This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is along the theme of reflections.
I was really pleased to see this theme as it made me go for a trip up the Malvern Hills which are only a 5 minute drive from so that I could visit Earnslaw Pool. It is a former quarry and very deep. I love it as there is a wonderful atmosphere about the place. You can only approach from one narrow end of the pool, the rest is surrounded by high walls from the former quarry.
This weekend due to the cold we have had the pool was frozen although the ice was beginning to melt. I couldn’t get right to the pool but I took the above photo by the entrance. I found the process fascinating since when I looked down into the water the reflections of the trees weren’t that clear instead my eyes were drawn through the clear water to the decaying leaves lying on the bottom of the pool. It was only when I looked at the screen on my camera that I saw that the camera had seen the view differently and really picked up the colours of the sky and trees above.
I also liked the way that the trees growing up the steep side of the quarry seemed to be slightly distorted in the reflection they appear to be growing at different angles which is not the case.
Taking this photograph was an interesting lesson in how cameras work.
It is always interesting that the camera ‘sees’ a scene differently, the tree angles are very odd. Christina
That’s a nice a photo! Reflection shots can be tricky to take and looks like you’re doing well with your new camera.
Nice shot! I love lake reflections, Its a really haunting and ghostly image!
I like the way the brown of the leaves is echoed on the reflected trees. Interesting that you and the camera saw different things!
This is a lovely shot! Did you use your bridge camera again?
Interesting shot. Just looking at it makes me feel that I’m going to fall in.
Nice shot, Helen!
I also have ssooooooo many photos of beautiful reflections !!
Nice picture. I admire gardens, like Giverny, that consciously utilize those reflections as part of their plan.
That is a great picture, and I liked how you described what you saw vs. what the camera saw.