Scene from below

An experimental shot of a white hellebore photographed from below with the aid of a small mirror. Had originally intended to photograph agains a blue sky but left it too late this afternoon to catch the last of the Sun's rays. The orientation shown is 'as shot' as it just doesn't look right to me when rotated. The wiffle however, who generously allows me to roam free in her garden, takes the opposite view - no change there then



Scene from below by prsjnb, on Flickr

C&C welcomed.

Jon

Nice idea, it makes me wonder what an image with a round or oval mirror would look like.

Good idea using the mirror to look up into the hellebore - doubly good idea using it as a framing device.

Very nice idea. The snowdrops are starting to look worried already.

Thank you all for the encouraging comments, which have reassured me that the experiment was worthwhile and that the technique has potential merit with refinements (e.g. the use of a circular/oval mirror as per JR's suggestion) and in the right circumstances (a more interesting sky, combined, perhaps, with a long exposure).

Before joining this forum I would never have dreamed of stepping outside my comfort zone; let alone daring to share the outcome(s) with other photographers

Kind regards,

Jon