Part of the art in photography is the choice the photographer makes about what the camera sees. Through focal lengths and apertures the photographer can modify the camera’s reality and therefore the reality you see.
These four shots from different angles captured four different gauzy reflections of the sky.
But here’s what the scene actually looked like. An ashtray full of rainwater and a soggy cigar butt.
The camera never lies, but the photographer’s veracity can be another matter.
Art is often about altering one’s perception of reality. Photos can reveal that within each perceived reality there exists alternative realities just as real, but which we failed to see because we were distracted by the easiest one to accept. Magic, anyone?