Mirror, mirror on the wall …
Brothers Grimm, Snow White
The magic mirror in the Snow White fairy-tale always told the truth when asked, ‘Who is the fairest one of all?’. And a good mirror will always give a true reflection. But how interesting is that, photographically speaking? Isn’t it more fun to play around with distorted reflections, whether in mirrors or any other surface?
Personally, I love to photograph reflections but hardly ever in mirrors and never in ‘perfect’ ones. Water, windows, or any other shiny object will do! So for Margaret’s Monochrome Madness theme of ‘Mirror’ this week, I’m taking liberties and sharing a much wider range of reflection shots. I’ll start, however, with a few that are in mirrors.
My feature photo is one such, taken in front of an art installation in London’s Docklands development.
Click on any photo in these galleries to open a slideshow, or simply hover over the images to see captions.
Some reflections in mirrors
Some reflections in windows
Some reflections in water
Some random reflections
31 Comments
Annie Berger
I’m always a fan of reflection shots, Sarah, so these were fun to look at. I’m normally partial to reflection photos in color, but these were delightful.
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Annie, I’m glad the B&W treatment worked for you on this occasion 😀
grandmisadventures
Really beautiful collection of reflections! Have a great weekend Sarah 🙂
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much Meg – you too!
Leanne Cole
You have a great collection of images for the theme Sarah, they are amazing.
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks so much Leanne – I do love a good reflection 😊
Marie
Wonderful gallery.
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Marie 🙂
Anonymous
They’re all beautiful, Sarah. I think black and white is well suited to reflections.
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you, I’m glad you like them 🙂
Teresa
Love love love all your photos! Great captures Sarah as always!
Sarah Wilkie
Aw, thanks so much Teresa 😊😊
Alison
All wonderful. Buildings that have mirrored windows make great photos. Also the dome like structures where you can take selfies
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much Alison 😊 I think you were with me when I took that one of the sculpture near St Paul’s – it’s on the way down to the Millennium Bridge 🙂
Anabel @ The Glasgow Gallivanter
Amazing collection! I like the ones where you have captured yourself taking the photograph.
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks so much Anabel 😊 Those ‘selfies’ are always fun to do!
Pepper
These are all beautiful reflections. 😊
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much 🙂
Monkey's Tale
A great collection of mirror images. I like the water reflections best. Maggie
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Maggie 🙂 I can never resist a water reflection!
Anne Sandler
Great reflections! Loved the distorted window reflections.
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Anne, I’m glad you enjoyed the distortions 🙂
margaret21
A really wonderful gallery. My favourite section is the reflections in windows: such well-observed choices. I haven’t spotted your Newcastle shot …
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks so much Margaret 😊 The Newcastle shot is in the water section, a mere puddle 😉
margaret21
🤣 Many of us included ‘mere puddles’. They deliver more than mere snapshots!
Sarah Wilkie
Indeed 😀
EgÃdio
A great gallery!
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks Egidio, I’m glad you think so 🙂
Sue
Some great choices, Sarah! I love the fact that you have ended up with mirrors in so many different surfaces
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Sue 😊 If I’d stuck to conventional mirrors it would be a much smaller collection, and you know I rarely do ‘small’!!
Sue
Good for you!