When I’m walking on city streets, I’m generally focused on where I’m going, avoiding other pedestrians, and making crossings safely. When I drive on city streets, I’m similarly preoccupied, and I rarely look above the first floor of any buildings.
But on my trip to Montreal last Fall, I sat on the upper level of a tour bus, and was subject to some reflections – not just on the beauty of the city, but in the window glass of some downtown buildings. My dad was a structural engineer and my father-in-law was an architect, so I learned to love looking at the character of buildings – and this added a whole new dimension.
Here are a few examples – I love how the shape and qualities of glass itself distorts some of the images.
Next time you’re on a city street, why not take a moment to look up – and reflect.
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This post is partly in response to a weekly travel challenge by Ailsa of WheresMyBackpack, on the subject: Glass. To see other responses to her challenge, click here.
Wonderful photos for the theme.
Thanks, AD!
Pretty clever! Truly seeing beyond!
Thanks! Glad you stopped by!
Isn’t it amazing how much we don’t see. Not that I suggest looking too much while driving.
LOL – so true!
Great shots! I love looking at reflections in buildings. So much fun. Well done!
Thanks so much!
Quite nice architecture over there =]
I love the reflections in the glass…
Thanks – glad you came to visit!
… my pleasure
Great shots! I really like buildings with glass or reflections.
Thanks – they do make an interesting landscape!
Cities provide so many points of reflections. I love the energy in your photographs.
Thank you, Valentina – that’s very kind!
My pleasure.
Great pictures, nicely done.
Thanks so much – glad you came to visit!
I have a thing for glass in the concrete jungle too. And just last night was driving through downtown Calgary at night for the first time and kept seeing reflections and light and glass that had me going ‘I really need to come back down here!’
I’ll bet the nighttime reflections were fabulous!
These are fascinating! I really like the second one (very blue and very reflective) a lot.
Thanks, Gemma!
Wow, amazing shots!
Thanks, Amy!
My grandmother was from Montreal and we would visit her family in Montreal often. Even after my grandmother passed away, my mother and I would make regular trips to Montreal. I think I have some similar pictures of the Montreal reflections. lol It’s a beautiful city.
It really is a lovely place – so glad you stopped by!
The reflections you have captured are really amazing! And there’ s something….magnetic, almost haunting a touch in the last 2 photos.
Thanks, Esenga – I was fascinated by the mirror quality of the glass in so many buildings – even the older ones!
Stunning
its incredible seeing reflections like this 
Thanks – I was so grateful for the beautiful day!