Tip – Reflections

Reflections

By Peter Thoeny, one of our Digital Photo Academy instructors in San Francisco.

Ask, how can reflections bring balance to a scene? 

Don’t forget vertical reflections using glass.

A picture containing outdoor, building, sky, night

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Example: Ask, how can reflections bring balance to a scene? Water reflection, no wind after midnight; at Mission Bay, San Francisco, California

A picture containing sky, outdoor, water, suspension bridge

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Example: Smooth water reflection with long exposure; Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Example: Patterns and reflections at low tide; at Baker Beach, with Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

A picture containing tree, night, outdoor, reflection

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Example: Smooth water reflection at Hakone Gardens, Saratoga, California

A bird walking in water

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Example:  Water reflection in daytime, bird looking for food; at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California

A picture containing footwear, outdoor, clothing, person

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Example: Don’t forget vertical reflections using glass; Vertical reflection on glass, Como, Italy

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography, http://bit.ly/qualityHDR

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