This Sepia Saturday Suggestion nudges me into more than one direction. First I thought about the few LOST GALLERY photographs of people drinking or getting ready to.
But let's get back on topic, as they say in the boardroom. Let's look at some people caught with a drink in their hand.
Then I thought about the several examples of snaps taken from on top of something, looking down on the scene. That's a popular tourist photographic memento: a panoramic vista from a mountain top which always seems so breath taking in real life but not so much in the resulting photograph.
But first, when I think of slaking a thirst, I remember the day I caught a gathering of waxwings at the birdbath in my back yard on a very hot day. It was a lucky snap.
I always figured this was Michael Caine.
Moving right along, let's now look at some of those tourist snaps from the family vacation. Let's go up on the mountain...
I just realized: This one was probably shot from on top of (or near it) Umbrella Rock on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. We looked at some pictures of Umbrella Rock a few weeks back on Sepia Saturday - Sitting On A Rock.
This one has been identified. This is the "Lower Cliff Dwelling" in the Tonto National Monument in Arizona. 
Okay, enough of that. Let's go up in an elevator and look at the city.
The reverse of this one says:
Bird's eye view of Seattle
Do these look familiar to you?
Okay, up on the mountain, up an elevator, what's left? Let's get the view from an airplane.
This is an Army Air Force base in Bassingbourn, England, in the winter of 1944/45.
Back to the mountain top, this looks more like a professional shot.
Okay, now head on back to the main floor and the Sepia Saturday home page for an assortment of interpretations of this week's suggestion.
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I loved the twist on the prompt of people caught with drinks in their hands. Very clever. We're encouraged to 'think outside the box' and some did it pretty well this week - going with cars & light poles & harbors & now with drinks in hand. But even those who stayed with the danger theme have come up with such a wide variety of even that. It's what makes Sepia Saturday so interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks La Nightingail. I almost didn't put together a page for this week because I couldn't decide on an interpretation of the theme. Finally I settled on two, the photographs from above and the drink-in-hand. I have seen quite a variety of interpretations this week. too.
DeleteI love the bird photo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Postcardy. It's one of my own favorites. It was a very lucky shot. Right light, right shutter speed and right place/right time. Plus it's a bird that is not really common to this area.
DeleteLucky or not, that's a great photo of the waxwings. Well done for identifying the view from Umbrella Rock.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brett Payne. I like the Waxwings too. Not a common bird for this area. I was really surprised to see them. I put that picture on the page and just looked at it thinking, "Where have I seen that bend in a river before?" I found it and added a post card view of Umbrella Rock from almost the same angle.
DeleteA cool perspective of snaps. Google now has this magical way of pasting everyone's photos onto the street view of famous tourist spots, but I think finding a snapshot or postcard view on your own that is taken from another angle takes a really good eye. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike Brubaker. If I hadn't just reviewed the Lookout Mountain shots on Sepia Saturday recently, I'd probably never have connected it.
DeleteI'd give a lot to get a shot of birds like that. Your shots from a plane reminded me I have a lot taken during WWII which are in my brother's war photos. Perhaps I can use them another time,
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob Scotney. I consider the bird shot extremely lucky. Photographs from WWII are in great demand. The few that I have get more visits than any other category especially if they have aircraft or other equipment in the shot.
DeleteGreat sepia snaps but the waxwings are marvellous - what a shot!
ReplyDeleteThanks Little Nell. The waxwings were a lucky catch for sure. They all acted like young ones too. They were hesitant and hovering, some landing in the water. They settled in a group like this for only a few seconds and then moved on.
DeleteThat bird photo you took is wonderful, and your follow-on thought of drinks in hand is a very clever take on the theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo Feathertston. I almost skipped this week's theme but decided late Friday to put this page together. I am glad I included the waxwing catch. They were certainly fun to watch.
DeleteMy parents are really keen birdos, Mum even paints them later - I must send them the link to see your waxwings
ReplyDeleteWhat a collection you have!
Thanks Jackie van Bergen. I am glad you enjoyed them. My back yard gets visits from several bird varieties but this one was a big surprise.
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