Reflections are everywhere – in mirrors, windows, puddles, the ocean, lakes, in architecture and more. Here’s 27 images that all feature reflections of one kind or another. Which do you like most?
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64 Responses to “27 Resplendent ‘Reflections’ Images to Inspire You” - Add Yours
March 3rd, 2012 at 12:26 am
Awesome set of reflections! I’m guessing this week we’ll be looking at reflections
Here’s one that I took not too long ago – it’s nothing compared to what’s posted above!
http://www.phogropathy.com/amazing-purple-sunset/
March 3rd, 2012 at 12:52 am
I thought I had my favorites picked out, but as I scrolled through the rest – they’re all simply gorgeous. The photographers should be very proud of such beautiful work. What a lovely way to start my Friday!
March 3rd, 2012 at 1:15 am
@Erin – I’m with you 100% This is an amazing set there really isn’t a favorite for me!
March 3rd, 2012 at 1:34 am
Great, I love reflection in photos
Here is another good one
http://500px.com/photo/4488167
March 3rd, 2012 at 1:38 am
Picture #2: I was in that same spot for the Prosser Balloon Rally in Washington State last year:
March 3rd, 2012 at 1:39 am
Oh…apparently you can’t insert html in here. Here’s the link to the picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61340008@N02/6190721224/in/photostream
March 3rd, 2012 at 1:57 am
Oh i forgot to vote… #3 is my favorite
March 3rd, 2012 at 2:22 am
beautiful reflections. Creativity makes it all happen.
here’s mine
http://raghavendra-mobilephotography.blogspot.com/2011/09/creative-reflections.html
March 3rd, 2012 at 2:38 am
I liked the golden mountain most. Here is one of mine, of a high altitude lake in India, Dhankar Lake.
http://blogs.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/2007/07/two-pictures-from-spiti.html
March 3rd, 2012 at 2:40 am
Such a beautiful selection of photos. I recently took this photo of reflections in an ice covered lake in the UK. http://www.earthandsky.eu/?p=88
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:19 am
What’s my favorite? I like them all! Nicely done! Although the 11th photo, the one with the bird about to land, that’s the winner for me. To get that shot with that kind of color (if natural and no PP involved), well, let’s just say it would be very difficult to try and replicate that shot. You must be waiting to shoot at the right place at the right time and must have clicked the shutter at the exact moment just before the bird landed.
I also use reflections in my type of photography – Automotive Photography.
When I take my still shots, sometimes having a body of water around, even a puddle, can give that much needed oomph to spice up a photo. Much like this still shot of an orange Ford Focus ST with its reflection on a puddle of water:
http://custompinoyrides.com/2011/08/focus-on-this-ford-and-tell-me-what-you-see/
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:35 am
The Cloud Gate (Bean) sculpture in downtown Chicago makes for some really cool reflections. This is the best shot I’ve gotten. It’s cool even though it’s raining.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tallok/6476718745/
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:37 am
Not all reflections need water…
http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/details-harley-davidson/
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:42 am
Wow, these are some pretty amazing images. I love the shot with the mirror in the background.
Here’s a few from a recent (last summer) trip to Jenny Lake in the Tetons:
http://jeffejensen.blogspot.com/2011/07/jenny-lake.html
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:45 am
Erik – that is a great image!
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:51 am
A very nice collection of photos but a majority of them have had fairly heavy-handed HDR processing applied to them. A lighter, subtler touch would have conveyed the same atmosphere without veering towards the cartoonish.
March 3rd, 2012 at 4:02 am
The first one is very striking, but I like several of them.
Here are a few I took while on a shoot for a client here in Asheville, NC.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11218418@N08/6946715315/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11218418@N08/2681358580/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11218418@N08/2681364396/sizes/l/in/photostream/
March 3rd, 2012 at 4:03 am
Here is one of a lake in France. Like a mirror:
http://wildlifeencounters.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Scenes-of-France/G0000BzQXTlspD3c/I0000WQPaP1KqHfk
March 3rd, 2012 at 5:03 am
Great reflection photos! WOW! Love “I’ve reached the end of the World”, “Quarter Past 5″, “Time to Reflect”, and “A Perfect Morning at Glacier National Park”. Reflections are well-loved by almost anyone – we’ve gone to doing a signed, limited edition copy of our ‘Sunrise at Sylan Lake’ too http://www.dakotavisions.com/blackhillsphotography/h1f083529#h1f083529
March 3rd, 2012 at 8:38 am
Nice
March 3rd, 2012 at 8:39 am
These are all beautiful. I think my favorites are the reflection of the city lights, the one with the fog, and the capsule looking building.
March 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 am
They are almost all exquisite but my fave would be one with the boy looking what seems to be a train window.
March 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 am
Beautiful!
My versions of “reflection” pictures are here:
http://www.maxbelloni.com/2008/09/27/mont-cenis-lake-at-dusk/
http://www.maxbelloni.com/2008/09/27/mont-cenis-lake-in-the-evening/
(HDR…
March 3rd, 2012 at 10:41 am
Like the first one most.
March 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 am
These are some of the best reflection photos I’ve ever seen.
I’m especially partial to reflections created as a side effect of rain, such as with the street in Poland.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/4274818672/
March 3rd, 2012 at 11:11 am
Very nice set of shots!
March 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 am
These are all amazing shots! Thanks for posting, Darren!
March 3rd, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Awesome reflection images! A few were not awesome but still, good!
March 3rd, 2012 at 6:25 pm
What about turning the reflection upside down?
Leon Cathedral.”>
March 3rd, 2012 at 6:58 pm
I was very intrigued tot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roriito/6088776415/in/photostream
March 3rd, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Great images!
Maybe my four-eyed fish suits here, too?
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/1115082/display/14314662
March 3rd, 2012 at 8:52 pm
I really like what you can do with reflections. Here is one I took some time ago:
http://www.michielhulst.com/bw/construction-2/
March 4th, 2012 at 2:40 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tzveyeger/6548252803/in/photostream
March 4th, 2012 at 4:10 am
Very nice shots, tough to pick “best one” (is there ever a “best one”???
)
Here is one that I took of downtown Madison, WI showing the convention center and buildings reflected in Lake Monona
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56350902@N02/6653838675/
March 4th, 2012 at 6:13 am
I like the dance of joy by Gary.
March 4th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Got a few reflection photos here (in things other than water, too!).
http://christopherhoniball.com/blog/full-width/personal-work-nashville-photography/
March 4th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Great pictures on this page.
Here is one of mines :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49749846@N07/5700479434/
March 4th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Great pictures on this page.
Here is one of mine :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49749846@N07/5700479434/
March 4th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
A statue by Georg Kolbe admiring herself in the water:
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/gomaja/6486296581/in/photostream/lightbox/
March 5th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
I love the image of the building reflected in the puddle on the cobblestone road. I loved all these images. They are all well done, great post-production. Fabulous job.
I do have one question/comment ; Are shadows reflections? I never thought of them in those terms, but I am going to review my thoughts on this!
March 6th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
This is perhaps the most impressive collection of images dPS has put together for a blog post yet. Well done.
My own favorite shot of 2009 was a candid portrait of a boy on the beach shore unknowingly touching a reflection of himself:
http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/2010/1/20/favorite-five-photographs-from-2009.html
March 7th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Here are a few of mine.
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h27df6c1c#h27df6c1c
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h27df6c1c#h28796a7c
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h27df6c1c#h1b990e65
http://www.exploretravelphotography.com/gallery/h27df6c1c#h20776129
March 9th, 2012 at 8:42 am
Very inspiring, indeed.
Anyone else use a circular polorizer? I admit that I overuse mine (like I do with any piece of equipment for a few, er, years after getting it. But sometimes it works ok:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesgonneau/6434550629/in/photostream
March 9th, 2012 at 8:48 am
These are beyond incredible. I have a vague idea of what it took to get such magnificent pictures, and I am in awe. Thanks for sharing!
March 9th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Harika güzel foto?raflar. // Great beautiful pictures.
March 9th, 2012 at 10:59 am
The gull is magnificent.
March 9th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
The first one is my favorite because I get resplendent overload after about one of these types of photos. It’s like eating chocolate….if you have the best a small bit satisfies the craving. My reflections aren’t resplendent but I love the subject so….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marionlynne777/6819989238/in/photostream/lightbox/
March 9th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
I like the shoots very brilliant this is what I am looking for. This man is a real PRO.
March 9th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
It’s great that you’ve given some attention to the wonderful world of reflections. However, the majority of these reflections are ruined by having the subject and horizon line dead centre in the images. The only one that’s worth anything is the old building reflected in the puddle by Jody Art. And what’s with all that HDR stuff? Really distracts from the actual ambiance of the existing light. Not a great collection of really great reflections at all. Come on, you can do better than this, surely!
March 10th, 2012 at 2:18 am
Some awesome photos, but maybe some are a bit over saturated for my liking? I end up thinking more about the colours than the composition and subject matter?
March 10th, 2012 at 3:01 am
Really interesting.
A few firework reflections from a novice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/5268878373/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/5269481522/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/5269472106/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/6920606639/in/photostream
March 10th, 2012 at 4:12 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/5257095805/in/photostream
March 10th, 2012 at 5:00 am
Some excellent photographs of reflections……I generally prefer the ones where the reflection does not look as if it’s an exact copy of the original, as a little blurring or ripples look more realistic in my opinion.
An “exact” reflection in comparison looks like the original turned upside down and then joined back to the original which can be done very easily using photoshop for example.
March 10th, 2012 at 9:23 am
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2796/4304672217_e220b4dd94_o.jpg
March 10th, 2012 at 10:41 am
Those are just an amazing set of images!
March 10th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
I suppose a fake reflection is still a reflection.. #5: “A big thanks to Tomasito.! for helping me with fake reflections:) Edited in CS4″ It’s still a great photo, post-production.
March 10th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
great pictures
March 11th, 2012 at 1:56 am
Great shots. All very beautiful and unique. Here are some more to share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonesch/6969486485/
March 12th, 2012 at 2:16 am
Here’s my two shots at this:
Some firework with the colors reflected in the water (one of my first firework picture!): http://www.flickr.com/photos/23398126@N02/3791071360/in/set-72157621824789545/
And a bird on the beach: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23398126@N02/6341176952/in/photostream
Can’t really compare to the picture in this post, but I’m aiming there; I love reflections
March 12th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Hi there,,
I am amazed to see the way people click photographs.
I want to know whether they are edited or are the original images as clicked by the man himself??
March 13th, 2012 at 6:27 am
I like to see the creative eye in these reflections….
Here’s a fun one I captured last fall….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72222635@N07/6830798348/
Enjoy!
Keep the creative ideas flowing…
Lora
March 14th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Some of the reflections I captured…
Check these out…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hs_arun/5570926810/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hs_arun/5570337545/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hs_arun/5570928582/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hs_arun/5570341973/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hs_arun/5570931718/in/photostream
Enjoy…
Arun
March 15th, 2012 at 4:49 am
i love reflections photos
here is one that i consider as my best ever
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirpaz/3638887547/in/set-72157619853869331
and my very first one during a photography lesson :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirpaz/2459283854/in/set-72157604839519124
Hope you enjoy…
Amir
March 16th, 2012 at 7:23 am
Some great shots here.
Here’s my all-time favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/3303854346/in/datetaken/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/6065678737/in/set-72157625763628002
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/3659310260/in/datetaken/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/5694732355/in/set-72157626455749635
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/5330693549/in/set-72157625763628002
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4675463507/in/set-72157601843446536
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/5677616710/in/set-72157626455749635
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/5662962366/in/set-72157626455749635
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4617000805/in/set-72157612027870877
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/3946791746/in/set-72157622311960367
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/6681759249/in/set-72157628665038405
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/6880577403/in/set-72157628659603683
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/6116523872/in/set-72157601849765941
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/1340832065/in/set-72157601893655857
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