There are so many ways to see the world and each has its own advantages…and drawbacks. All too often, we see the world by looking at eye level.  We often don’t consider that things will look different if we crouch down, climb up, or change our angle.

This week’s photo challenge from the Daily Post is On Top.  And that had me thinking about how my photos reflect that theme.

This first photo shows the scaffolding on the top of the bridge over the Cumberland River in Nashville.  But what I think is even more interesting than the bridge structure is the clouds on top of that.  I love the layers in this photo and the dimension and depth visible in the clouds.

And in another picture from Nashville, I looked up to see this fire escape on top of me.  I have found that I like to take pictures looking up into the sun through structures (both man made and living).  I notice so many interesting things about the sky, clouds, buildings…when I shoot from this perspective.

This third Nashville photo captures the tourists on the different balcony levels of the honky tonk…as the country music blasted into the streets.  Even before noon, these folks seemed to be having a great time on top of the different levels of this establishment.

This final photo is from on top of the Ocean Beach pier looking towards the beachside community.  The funny thing about this photo is that it looks like the large kite is well off into the distance, over the beach goers on the shore. In fact, this was a tiny kite flown by a girl standing on the pier…probably not ten feet away from me when I shot the photo.

When I look through my lens, I find myself intentionally looking in new and different ways.  I try to see places and things and people anew…through a fresh perspective.  And when I do that, I see what I had often overlooked or seen differently before.  On top, from below, up close, from a distance…perspective matters.