As a photographer and fan of photography I’ve noticed one thing that seems inescapable, a person with a camera can seldom resist taking a reflection photo. You need not look very far as its unlikely you can browse a photo forum and avoid seeing a photo containing a reflection. There is something transcending about seeing the beauty of nature times two.
When Mother Nature graces me with a sight of amazing beauty I’m filled with hope and peace. At that moment such feelings seem boundless if not infinite in nature and yet when that very scene is reflected the visual awe and emotions are amplified all the more. Reflections have long held a special place in the heart of man. I like to think where we see the best of nature, we look to see the best of ourselves. Perhaps that is why so many people are drawn to photographing reflections.
A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
– Henry David Thoreau
Photographer in Front of a Yosemite Falls Reflection – Yosemite National Park, California
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