I'm joining in the group above for this weekly challenge.
Chosen by me.
I had this specific image in mind when I thought about a theme for this week. I'm always intrigued by perspective, and I was tossing around the idea of how different an image can look and feel depending on whether it's taken vertically or horizontally. First, here is my header image, full frame:
I'm still slightly a-wonder when I see this image, and I'm saving my pennies to have it developed on a large canvas to be placed in our dining room. Note the difference in the feeling evoked with the vertical perspective (below), which is how I usually want to orient really tall tree pictures:
These pine trees at the Morton Arboretum are massively tall, but I really think that the horizontal perspective gives a completely different feel--I get the sense of tallness, to be sure, but the sheer vastness of the pine forest overwhelms me, and I am taken back to that moment I walked among the pines, the whisper-feel of the ground as I walked by, just the silence and majesty. I'm waxing eloquent here, but you see the difference.
One more horizontal vs. vertical, so you can see the difference. I also like the horizontal perspective of this next image over its vertical companion.
Now on to purely horizontal images of vertical things! Usually, I shoot fireworks vertically, because they go way up, up, and up, but I shot some of these horizontally, and was able to capture the fireworks bursting in the sky, shooting up from the water, plus the reflection. I really like this shot.
ISO 100, 17-40mm at 17mm, f/8, 4-second exposure.
(In case you wondered.)
Buildings are another thing typically shot vertically, but I love this next one, which really gives an impression of height.
Flowers, too, with their stems, tend to be shot long-wise. Here are a few horizontal frames that show a vertical sense.
Well, that's what I had in mind for this week's theme. I love trying a challenge, and I think this challenged me to see things in a way I don't usually see them. Thanks for visiting me today, and I hope I've inspired you, too!!
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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