Lost in Translation
Looking for meanings in words, images and sounds
CBBH Photo Challenge: Looking Up (11th edition)
There is a lady blogger on WP that did something not that unusual for the English; she packed her bags and moved to Spain to catch some sun and teach English. While there she learned the Spanish ways, but never left her English customs behind ;). She still shouts “white rabbits” for good luck on the first day of each month, only now she calls them “conejos blancos”. Conejo Blanco Blog Hop is the name of the new photo challenge that Marianne (the lady in question) came up with. This time it is a monthly photo challenge, and therefore the one I am most likely to carry through. Here is a link to her blog for anyone interested to find out more.
The first CBBH theme is: LOOKING UP…You can look up to find someone or something, you can admire someone, you can raise your eyes, tilt your head and get lost in your thoughts (while looking up), you can learn how to look UP and NOT DOWN … You can look up at the sky, see a falling meteor, and make a wish upon it, and things just may start to look up for you 🙂
Don’t forget to look up! You never know what you may see. I did, and it tickled my imagination…
Look at the photo while listening to Moby’s 02 – In This World (…so many times I’m down, down, down with the ground)
*The propositions of the challenge say that we should provide a link to two bloggers we commented on every time we respond to CBBH challenge, and this month I will mention Jeff, a brilliant photographer that I look up to who makes magic with his camera, and a Greek girl named Ioanna who I look forward to reading and visiting every chance I get.
I hope you will enjoy my “discoveries”. Happy blogging everyone!
New edition: after one glass of wine this modification seemed like a good idea; now it almost makes me puke…. Three glasses of wine later, I decided to make it black and white.. and the mushroom got a form of a silver coin.. to be honest in both pictures they look like money… There, some of you will finally get into their heads that some of my pictures are crap 😀
And now the one that should have been enough – editing can make you do strange things; it is important to know when to stop….
And less invasive B&W conversion but nevertheless a complete disappointment 😀
Lost in Translation 
I really like this photo Paula 🙂
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I am really happy to hear this Poul. *hugs*
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Glad to hear someone appreciate my opinion 😉
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Many of us do :)… Honest!
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What a shot amazing… 😉
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It feels great to have you amazed 😉
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You do a great job that way, I enjoy and appreciate – swim / wonderful mountain lakes, climb / beautiful trees and so on – what we do next..? ‘hahaha’
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It kind of depends on Sara, Jake and Marianne… I’ll let you know once I’ve heard from that bunch 😉 😀
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I’m ready, not a wimp or is it call a sissy…;-) 😉 😉
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Of course you are not, and I will continue keeping you on your toes 😛
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Great… 😉
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This is a wonderful view looking up at the tree from an unusual angle. I often find that looking at things (objects, problems, personal views etc) from a different angle produces surprising results. Your photograph is no exception!
Great shot Paula and welcome to the CBBH Photo Challenge. I´m hopping over to look at your links now!
Marianne x
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Thank you Marianne 🙂 It feels good to take part in this challenge… I hope your next themes will be as inspiring as this one and open to many interpretations…
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Great shot! Perfect for the look-up. Thanks, Paula!
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I am glad you like it honey. Thank YOU 🙂
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Very nice angle looking up. And a well-written post!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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You photograph them as well 🙂 I can spot a little mushroom there.
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Yeah, I like to catch those little growths with my cam 🙂
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I gotta check out the links later on tonight (at work now)… you know what I really like about you Paula? You are a real blogger that is not after the stats count 🙂
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Thank you Bashar really. I appreciate you noticing that crucial bit about me 😉 and furthermore taking time at your work to check out my blog. I enjoy your photoblog immensely 🙂
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Love the composition, the point of focus is very well done, along with excellent use of depth of field. Bravo!!
And thank you so ver much for the mention. I appreciate it to no end 🙂
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Thank you for this analysis 🙂 I appreciate it to the bone 😀 And your name tends to pop up in my posts every so often 😉
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You are as always, more than welcome. If I have been of even a modest about of help these past few months I’m glad. 😀
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Well, you gave me the push…
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Correction, gentle nudge 😉
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Liked the photo 🙂
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🙂 Thank you Hitesh 🙂 It is one of my favourites 😀
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Bravo indeed 🙂 Amazing perspective Paula…love it!
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This approval of yours means a great deal 🙂 Thank you Madhu x
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Wonderful picture Paula. You are really good at photography. Like it a lot.
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Your words are a balm to my soul today… I am having a photographic crisis right now :D. Thank you Arindam from the bottom of my heart 🙂
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Beautiful. It did made me feel like I was looking from below, staring up towards the sky. Amazing!
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Thank you IT 🙂
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Aw…. i am so flattered….! Thank you Paula! I feel the same way too! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I walk early in the morning everyday. Take the same route, up the same hill, paste the same houses. But I see and enjoy something new everyday. Never stop looking up and down and all around. 🙂
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For me, the first one is the winner. The colors are more vibrant, and the mushroom is much more well defined. Great job!
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😀 You are probably right 😀 the more I stare at it, more possibilities I see … the difference between monitors at home and at work are making me crazy … which monitor should I trust 😉 Yeah, copper coin it is then ….. Thanks Jeffo and forgive me my pushiness 😉
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Honestly Paula, you can go blind playing around with photos and that’s without the wine – I know I have at times! I love your first shot with the drippy silver / blue/ green background, the deep ashy trunk of the tree and the brilliant copper of the mushroom. It glows!
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🙂 Patti, your words have convinced me…. I have listened to the boys that commented, but I needed the opinion of a smart and well-spoken woman :). Thank you!
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