NEAR THE BEACH, AFTER THE SHORT RAIN

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A bit of rain fell this morning. I mean, it was a short rain. But pretty heavy.

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So a nice quantity of water ended up accumulating in some places. Nice little puddles and large shallow pools were created.

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It was the right time to take a walk and get some reflections before the scenery dries out.

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I took this photograph and then, a moment later ...

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... a car passed through the scene, made the water move, and changed the reflection considerably.

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At one point, a bit of sun passed through the layer of clouds.

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Here, you can see how that small, temporary change looked in the puddles on the cracked asphalt.

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This is a detail from the summer terrace on the other side of the road.

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A bit further, I photographed a small, wooden summer shack reflected in the water calm as a mirror.

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Here the focus is on some plants by the road, reflected in the same pool of water. The shack is in the background.

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Here you can see the reflection of some rhomboid traffic sign, while the following shot ...

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... is showing a muddled image of a quadrangular sign that looks a bit like a rhomboid because of the angle from which the photograph was taken. The big fat letter P - for parking is barely visible because the thing is reflected in the thin layer of water on the grainy asphalt.

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This photograph shows the puddle in which those signs were reflected.

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Not far from there, just across the street, I caught a piece of the pretty cool-looking gate of one of the gardens near the road.

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When I returned to the place where the opening shot was taken, which is also very near - 30 meters or so ...

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... a man was jumping to evade the large puddle.

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A minute later, another car was passing by.

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It was entering the parking area.

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The car was a nice addition, but the building in construction behind it was the star of this scene. Doubled by its reflection, it looked pretty cool.

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Before going home, I caught a glimpse of myself reflected in the toll booth at the parking lot's entrance.

AND THAT'S IT. I HAD SOME FUN WITH THE LOCAL REFLECTIONS. AS ALWAYS IN THESE POSTS ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK - THE END.