Assignment 22 - I had to look up !

Buzz Lightyear · 25-09-2009 12:22am #1

OK folks, this fortnights assignment's theme is "I had to look up !"

A lot of us when we take photos only see what is in front of us or below us. Walking down the street you might see a happy face and shoot it, or you could be in the garden taking shots of flowers.

Now try something different. Be a snob !! Be Proud !! Hold your head up high and see something different.

There have been various great photos both in the random thread and for C&C over the last while to give you enough ideas. However below are a couple of ideas (that are not my shots) to start you off.

General rules apply:

*Photos must be in by 2 weeks of given task - closing date 8th October, 9pm.
*No old photos. Only photos taken with this task in mind qualify - sorry. Therefore, dated 25th September onwards.
*Photos must be on the given task.
*ONE photo per post. Post as many as you like.
*C&C to be encouraged - but be nice about it.
*Stretch yourself - no limitation to what you can do to produce the image.
*Next task/subject to be chosen by person who has the most thanks after their post (must include a picture in the post ).

And have fun

Buzz

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Tallon · 25-09-2009 12:46am

Brilliant idea...
I'm always telling people to look up in dublin. you don't realise the architecture we have here

Delorian · 25-09-2009 1:45am

Tallon wrote: »

Brilliant idea...
I'm always telling people to look up in dublin. you don't realise the architecture we have here

I totally agree, same as virtually every city in the world. It's all ruined by shop fronts and garish signs that take your attention. The locals never look up and the tourists spot lots. I only realised how interesting the top of Dublin's buildings are after I came back from Amsterdam (where there's lots of interesting stuff 'up'). Now I'm in Wellington, I'm getting the locals to do it too.

Tallon · 25-09-2009 7:03am

Delorian wrote: »

I totally agree, same as virtually every city in the world. It's all ruined by shop fronts and garish signs that take your attention. The locals never look up and the tourists spot lots. I only realised how interesting the top of Dublin's buildings are after I came back from Amsterdam (where there's lots of interesting stuff 'up'). Now I'm in Wellington, I'm getting the locals to do it too.

I only realised it when I brought my (bogger) nephew and neice to town for the first time 2 years ago and they were like, "look at that statue, look at that harry potter building"

pullandbang · 25-09-2009 10:17am

Nice one Buzz!
Now where do I send my physio's bill in two weeks time?:p

Buzz Lightyear · 25-09-2009 10:54am

Well judging from the initial response, we should have some magnificient entrys

pullandbang wrote: »

Nice one Buzz!
Now where do I send my physio's bill in two weeks time?:p

Don't worry about this task if it's too challenging for you. We have a 'special' one you, so that you don't hurt yourself

superflyninja · 25-09-2009 4:07pm

Here is mine. Its a photo of a figure of The Crow. Ive heavily played around with it in GIMP...

derokid · 25-09-2009 4:38pm

Just thought it was good.... The diversion sign pointing up to the Lisbon vote yes poster!!!

Maybe its telling us something!!! Voting yes, is it a diversion!!!

NORTH1 · 25-09-2009 10:46pm

Sky and light

trooney · 26-09-2009 1:51pm

rameire · 26-09-2009 5:14pm

homer simpson · 26-09-2009 6:36pm

I know its only a Giraffe but i waited and waited and waited for it to come over closer so as to look up none did :rolleyes: this is my best pic, slightly annoying but thought i'd still post cos the effert i put into trying to get the perfect shot, great idea terrible excutition,lol.

xia · 26-09-2009 10:46pm

AnCatDubh · 27-09-2009 12:01am

I wondered what wondrous sights might be there when I 'looked up' around grafton street when I was about it earlier today.

Well I just figured out why we Irish have a bit of an international reputation;

pullandbang · 27-09-2009 12:29am

See what you see when you look up!
The gold crossy thingy on the gate of our church is the same as the one on top of the steeple. Now there's a piece of information that might come in handy in a pub quiz sometime!

LimeFruitGum · 27-09-2009 4:10pm

This is a projected Light display onto Trinity College on Culture Night. Just a basic point'n'shoot pic really, but if I hadn't looked up, I wouldn't have seen it ;-)

NORTH1 · 27-09-2009 11:42pm

You walk around the park this time of year and all the Kids are looking up...

derokid · 28-09-2009 7:54am

Just a quick shot taken at Irish Parachute Club Clonbolluge

baby and crumble · 28-09-2009 10:58am

probably not too original, but what else can you do when you're at the LONDON eye BUT look up???

Micilin Muc · 28-09-2009 2:12pm

I always wanted to look up my chimney ...

Julesie · 28-09-2009 11:04pm

A little background to the photo..... It was taken aboard FR118 tonight from Dublin to Gatwick. Outside is a beautiful red dusk sky, inside the PA system is trying to sell me bullseye baggies, the air hostess is flogging scratchcards, the mobile sign has just been illuminated to tell me I can talk and text to my heart's content...... and four rows behind me all hell breaks loose and two "ladies" start a full on brawl which ended with them being escorted off the plane by 6 officers when we finally land in Gatwick.

I think knowing the setting it was taken in makes the sunset seem all the more serene!

pullandbang · 29-09-2009 12:25am

Martron · 29-09-2009 8:06pm

very noisy was part of a hdr shot but liked it.

pft · 29-09-2009 9:37pm

keps · 29-09-2009 11:57pm

pullandbang wrote: »

great shot:)

pete4130 · 30-09-2009 8:24am

Anouilh · 30-09-2009 4:31pm

YeGods · 30-09-2009 5:37pm

Micilin Muc wrote: »

I always wanted to look up my chimney ...

[santa will have to go on slim fast. By the way how do i vote for my favourite shot ?]