For reflection unit, town and landscape

I have been putting all of these in my sketch book but i decided to also post them on my blog.

Continuing my unit for my exam, i started looking at landscapes and the town centre. I started with some landscapes, i captured these in a car window.

I want to get cleaner ones of green landscapes in peebles, with some horses as they are some of the attractions in peebles, but i captured these ones as i wanted to grab the idea quickly. The background is in motion, which i like but i am going to get ones that are still i am doing this tomorrow afternoon.

I liked the contrast of sun and snow. I will expand on these later and i want to try and use the broken mirror again on landscapes. I then moved onto the town centre. I liked the idea of using shop windows for reflection and i did struggle a bit finding sources of reflection.

While taking these photographs, some good some not so good, it made me think how much of a reflection do i need? i had it in my head i needed a strong reflection but now i am not so sure i do, the brief dose not specify. It also made me think about composition, as a few of these are not composed very well and they are more snaps. In the exam i will have to choose 12 images and i will need to take my time with this and really think about what the brief is asking of me and if the images i choose are fit for purpose.

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