“Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.” ― Ian Frazier
This week’s photo challenge is guest hosted by Brian Cooney. It is a theme that has so many options. Near and far … far and near.. it’s all perspective. I have grown up with difficultly distinguishing the depth and distance of objects. My entire life my parents just thought I was clumsy.. and to a point that probably was true.
My first impulse was to only do visual representations of near and far, but after getting off of the phone with my daughter and granddaughter it dawned on me how many more takes on near and far one could have. So my first photo is my most deeply touching impression of how near and yet how far something can be.
Skype conversation with my daughter and grand-daughter.
Picture of a conversation with my daughter and grand-daughter from Venezuela to Washington State. So near but so far away.
My next couple of shots I love because they almost give me vertigo. Considering my problems with depth perception they really exemplify near and far… how far one could fall if they misunderstand where the next step starts. I also find it interesting how shooting down a set of stairs seems so much more intimidating that up a set of stairs.
These final shots are all examples of near and far to me from different view points. I hope you enjoy.
“There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are. The stars look like they’re so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can’t. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are.” ― Kami Garcia
“Everything seems simpler from a distance.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
“I tried to put things in perspective but sometimes you’re just too close to it.”
― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men
Last perspective on Near and Far.. is time and place.. Tomorrow can seem like it’s so far away and yet running into someone you knew 20 years ago can bring back those days and make them seem like they happened only yesterday. What does near and far really mean? Is it really only perspective?
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I love that second to last one. Feels like I’m about to fall down some endless steps.
I know right.. one on the slide show going down an escalator in DC.. was crazy for me.. always get dizzy on it.
These are amazing shots and now I have vertigo too. 🙂 TY for the pingback!
Thanks for stopping by.. the stairs are some of my favorite ones..
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skype, what a unique interpretation! i like the quote you started with too. :0)
Thanks. I’m a quote monger.. I think sometimes we all stay just a little too close to things that should be kept far away and sometimes we need to really be far away from something to appreciate it when it’s close.
i like your thinking ;0)
WHY thank ya
I love all your interpretations of the theme. The stair shot really is amazing.
Thanks I had fun taking them.. on the slide show there is a escalator in DC where my friends are standing and I’m shooting down.. it’s a pretty impressive one as well.. I should move that one from the slides to the stairs sections as well.
Great interpretations of near and far! I really love the third photo, something about it just grabbed my attention! G. 🙂
The third picture out of all or the 3rd in the stairway.. I’m going to be taking a trip this coming weekend and these challenges are really making me re-think my angles.
The third picture from the start, so the second picture in the set of the stairways! The one dated 4th of August 2009! G 🙂
Great shots! Very visual and dimensional ☺ skype yes, very near, so far…. So cute grand daughter you have.
Thanks.. I think so too
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I can’t decide between the stone steps or the wooden ones. I’m a sucker for these sort of photos. A beautiful collection. Thanks for sharing.
I AM TOO.. I just got done telling someone I have no addictions and then pop up a couple random (all the time) photo types and so.. well.. they shall be a part of my future blogs.. thanks for commenting.
Love the perspectives looking up those flights of stairs… and Carole KIng’s a nice touch! 😉
Thanks… I love the old music.. well music in general
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