Shard

I wish I had placed a dime

next to this piece of broken mirror

to show scale.

When I took the picture

I didn't even think about

the idea that I was

capturing my own reflection.

Here's the full

original snapshot:

Taken on 8 October 2010.

Les Lumieres

Any guesses?

I was shooting directly up

into a lit chandelier

in a mirrored

passageway

in a hotel in DC.

Light,

mirrors,

topsy-turvy,

carpet patterns,

columns, bannisters,

geometry, lines, bevels.

I did not use the flash

because of the mirrors.

Below is my unretouched photo.

I don't usually "adjust" the pics I post

except for a bit of occasional

creative zooming and cropping.

On this one I adjusted the brightness

to see if the mirrors on the ceiling and walls would appear.

They did, and

SURPRISE!

so did the carpet and columns and bannisters.

Fun.

And a little disorienting.

Taken on 15 November 2010.