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13th July 2012
July Photo-A-Day #13: Open (sky) by traeumerlein

July Photo-A-Day #13: Open (sky)

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Again, a little cheeky with today's theme. I kep seeing closed things, lol. Closed gates, closed shops, etc. So I went for something that reliably opens several times a day in London: the sky. We have such a wet summer - it is really depressing. The good thing is: you can find puddles and play around. I was inspired by the discussion that went up a few days ago when I thought "What? You don't need a lake like puddle for puddle shots?". Well, I can tell you now: True. You really only need a smallish puddle and need to hold your camera close to the ground.

Thank you so much for your comments, views and favs. And also a warm welcome to my new followers :)
Comments
OO, I like the way you did this as the reflection opens up the picture to let you know what the subject was. Nicely done, love the POV :-)
posted July 13th, 2012  
Wow! This is a very cool puddle shot. Fav :)
posted July 13th, 2012  
tricky!!! :) like it very much! :)
posted July 13th, 2012  
Oh wicked!! What a building to get reflected like this - Fav for me!
posted July 13th, 2012  
@crimper_chun I like how you stretched the theme even further 'the reflection opens up the picture' yay =)
posted July 13th, 2012  
Wonderful! Glad to see people getting into the puddle spirit! Faved
posted July 13th, 2012  
@rich57 got to make the most of the rain hey? ;-)
posted July 13th, 2012  
@rich57 It's so much fun. I had always wanted to try but never found my 'olympic pool sized puddle' as @andycole said, lol.
And I agree with you, @crimper_chun - the rain must be good for something.
posted July 13th, 2012  
This is a brilliant shot. I love the way you don't see the building itself, just the reflection. It's excellent.
posted July 13th, 2012  
Love that reflection and the ice cream cone! Looks fab in black and white as well.
posted July 13th, 2012  
Fantastic! The B&W really works great with this! Awesome reflection!
posted July 13th, 2012  
Love the angle of this shot....did you have to lay down in that puddle or did you use a tripod? Where did you set the focus for this shot?
posted July 13th, 2012  
Very nice! Fab composition, reflection, and clarity. Fav!
posted July 13th, 2012  
Great job! Wonderful in B&W!
posted July 13th, 2012  
@irabat To be honest I just held the camera as low as possible and let the camera do the rest. You need to adjust the angle through trial and error until you have what you want ;) The focus was in the puddle for this shot.
posted July 13th, 2012  
cool reflection
posted July 13th, 2012  
Very creative. I like it.
posted July 13th, 2012  
B E A U T I F U L capture !
posted July 13th, 2012  
Amazing reflection and crop!
posted July 13th, 2012  
summer is terrible this year, this is a nice shot well executed
posted July 14th, 2012  
Brilliant im going to try it first chance i get
posted July 14th, 2012  
Awesome puddle shot Lisa.
posted July 14th, 2012  
Stunning work the reflection is so sharp :)
posted July 14th, 2012  
This is simply fantastic!!
posted July 14th, 2012  
Stunning reflection! Well captured!
posted July 14th, 2012  
wow ! amazing :)
posted July 14th, 2012  
Cool, nice one.
posted July 14th, 2012  
very neat idea
posted July 14th, 2012  
Great perspective and clarity!
posted July 14th, 2012  
absolutely stunning! this is so amazing Lisa!
posted July 14th, 2012  
This is such an awesome shot Lisa!!! One of the best puddle shots I've seen in a while :)
posted July 14th, 2012  
amazing Lisa, I work so close to this but haven't got such a creative eye - fav
posted July 14th, 2012  
Beautiful POV. I love that I see more in the reflection than the actual. FAV.
posted July 14th, 2012  
Lovely reflection and perspective
posted July 14th, 2012  
I really love these ones that create the mirror effect. It's lovely and really crystal :)
posted July 14th, 2012  
Fantastic photo Lisa. It is interesting that we dont need a big puddle for a good puddle shot, just something interesting reflecting in it, which you certainly have :)
posted July 15th, 2012  
Fav! Awesome fav....love your proportions - they're perfect.
posted July 15th, 2012  
fav
posted July 15th, 2012  
Really great take on a classic view and a great 'non-lake'-sized puddle.
posted July 15th, 2012  
Love the perspective.
posted July 15th, 2012  
Amazing! Love how the reflection continues down and shows the whole height of the building.
posted July 15th, 2012  
Great shot! Fav!
posted July 15th, 2012  
Wow!! Incredible shot!
posted July 15th, 2012  
Lovely capture and I especially like how you've cropped out the building so your eye is drawn solely into the puddle. Really nice!
posted July 15th, 2012  
Awesome!
posted July 15th, 2012  
Fantastic reflection and crop. I love your editing to b&w too
posted July 16th, 2012  
Black and white was a great choice here.
posted July 16th, 2012  
This is fantastic! So very well done. I love the b&w processing on it!
posted July 16th, 2012  
Fabulous POV and love it in black and white, faved
posted July 16th, 2012  
great reflection!!! nice pic!
posted July 16th, 2012  
Excellent reflection.
posted July 16th, 2012  
Super shot
posted July 16th, 2012  
perfect!!!
posted July 16th, 2012  
yaaay you made it into the top20 this week! :) congrats! :)
posted July 20th, 2012  
So awesome...love the focus in the reflection! Fav!
posted July 20th, 2012  
Awesome shot, love the black and white.
posted July 21st, 2012  
Really nice, well done
posted July 21st, 2012  
Wonderful black and white reflection. Well done!
posted July 21st, 2012  
Great Shot! Congratulations on Top 20 for week . Love it! and following...:-)
posted July 24th, 2012  
Fantastic reflection shot!!!
posted July 25th, 2012  
just came across this in the puddle discussion. Wow. Instant (albeit belated) fav!
posted October 24th, 2012  
Wow! Found this in in the puddle thread. Amazing shot and instant fav!
posted April 9th, 2013  
Just. Gorgeous!
posted April 10th, 2013  
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