I took this photo at one of the reservoirs in the Świder River Valley, central Poland, in autumn. In this particular place, on one side of this reservoir, there is a historic alley of old trees.

I often photograph this alley with a telephoto lens, making rather tight compositions with a telephoto lens. However, that morning, I changed my plans. I noticed that the trees were reflected quite fine in the water's surface. The reflections were evident because the weather was calm.

It had rained the day before, so there was quite a thick fog that morning. The fog obscured various distractors in the background. In addition, as is always the case with fog in photos, the fog improved the plasticity, reduced excessive contrasts between the light and dark parts of the image, and added a bit of a mysterious atmosphere to the scene.

I took the photo at dawn, before sunrise. The clouds in the sky and the fog turned warm colors. In the case of reflection photos, the horizon line is always the issue. That is, this line often runs in the middle of the frame, contrary to the well-known rule of thirds. However, in my opinion, the horizon line in the middle of the frame emphasizes the reflections and is sometimes desirable in these types of photos. Nevertheless, I decided to place this line a little lower in order to avoid monotony.