I'm going to go for something a little different this time around. Let's work on reflections. I don't mean reflecting on the past but making a reflection an interesting part of your photograph. Most of the time we don't want reflections and use filters to try and get rid of them. There are cases however that they can add to or make a photo.

If you look around you will see reflections in windows, mirrors, glass and water to name a few. The trick is to make them interesting and fit in as part of the image. To make this work you will have to really study your composition and you will also have to work on your focus point. Do you want the item being reflected in focus or the actual subject in focus? It can make a difference depending on what you are shooting, what all you are including in the shot and on the f-stop you are using and your DOF.

Please... no photos of you standing in front of a mirror showing you and your camera taking a photo of yourself.

Something else I would like to see this time is a real effort by photographers to only post their best shots. Take lots of them but do some thinning. Maybe the first week post your beginning efforts and week two post a batch showing improved versions or better ideas. Have fun with it but don't make it the only thing you shoot and post for the next two weeks.

A few reflection examples... Still on reflective base, Reflection on a pond, Boats in the bay, Seen in a hub cap and In the bedroom mirror. Look around. You will come up with your own ideas. Try and be creative. It's good for you.

I seem to remember when the challenges started there was a rule that it was "new" images only and not out of your stock. Let's go back to that for this time around also.

[editor's note, by codepoit]As per ClassyShots, the next theme host will be: loweho