Reflection but no water

The weather didn’t invite pikiniks or sitting out on the deck till 10pm (the latter actually never happens)

I worked on an idea and it ended up like this - my idea of reflection without water. Great on the Black.

Three good things:
1. I love the humour that I find on 365 - comments and descriptions.
2. Two birthdays in the family covered by internet video cards - they are so clever!
3. Listener’s Request on Saturday night on the radio!

[Simply Amanda]

What was the reflection on? Cool!!

[Bep]

Cool picture.

[bmnorthernlight]

Beautiful!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very nice- it sort of reminds me of Chihuly's glassworks for some reason.

[Pat Knowles]

Love those fat poppy heads! It's raining I believe but it won't last long so picnic will wait! Loving the black either side, it really makes your photo stand out! That's what I mean about being more adventurous with my posts, mine is just a photo yours is more art based.

[Julie F]

Great mirror image.

[Gillian]

Very clever effect.

[Al Bailey]

This is gorgeous and definitely needs to be viewed on the black background.
:)

[Irene]

Pat Knowles says it all, adventurous and great

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav.

[gloria jones]

You're correct...it does pop on black...cool image On item #1, I agree :).

[Maggiemae]

@happypat Its getting the idea that is the main thing, Pat - from then on its just fun trying to get the result!

[Maggiemae]

@olivetreeann Wow - didn't know Chihuly but on discovering - what fabulous work he does! Likes to work on black too!

[Maggiemae]

@jaffacakes That's just what it is, Geraldine but a contrived one!

[Jen Hudson]

This looks superb, great image and colours against the black.

[Steve Angell]

Quite effective!

[Siw Aina Stromoy]

This is so cool :)

[Harry J Benson]

good lighting and colour

[Kim Harper]

His really does look like a Chihuly display! Great one.

[Lee-Ann]

Awesome effect. My Olympus camera does miiror effects if i choose that setting.

[katy]

Is this effect from your camera or post processing? Either way it is a terrific way to highlight the poppy heads! Are all the flowers gone already?

[Monique Nadeau]

It's spectacular on black. And reflection is wonderful.

[damfino]

nice composition, really great on the black!

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn Most of the flowers have gone - these seedheads will probably mean next year we won't be able to get into this part of the garden. What I did was take shots with different settings - darker and lighter then turned the darker one upside down then reversed it and edged it into the light one, Katy! Sounds complicated but picmonkey did it all!

[Maggiemae]

@leestevo Mine doesn't but I did look for this in other apps and couldn't find it so had to manoevre around a bit, Lee-Ann!

[Stephanie Swift]

This is very effective.

[katy]

@maggiemae wow! I am very impressed it turned out spectacularly!

[Ron]

Love it. And yes, I did the black - really pops!

[Taffy]

Intriguing shot and strong composition.

[Daryl O'Hare]

Very cool

[Rosie Kerr]

Fascinating... so vibrant and clear, on either side of the reflection. Nice!

[Elizabeth]

Interesting image and creative processing.

[Dinah Pinkston]

Creative and artistic ...This is beautiful against the black background!

[Delia]

Sounds like you had fun processing this Maggiemae. Great result

[Maggiemae]

@deliad Well I knew what to do - it was just getting it right, Delia!

[Tony]

Fabulous processing.

[Sally Ings]

Fun and interesting edit, very effective

[tony gig]

Lovely processing Maggie, and a Happy New Year to yourself and all your family.

[Dione Giorgio]

Looks like a cool image. Great editing.

[Joyce]

Very clever and effective . Fav

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely capture with the reflections.

[Ann Williams]

Seedheads - I love them. You are so clever and creative Maggiemae. Fav.

[Daisy Miller]

Beautiful and creative shot

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Realy cool, agree about the Chihuly resemblance too. It also makes me feel a little as if I'm looking into a kaleidoscope. Love the seedheads and the colours.