!). Can’t have everything- I was happy with the sunshine. That first one, I really didn’t realise how prominently I was in the shot. It was on a station platform and I was dodging people and trying to get the window frame straight. (I have a strong tendency to take lop-sided photos, as my husband constantly points out)
      Thanks for the vote of confidence!

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      1. oh my goodness, I have the SAME problem with my photos AND my husband reminding me of it!! now that is too darn funny!! we are kindred spirits 😉

        ah, okay, now I understand what you were trying to do. um, duh!! I knew this morning would be slow….yea, I think you should probably stay away from window shots when it’s sunny 😉

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  3. Nice one Jo 😉 I love the first few photos through windows – a problem I fully empathise with. I’ve managed to get around it on a few occasions by holding the camera lens against the window so that there’s no light or potential reflections between the two pieces of glass. It works quite well for shop windows but it all depends on the position of the items inside 🙂

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    1. Good idea Julie. I’ll give that a go. I was taking some shots of photographs on a cafe wall today and that was impossible! From any angle I got the cafe lights reflected in. Sometimes I just take photos for myself, if you know what I mean, and these were definitely in that category.

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  18. I like your post and the humor you put in it. At the end of the day, it is not about us always putting the best pictures out there but enjoying online camaraderie. 🙂 So if only for that, your response is tops.

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    1. It’s a little bit tongue in cheek, Imelda, but I’m very aware of my limitations when it comes to photography. There are some superstars out there. Thanks for your support.

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