It’s all in how you look at it

I’ve been shooting reflections in water for a long time and this autumn has been no exception.  Here’s a very typical shot:

Nothing especially interesting about that but look what happens when I turn it upside down:


Now it starts to take on a different meaning.  It is as if we are looking at a scene through wavy glass.


I especially like that one.

And they can take on an abstract quality:


They can be interesting when rotated a quarter turn:


I purposely do not look for shapes in clouds.  My mother used to look for faces and animals but I just want to appreciate the shape without labeling it.  But here is an exception.  This just looks like someone pushing against something that doesn’t want to move:


And finally, one of the charms of a reflection is seeing it disturbed:


Hard to get tired of doing this.