Reflections: Theme for the May 2025 Contest (page 3 of 4)

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Photo No. 3

Feydball at the Feydeau site near Cours Franklin Roosevelt in Nantes (photo taken during an event in March 2019)



Explanation:

Feydball: A court that creates an illusion in Nantes | 5th ...

PHOTO 1

- Reflection of old age: the guy forgot to shave, put his cap on backward, didn’t notice his nose grew even more since last year, and this goof still struggles with his smartphone—accidentally hitting the selfie function instead of the photo one. - Reflection on the glasses of a brand-new Buddhist temple somewhere in Asia (he’s probably already forgotten where), with the original subject of the photo only appearing as a reflection.

Since I was the only one to perfectly match the theme, which was *reflections* in the plural, I think I’ve logically won this contest 😎

Hey everyone! Just a few hours left to post your photos—after that, it’ll be voting time ;)

Voting... is open until Saturday the 31st at midnight -1 😅 I’ll try to tally the points correctly, but it’s gonna be a bit of a challenge since I’m leaving for Iceland tomorrow 😅 If any kind soul could lend a hand, I wouldn’t say no—I might forget something 😨

The slideshow is HERE

Reflections without subjects...

3 pts: Girardinpho_2 (Namibia) 2 pts: Kate_3 (Tokyo) 1 pt: Dolma_1 (Amsterdam)

And the quote of the month goes to Herodotos: "What is visible is only the reflection of what is invisible" (Rabbi Abba)

Voting... is open until Saturday the 31st at midnight -1 😅 I’ll try to tally the points correctly, but it’s gonna be a bit of a challenge since I’m leaving for Iceland tomorrow 😅 If a kind soul could help me out, I wouldn’t say no—I might forget something 😨

Iceland, how lucky! Such a beautiful country!

Okay, enough chit-chat—here’s my vote:

Kate photo 2, three points ⭐⭐⭐

Rouquine38 photo 2, two points ⭐⭐

Attila photo 2, one point ⭐

Needless to say, the choice was a tough one, and several that didn’t make my list still deserve recognition.

3 points: DOLMA photo 1 This surreal tableau, all movement and bubblegum-like, could only be the work of a mysterious, avant-garde poetess eager to scatter her intriguing, nebulous phrases to the wind. Capturing such a fleeting, shifting image was a stroke of genius. Graphic art, magic, and evanescence all in one.

2 points: GIRARDINPHO photo 1 For the concept and the technique. A classic at first glance.

1 point: RAGAMUFFIN photo 1 A surprising, trompe-l'œil reflection—with an emotional connection to boot.

I didn’t vote for myself, though the temptation was strong.

Great suggestions, thanks everyone!

Here’s my vote:

3 points: Kate - Photo 3 – the Tokyo kaleidoscope, I really love the result, it’s so graphic.

2 points: Girardinpho - Photo 1 – the lion’s eye, this photo has been catching my eye for so long I just can’t let it slide.

1 point: Herodotos - Photo 1 – the perfect reflection, a classic, but I love this kind of shot and never get tired of it.

Lots of other photos were really beautiful, but you’ve got to make a choice!

Hi, My MAY votes 3 points KATE photo 3 "kaleidoscope" 2 points Kate photo 2 "the ball" 1 point Ragamuffin photo 1 "Nepal" . JULIE back

Good evening everyone,

Dolma 1: 3 pts Herodotos 2: 2 pts Kate 2: 1 pt

Catherine

VagamOnde: photo 1 – 3 points Herodotos: photo 1 – 2 points Girardinpho: photo 1 – 1 point

Kate 2... 3 points Timouss 2... 2 points Herodotos 2... 1 point

Good evening

*** Rouquine 38 No. 2: perfection ** Rouquine 38 No. 3: I know it well. It's really hard to get a flat sea with that little chop * Girardinpho No. 3: the colors, the soft shapes

If I’d listened to myself, I would’ve given Rouquine 38 one point for its giraffe, but you’ve gotta give others a chance ;)

Hi everyone, here’s my vote (revised three times!)

Rouquine38, photo 3, 3 points. It’s technical, it’s sensitive, it’s poetic. And that little detail that makes all the difference—giving scale and bringing the scene to life with a sense of solitude: that tiny figure.

Girardinfo, photo 2, 2 points. An image that doesn’t leave you indifferent as you try to figure it out: where’s the reality, where’s the reflection, and where was the photographer standing?

UnaMilanese, photo 3, 1 point. A delicate watercolor that invites daydreaming (I could’ve given this point to UnaMilanese’s photo 2 instead).

Nothing but reflections, or almost.

Herodotos photo 2 -> 🙂🙂🙂 UnaMilanese photo 2 -> 🙂🙂 Kate photo 2 -> 🙂

I also really liked: Montagnard74 photo 1, Herodotos photo 1, Timouss photo 2, Rouquine38 photo 3, but I went with nothing but reflections, or almost, so...

Hello,

Pboulard1: 3 points Herodotos1: 2 points Girardinpho1: 1 point

Here’s a contest where everyone could see themselves in a mirror! My votes:

Girardinpho #photo1: 😎😎😎 This former avatar caught my eye for a long time, and it perfectly and originally sums up the theme.

Rouquine #photo 3: 😎😎 Everything’s there—the framing, the light, the subject, and the scale. Pure Isabelle, and I’m (not the only) fan!

Herodotos #photo 1: 😎 Because the photo is gorgeous and out of pure Haute-Savoie chauvinism. 😉

I could’ve also voted for Kate#3, the originality of the kaleidoscope; Raga#1, the child’s reflection; Pboulard#2, because I loved that show in Siem Reap; or Timouss#2 for the perfect symmetry of lines and colors in his boat... Thanks to Herodote for hosting the slideshow.

A second of reflection for first place, a little more for second and third.

Girardinpho 1 😛😛😛 Kate 2 🙂🙂 Pboulard 2 🙂

Kate #2 (the ball) 🙂🙂🙂 Kate #3 (the kaleidoscope) 🙂🙂 Post43 #3 (the flood) 🙂