I like it very much. One question--is it a composit image? If not, you have really done a super job at matching the sky and the wall lighting. If it is composited, I would remove the stars from the wall. Nice image either way.

I'm the first? And a relatively new guy to Chromasia at that!

I love the color...and just saw that it was a reflection! Well done!

Very nice. I wouldn't change a thing.

It's upside down, with a flash, right?

I'm into it.

damnit, trob nailed it first!

i love that crazy blue against the browns.

trob: no flash. Some serious Curves adjustment, but no flash.

Tricksy. But quite fun.

upside down reflection in a mirror of water... just beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful.

Wow, this is fantastic. Really different from your usual stuff. The lighting is the real key to making this work, and it really does work...

I like it. the colours, and contrast are superb. Sharpness lacks a little but who cares?

I do think that it looks better the right way up (rotated 180'). I find that a little disturbing, it makes me feel a little claustrophobic.

But still great shot

Wow, thats was nice shot!

This is probably the only time in my life I will say these two things in the same sentence: It makes my head hurt, I like it. Three words that make your images so appealing to me are color, color, color. Great again!

ooo i like it, leave it as it is

Nice shot. like others have said great colours.

what the hell is it?

Is it a reflection!?

The post button is still enabled...

sorry to be an ass ;)

confused me at first then got the reflection after a few seconds.. good shot.

ben

Love it. I though it was a night shot at first, then I saw the time of day you shot it, and then I turned my head upside down ..!

If you turn it upside down it will feel like a tunnel to time travel to something.
I am just puzzled how you get star to light up at 2:30 PM. (not even at the south pole, or extreme curve manipulation)

Very curious.

I was showing Chromasia to a work colleague when you posted this image - it came up with no comments but we were both lost for words!
I was trying to explain the attraction of your site but we both got lost in an analysis of this picture, which to me at first appeared as a section of a recently excavated Egyptian temple to the moon god Thoth, complete with mysterious hieroglyphs, and to my colleague ( a graphic artist) as a fascinating exercise in conflicting perspective and surfaces. It was a perfect example to illustrate how - when you 'push the envelope' of both subject and technique - your photography is intriguing and captivating, posing questions that the viewer really has to work at answering. I love it.

You have such a remarkable eye, David. How many people -- even experienced photographers -- would walk into that alley and see the real photographic potential of the situation? I suspect not very many. Maybe one.

So I find myself wondering if (in your own opinion) you feel as though you started off in photography with some sort of special gift for this expanded seeing, or is it solely a product of the amount of time you've spent training your mind/eye to see in the more photographically creative way that most of us find ourselves coming here to enjoy?

wow. lovin your photos at the moment, all so different but expertly shot, you have so many ideas that make something great out of something simple. I thought this was snowing in some back alley till i read the other comments!

As an image this is very catchy because of the colors - very beautiful colors (including the black and greys); but it quickly draws you into wondering what is this an image of and I think that makes it a hard picture to like unless your goal is to provoke thought in an analytical sense - basically it seems more like a puzzle than a thing of beauty or thought-provoking art (sorry if I am being too blunt here). Were this to be more abstract the colors and shapes would just represent what you want them to.

What I gathered about the pic is the walls are inverted (because the graffiti is inverted) the top seems to actually be some reflective surface (like water?) and the blue is a light that can be seen in the water?

Is this flipped upside down? I really love the composition, it makes me really want to keep look at. Great job!

I can't see what others are seeing here, nor can I say what this is, but my immediate reaction, for some reason, was to think of the movie 'A Clockwork Orange.' Not having seen that movie for about 35 years I'm not sure why. It seems to remind me of some horrifying scene in a tunnel or something . I'm happy to see what looks like sky in the image, and the light.

Fanstastic effect. At first I wondered why the sky was so dirty, but after nearly breaking my laptop in the process of turning it over, I understood. I agree this shot looks best in the black theme.
Very interesting, David.

It has amazing clarity & wonder colors! This is why I keep coming back.

I'm unable to shake the feeling that this photo looks like it's actually a screenshot from a video game. In related news, I've now met the day's quota for silly comments.

That said... I really like it. It's a nice change from the beach shots.

At first I was reminded of Sky Light but it didn't quite sync. Then several other possibilities popped into my head. Then each of them was popped. I finally stumbled onto the same fact most everyone else has noticed.

I very glad that I was able to enjoy the shot before I wasted my time trying to figure it out. I'm content now to just enjoy it for what it is, not how it was done (even though I'm very admiring of your final result and where it started!).

Crikey! You're not wrong about viewing it with the black background! I rather liked it with the grey background which is my default but with the black it's almost a different image, very striking indeed. Amazing considering the actual location looks such a shithole ;-)

Nicely done. I like the idea of inverting the image.

Awesome Dave. You've raised the bar with this one. That's a really cool shot.

The light is just fantastic. It is an upside down reflection in a puddle...me thinks. I agree with Geoff. This one is in a league of its own. Happy freakin New Year.

Rob

Oh, my! It is a reflection. How couod I have not not seen that last night. I must have been drunk.

This image gets high marks on light and color.

LOVE this shot. One of my favourites of yours. Not suprised to see you've put it straight in the portfolio. It's amazing quite how difficult it is to work out what's going on, just by rotating it. Turn it the right way up, though, and it's instantly clear.

beautiful combination of colors!!!
Veeery nice David!!!!

Very, very cool. I love it!

awesome.

haha...The blue is not sky,it's surface!
我喜欢这种映衬出天空蓝的水面，而且蓝色和墙面的橙色搭配协调（还加上一点青苔的绿：））

Its upside down!

Anyway...unbelieavable shot.

One problem I have with it- no focal point. I need a face...i bold image, something the eye can immediatly jump to when you see this photo.

Very cool. i really like it.
it's like a door to the twilight zone...

Fantastic shot! Very creative and bold. I never saw an inverted photo be so interesting and the colors are just amazing.

don't hate it at all :)

very nice i really like the reflection and the colors.

So the camera is upside down and you're shooting water reflection right? clever :) I like the idea, the process and the result, but I don't find the content any interesting... sorry :)

Looks like a late evening shot coming out of a subway exit/entrance perhaps ? Either way I like it !!!

dinesh......

great colours and reflections. i like it very much.

man this is stunning ... love the colours!!!!!! ur right its definetly better black style... how did you do this????

oh and the new script works here too lol jsut wanted to let you know lol

Wow fantastic! I love your site, its the first site I visit every morning. It really encourages you to look at the world differently. Keep up the good work...

your reflection shots are always impressive. great

Great reflection shot. and thanks for tricking me :) I did at first think I was looking at the night sky. I like shots like this, makes you think about it.very cool.

Wow! Very nice. It took me a while to realise it was a reflection. Excellent.

love it too! and it certainly does look best with the black theme. the colours are awesome.

David
How come so many people failed to recognise that the image has simply been turned upside down

Stunning. I was standing up at my desk when I thought 'I'll have a quick look'. The image made me sit down instantly and I've been staring at it far too long now for it to be healthy!

Read all above comments, turned the photo right way up, and it lost my interest. The way you have presented the image provokes reaction, which is what it's all about.

This is just dreamy! The color and the detail are unreal....love it!

Very nice shot. The sky is absolutely beautiful

Wow! I take it this is an upside down shot. Really spectacular idea. Looks great.

It's interesting, that's for sure... But I agree with someone else above who said it lacks a focal point.

wow.. can't say more after reading in all the analysis n i wonder why you thought that people would hate it.. lovely intriuging capture :)
n yes, it just melts in when seen with the black theme..

This is definitely one of my favorites of all your pictures. Great job!

Thanks everyone, and I'm glad you liked it, as it's definitely one of my recent favourites.

awesome color.

Before I read any comments I am going to put my guess out.

Up is down and down is up? Now I will read the comments.

Well David...this is another great offering you have put up.

I lke the blue, the orange, the green, the peeled paint. Is that vignetting on the sides/corners?

What made you display the picture upside down?

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

RustyJ

Rusty: yes, I added a vignette. As for inverting the image: part habit, part it looked better this way up.

uff, this picture is great, congratulations David. In its normal orientation is very interesting, but turned upside down, it's superb. Congratulations again, and thanks for sharing your work!

don't know if you need to hear it one more time...but I love it. :)

i love this image. it isone of a handful of your images that breaks away from easily accessible type of image. this challenges you to look for a moment while also rewarding you with a beautifully colored and composed image while you try to figure out the image. fantastic. other favorites of mine are your street ad reflections and the "painted" light images you did at night.

Awsome photo I must say, did you take it up side down, or was that done later? Thouse aren't stars right, it's just stuff on the ground in water. But awsome, and your very right, black theme works best!

it is simply amazing ...

I'd just switched the background to black and then read the comments, what can I say that hasn't been said already, truely stunning. You have a great eye of composition and colour and a fruitful imagination...

Love this shot!

Wonderful composition and lighting. This is my kind of shot, for sure. Great stuff on your site, here.

My favorite of all your work, beautiful colour and texture.

This is the best!