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Reflection of sky and trees in a puddle in the woods with leaves in the puddle

This is a reflection of the trees of a forest in a puddle that was found on the forest floor in spring time (April on the East Coast of the US.). It is a depiction of the cyclical nature of life and existence. The dead leaves of years past, now on the forest floor becoming food that nourishes all life in the forest appears in the reflection to be still in the tree tops where their life began. The cyclical nature of existence is all around us in everything that we experience.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Copyright: © David Dzubinski