“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.”
—Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
This week my assignment for the 52 photo challenge was to capture reflections. I went to Folsom Lake this morning at sunrise. The gusty winds made the water choppy and photography a bit challenging. As a result, most of these photos aren’t sticking to the theme. I’m learning to pivot when this happens and enjoy being in nature. I met a very charming fisherman and a beautiful grandfather taking his son and grandson out in a small boat.
Isn’t it remarkable what we can find when we stop to look? Let me know if you have a favorite photo and I hope your week ahead is filled with unexpected surprises.
- Photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW
- If you want to join the 52 Photo Challenge, you can find all the information at nicolesy.com
52 Photo Challenge
Week 1: Bokeh
Week 2: Silhouette
Week 3: Black and White
Week 4: Motion Blur
Week 5: Texture
Week 6: Framing
Week 7: Leading Lines
Week 8: Negative Space
Week 9: Patterns
Week 10: Symmetry
Week 11: Green
Week 12: Sidelight
Week 13: Sense of Scale
Week 14: One Lens
Week 15: Series
Week 16: Flat Lay
Week 17: Behind the Scenes
Week 18: Water
Week 19: Blurry Foreground
Week 20: Unique Perspective
Week 21: Shadow
Week 22: Food
Week 23: Abstract
Photos 14 and 15 qre so beautiful! I like them all though, the choppy surface of the lake is lovely. It’s super windy here too, gotta be gusting to 40 or more.
It’s crazy for June to have this weather. It’s only supposed to be 70 degrees today. Wild.
Ya gotta ask mother nature to crank up the heat!
Number 10 this time round. 🙂
I had a feeling 🙂 Wish I could have found the spider who weaved such a beautiful masterpiece but the wind had all the creatures hiding.
Loved the ripple reflections on 3, and the backlit snapshots of 10 and 13 – glad you got such great photos during golden hour. 🙂
Thank you so much, Tom! It was a beautiful, windy morning. Glad I made time for it.
I love all of them but the dandelion scratches my brain in a way I can’t explain. 🤤
I’m so happy it does! There’s something about the tiny explosiveness, isn’t there? Like it’s in motion or alive.
Right! Looks like it’s ready for something.☺️
3,10,11,14 and 15 are my picks this week Bridgette 🙂
That’s a lot of picks, which makes me very smiley. Thank you!
All so breathtakingly beautiful. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you liked them. Thank you!
A pleasure 😊
1 was best for the challenge. But all of these pictures are stunning. 14, 9, and 4 are my favorites.
You are always so generous with your comments! Thank you.
Beautiful pictures. “Reflection” are everywhere when we start looking.
Indeed! I even realized after I posted it that the fisherman are actually doing a bit reflecting too 🙂
All beautiful photos, Bridgette 🙂
I’m happy you think so! Thank you.
Beautiful! I love all of them. 🦋
You are so kind! Thank you.
I like the creativity with the car mirror…great photos.
Thanks! I’m glad that one worked for you. Tried to give a few different kinds of reflections.
You’re welcome 😀
Wonderful photography. All photos are best. Beautiful Spiderman House picture. So sweet written words. Wonderful Nature!
Thank you. I love the spiderweb too! Kind of glad the architect wasn’t home though.
All stunning! For so many reasons, some very personal, I am moved by #6. ❤︎
Thank you for letting me know a photo moved you 🙂 That’s really the best compliment I could get. Those fishermen gave me some big feels too.
6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 are my favorites but these are all so fantastic. Love them all!
You are so kind! Thank you. I’m happy you like them.
Sunsets are beautiful. I like #14.
Sunsets and sunrises are my favorite and viewing them through the lens of waving plants makes them all the more beautiful. I’m glad you thought so too. Thank you!
I believe that’s the best I’ve ever seen Folsom Lake looking! 👏👏
The water is so high! It’s beautiful out there right now.
I like #5–it made me smile because when I read “reflection” I’m naturally thinking of water.
As the water wasn’t very still, I did what I could! I’m glad you liked that one. I realized after I published the photos that the fisherman are reflecting and that kind of works too 🙂
These are some excellent photos. 1 and 4 are my favourite. There’s just something about them that makes them stand out. I loved the others too.
Thank you. I’m grateful you liked those photos. There is something magical about light on water, isn’t there?
These are all gorgeous, Bridgette. I cannot name a favorite. I love reflections but your ‘off-topic’ photos are beautiful, too.
Thank you! Yes, it was a good reminder that sometimes it’s okay to simply go with the moment. It was a beautiful morning and I’m glad you liked my photos 🙂
Well, I started making a list of ones that ranked just a little higher….when I got 1, 4, 6 and kept finding more…I gave up. I love them all, and can feel the peace and beauty of the place. Thank you for that! 💞💞💞
Some gorgeous work there Bridgette. Difficult to choose but I’ll go #2 – at first glance it appeared to me I was looking down upon the Earth from a great height.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you ❤️
3, 4, and 12 are my favourites.
Thank you. That was a magical morning. These are some of my favorite photos.