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SInce you post no picture, we are left guessing precisely what you're referring to.

However, if i take you at your word, then I have to say you've got it all wrong. The surface of water is transparent, and its appearence is unaffected by light or shadows falling on it.

The shadows you see in clear pond water are actually on the ground under the water, not the water itself. There is no light interacting with the water directly.

A shadow falling on the surface of water does not impede its reflections, unless you're referring to specular reflections, which should be blocked by intervening objects.

Follow the link for a discussion of shadows in water, if that's what you're after.

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