This week it’s Jez Braithwaite’s turn to guest host the July “Guest Fest”. I’ve been following Jez for some time and he introduced me to Lensy, his crystal lens ball. It led me to go out and get my own “Lensy.” For the challenge this week, Jez writes, “Now itβs your turn to share your photos. They can be any reflections you come across; landscapes, cityscapes or chance ones in a puddle. I look forward to seeing all your entries!” You can read his entire challenge post here.
For my challenge, I didn’t limit my images to reflections. In addition, I included images that could appear to be reflections like the pelicans in the image above. At La Jolla Cove in California, I saw these two pelicans in so similar a pose that one could mistake the “reflection” as a mirror of the original.
In Washington state, two bridges not exactly doubles of each other cross the Klickitat River just before it enters the Columbia River. The upper bridge is on SR 14, the Lewis and Clark Highway. The lower bridge is a railroad bridge.
While I am in Washington state, I include my favorite reflection, in Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier peeks through the evergreen forest at Mount Rainier National Park.
At the annual Albuquerque Balloon Festival in New Mexico, there are many look-alike hot air balloons. This pair of balloons are obviously twins, but they are fraternal. You can tell because of the eyes. One is obviously female. >grin<
Here’s a reflection of skillful piloting. Two members of the premier USAF demonstration team flying close together in a mirror formation.
At sunset, these two bull elk aren’t quite a reflection of one another. The antler rack on the right elk is indicative of a more mature animal.
I couldn’t pass up the chance to share another view of the beautiful Red River of the North as it meanders through Fargo-Moorhead at Lindenwood Park. The breeze that afternoon put enough ripples in the water to give the reflection a dreamy out-of-focus effect.
Of course, I can’t leave out cruising. These two majestic cruise ships were at the dock awaiting the return of guests from their journies on the island of Grand Turk in the Caribbean. We were on the Carnival Magic for this cruise. If all goes as planned, we will again be on the Magic in September as it sails out of New York for an autumn tour of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada.
If you like to pixel peep at the images or metadata, click on any of the images to view them in HD on my Flickr site, or you can visit the entire gallery here.
Thanks to Jez for his “seeing double” challenge and for volunteering to host this week. In the next three weeks, we will be challenged by Andre of My Blog-Solaner, Tracy at Reflections of an Untidy Mind, and Sarah of Travel with Me. The Lens-Artists team will be back in force in August.
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John Steiner
Flare Legend Adventures
Brilliant post, John π I did a couple of “double takes” π to realise they weren’t reflections π€£ The Klickitat (great word to say btw) Bridges had me seeing a reflection because that’s what my brain told me! Love the penguin balloons; thanks for joining the fun π
Thanks, Jez!
Conjoined cruise ships!
Love the Klickitat Bridges. Seeing double cruise ships is a dream come true for me.
Such a gigantic structures!
Love your other collections for this theme John.
Those cruise ships are big, and some cruise lines keep making new ones bigger even in these rougher times for the cruise industry.
Surprising that in spite of tough times somebody manufacturing these giants.
I understand that the economics of the world yet to recover from the Covid and now war.
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Great post and the penguins took me up and away and brought a huge smile today
Thanks for that
They are special! Thanks.
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I love your Reflection Lake shot and I’m a tad jealous – when we were there the weather was so murky we couldn’t even see the mountain, never mind its reflection! The penguin balloons are fun too π
We were lucky. Much of Washington was covered with smoke and haze from wild fires.
Excellent doubles and reflections π π
Thanks, Cee!!
Gorgeous images! I love the pelicans.
Thanks, Dawn!
Great doubles and reflections John! The elks are majestic and the balloons cute. I’ll be cruising New England in September on Royal Caribbean and will also stop in New Brunswick.
Thanks, Anne! We are looking forward to our Canadian cruise.
Terrific post John, loved the variety. Definitely thought the bridges were reflection – hah! and the true reflection at Reflection Lake is glorious.
The bridges do appear as a reflection at first glance. That’s what I thought when I first selected the image for this post. π
We were so lucky with the Mount Rainier reflection. Much of the park suffered from the haze and smoke of nearby wild fires. Fortunately on this day, the view from Reflections Lake was spared.
These photos are truly outstanding, with the one showing those two fighter jets my favorite!
Thanks, Hien!!
A big smile for the hot air balloons and at awe with everything else. Your landscapes are amazing, John.
Thanks, Sofia! I really enjoy taking and processing landscape photos.
I enjoyed all your photos John! The Klickitat Bridges played with my mind too! Great post!
Thanks, Aletta!
Such a diverse collection, John, and yet each so perfectly fitting for the challenge!
Thanks! I had fun looking for these doubles! One neat thing about these challenges is that they allow me the enjoyment of reviewing old photos and being reminded of those travels and places we’ve visited.
And that can never be a bad thing. Unless, I suppose for your bank manager, if it has you reaching for that credit card to book the next trip!
Those cruise ships are huge! Great selection of photos
They are indeed, especially when seen from a dock viewpoint.
Sorry… I’m late here. Love these two Pelicans and Elks. The reflections image is beautifully captured. These double cruise ships are parked so closely to each other, amazing!
Thanks, Amy. I’ve been behind these last few weeks, as well. It’s gonna get worse as we start another two-week travel adventure soon!
Great doubles John!
Thanks!
Lovely reflections and doubles. Mount Rainier reflected on the lake is one of my most favorite views in the US (as seen on the internet; wish to see it in person one day) and I like those penguin balloons.
Reflection Lake is a beautiful place to stop and take a photo!
Love your take on this one, John! The cruizers! Wow!
Thanks!