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Monday, September 17, 2012

The towers that connect us

Pearl of the sky
Shanghai, China
May 2012






















I'd like to end off this week's "at an angle" theme* with a shot of something that isn't angled at all. The tower in the shot above, the Oriental Pearl communications aerial, is as straight as can be. But perspective can be a very neat thing, and standing ever closer to its base made everything look just a little off kilter to me. Straight tower. Twisted me. Truth be told, shooting this made me nauseous.

I've shot this tower before - see here - and that's the thing I love about photography. Different day, different place, different experience - as long as you have your camera with you, you can record not only what it looked like, but what it felt like to be there.

Your turn: Do you return to the same places? Do you like to re-shoot the same subjects?

* We're still taking submissions for last week's at an angle theme - here. New theme, retro, launches tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.
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3 comments:

  1. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©8:49 AM, September 17, 2012

    Yes, I love shooting Lake Siri.

    When you look at it with the light a certain way, it's just a big, leaf-filled puddle.

    But when the light is right, it's fantastic.
    ~

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  2. Karen (formerly kcinnova)4:08 PM, September 17, 2012

    I love the angle on this shot, Carmi.

    I probably have way too many pictures taken along the river. My husband thinks I bring the camera in case we see wildlife, but the truth is closer to what you described in your post: "you can record not only what it looked like, but what it felt like to be there.

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  3. Kalei's Best Friend4:57 PM, September 17, 2012

    love the angle(s) as well as the patterns and clean lines!. The pink is definitely a retro color!.

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