Bygones

This is a photo I've been trying to capture for a while, but never quite found the right look that I was hoping for. The basic idea behind this picture is to capture a subject via its reflection in a puddle--a simple-sounding task that ended up being a bit more complicated than I thought. Not in this particular photo, but just the overall concept proved trickier than it seemed at first. It's not difficult to find puddles on rainy days, but I had a couple things in mind for the photo I was trying to get:

• The subject's reflection had to be clearly visible in the puddle
• The puddle could not have any raindrops or other natural elements to otherwise obfuscate the subject
• There had to be enough good lighting to accentuate the subject
• I wanted a few things to be visible in the puddle as well such as sticks, leaves, grass, etc.
• Ideally the subject would be a person, preferably an unexpecting pedestrian or passer-by

Almost every time it has rained in recent months I have kept my eye