“Bad light happens to good people” – Doug Gordon
Ideally, one would only shoot outdoors when the light is good, which is typically one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset until one hour after sunset on a clear day. At this time of year in Scotland, the light can be good all day long, because the sun, when it is not blocked by clouds, stays lows on the horizon. Shooting in good light is not always possible because of time and or budget constraints. As a working photographer, one must learn to cope with less than ideal light.
Reflections are a way to add interest to the photograph in the absence of good light. Part of the attraction of shooting reflections is that the reflecting surface acts as an artistic filter. It can shift the colours or distort the subject to the point of creating an abstraction. And if you look carefully, in an urban setting reflections are everywhere: cars, windows, etc.
In Edinburgh, the Water of Leith offers abundant opportunities to capture interesting reflections. The river goes through both natural and urban settings, for a wide variety of reflected subjects.
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