There are more than a few people out there who think that reflection-based photography is unimaginative and overplayed, but when done correctly, the results can be just the opposite. Mirrored images often create something akin to a trompe l'oeil effect, which is at once both confusing and delightful as the viewer eventually pieces together precisely what it is that he's looking at. Details or features that might otherwise be overlooked come to fore as we stop and pause over these double-edged images.

Here's a selection of some of the best reflection photos from the theGentries Flickr pool to help pass a bit of time on a lazy Saturday. Enjoy! Lead photo by John Ferri. For more like these, see our previous post on the art of street puddle photography.

Photo by tomms

Photo by oilenach

Photo by Jose

Photo by Lemur

Photo by ThetaState

Photo by Jentse

Photo by Bobcatnorth

Photo by Neil Ta

Photo by Fitforeverphotographer

Photo by AtillaSoylu

Photo by Steve

Photo by Grace's clicks

Photo by Tom Podolec

Photo by dstuff9

Photo by foodpr0n