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Cliveh, Thank You! You have a practiced eye & hearing from you is eagerly welcomed. I appreciate your taking the time and mental energy to look & share what you see. I took the opportunity to try a crop and straightening - both informative. On straightness, I thought it was skewed slightly to the clockwise position. With the grid in Lightroom, using the clock tower as a vertical reference line - I had to rotate *further* clockwise to make the tower more vertical.

On the crop - I'm not confident I understand the detail well enough, but I tried coming down from the top to the top of the bridge structure - about even w/ the top of the flagpole atop the clock tower. I think you mean to come down lower, but I couldn't make peace w/ the loss. I would have to rotate out of square to give a horizontal crop line. What I do like is how the puddle is made more pronounced, occupying more than half the frame. The expansive reflection is better. It does crowd the flagpole.

Maybe the strongest takeaway is that I don't *have* to chase symetry - it can be more interesting without all the detail shown on both sides of the reflection line. I do like the reflection being large/dominant.
'Sure appreciate your kind help, CliveH. I hope you & yours are very well.

'Just saw your post, Ken. I think if I were to get a re-shoot, I'd get down even lower - so as to make the reflection larger. 'Seems a strong part of the composition that could be emphasized more. In that way, I like Clive's thoughts there. 'A little unsure if using the clock tower as a vertical reference is the best way. 'Really wish I hadn't botched the dev & gotten more mid-tone separation. I'm used to symetry in reflection shots. Often its nice. Pentaxpete's house on the water was killer. Opening my tiny imagination to noticing and *using* the asymetry is a good gift for me. The more I see the bright spots in the upper left corner & just inside the upper right corner - the more I wish they were less pronounced.
'Can't say enough, all. I sure appreciate your kind help.
Now if I can get the pipes in the house unfrozen, maybe I can botch a few prints.

Wow! what a great photo.
Well done Mr Silver

Love it. Takes a few seconds for the eyes to realise what they are seeing. Then you can just take in the interlocking perspectives.

Well if you do decide to shoot it again, though I think this might be possible only after heavy rain, I would time it so there is a Max train on the bridge over head or a Trimet bus or a bicycle or pedestrian. Then if possible I would move one way or the other just enough to get that pole out from right in front of the station tower and clock so you can read it and see what time it is.

Gents, Thank you.
dpurdy - you're very right! Yesterday was the last day of sun before another storm sequence. The cold froze the pipes, or I'd have been out catching some of the large icicles w/ MF. 'Been all storm prep. instead. 'Makes me glad I grab every shot when I can, 'cause it could be a long time before the combination of lake-sized puddle, bright sun w/ clouds happens on a day I can bet there. 'Very right about the pole in front of the clock face. Thank You!

I guess I'm late to the party ...
Excellent composition, wonderful tonality! That's the benefit of the perfect exposure. Like TFC said above : The horizon needs to be leveled and the pole on the right side of the frame should be cropped.
A remarkable photograph !!

Yep we had a broken pipe in a rental house. Hard to get a plumber when there are broken pipes everywhere.
Re reshooting, I am always amazed how much things change in a short time. Rarely for the better.