This was intended to be my entry for Photo Friday‘s challenge on “Vanity”. I missed the submission deadline by a couple of hours though 
. Anyway, this picture was taken in November 2003 when I visited Swan Bells in Perth, Western Australia. Despite having to attend a conference by 9am, I managed to sneak out some time at about 6am to take some pictures. I was greeted by brilliant lighting even at such an early hour, and was rewarded with this shot.
Meanwhile, do check back again in a few days’ time for a new guestblogger’s entry 
Category: ExpressionFriday, 03 Feb 2006 05:42 pm
Very nice shot. The reflection in the ripples are stunning.
stunning work.. i love the rippling reflection and the bird seems so expressionful.. great catch!! ;p
It’s a lovely shot – just a shame the reflections arn’t a bit brighter. I know you couldn’t brighten the whole shot because then the bird would be overexposed :/
Still, very nice!
Thanks Bob, jxiong and Jem!
Jem: I suppose I can double-process the RAW (one for the bird, and one for the reflections) and then blend them. That could possibly work!