"When I look down, I miss all the good stuff, when I look up I just trip over things."
-Ani DeFranco
RRC: Look Up/Look Down
Suggested by Steven, author of the blog, Sometimes Photoblog
I miss Steven, and I wish he were available to join us, but I am sure he wouldn't mind if we used one of the many suggestions he gave us for a challenge. This one struck a cord with me, because as we transition from winter to spring, I feel myself looking up in relation to my photography, and my attitudes in general. Even on rainy days I feel that sense of hope that a warm spring day can provide. As much as I enjoy the autumn and winter for it's dark, shorter days, I am ready for spring and summer and all it brings... especially the summer fruits and veggies! :)
But most of all... I am ready to be out with the camera, and my quest for color! I am ready to see the flowers in bloom, the colorful kites at the Berkeley Marina, and all the public art I can find! Oh, and let's not forget, I have been on a quest to find the Mission Blue butterfly forever, maybe this will finally be the year! Cross your fingers for me!! It is an amazing butterfly, which due to man, has been on the endangered species list. But now, thanks to some magnificent work by some scientists and butterfly enthusiasts, their numbers have been on the upswing. It's exciting to think they are once again growing in numbers!
Here is my collection of Looking Up/Looking Down photos. Enjoy!
**The first photo was taken on my cell phone. :)
Looking Up At A Lone Gull...
Looking Down 6 Floors!
A Sweet Face Looking Up At Me :)
Looking Down On Point Reyes Lighthouse!
Looking Up at the Tulip Sculpture at Justin Herman Plaza!
Now that you have seen my photographs, why not see what everyone else is up to? Just follow the links below.
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Steven, if you are out there, thank you so much for the great idea. I really liked doing this particular challenge a lot!
-Carly
