Reflected light is something photographers and cinematographers often chase or create.
It adds brilliance that an overcast day removes while retaining a soft and even illumination that direct strong light cannot.
Hibiya
Tokyo is a prime example of the “big” light that many shiny and clean glass buildings can produce on a good day, especially Shinjuku and Hibiya.
Hibiya
Glowing flag poles Hibiya
Shinjuku
Hibiya
Shinjuku, the “melting ice block” building.
Hibiya
Hibiya
I find that it is the most useful of light types, there is always something happening from one direction or another and even the most mundane buildings can take on an other worldly beauty.
Shinjuku, channelling a little “Stephen Shore”.
Shinjuku
Shinjuku