Thematic Photographic 152 - Vertical

Reach for the sky
London, ON
June 2011

I've been here before, in the hospital parking lot, and like the last time I stood on this spot, I had a camera in my hand. Here's the link.

What's changed? Well, for one, it was late evening this time out, and the sickly backlit scene had been replaced by a perfectly blue-sky/golden-hour moment. Oh, and they seem to have either repainted or recladded the stacks in the 5-ish years since I last pointed my lens in this direction.

Which is all my way of saying I hope you look up, often, over the next week. Vertical is the theme, and as always, how you choose to explore it is entirely up to you.

The story behind my own initial contribution is a simple one: I was on my way into the hospital after parking the car (see here for the story of our daughter's soccer-goalie adventure) and, as I often do when things are a little unsettled in my world, I pull out the camera and quickly shoot whatever I see. It's my way of freezing the moment and giving myself something to look back at when things calm down.

Funny enough, I did the same thing when our son broke his leg, too, except that time I was a couple of rows over in the parking lot, and I pointed the lens 180 degrees toward the setting sun (see here) and I'll probably keep doing it whenever logic would dictate otherwise.

Sometimes, logic has no right to tell us when we can or cannot take the shot. That's for our gut to decide.

Your turn: Thematic Photographic is our weekly photo sharing and learning activity. To participate, simply post a vertically-themed pic over on your blog - or find one you may have already posted - and then leave a comment here letting folks know where to find it. Repeat as often as you wish, and feel free to pull friends into the fray as well. Even if they're kicking and screaming. For more background on how this thing works, click here. Looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!