Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
For this challenge, I’m going with invented narrow spaces. What do you think these are? When I saw the assignment for our photography challenge – NARROW – I blanked out. No, I didn’t pass out, I simply couldn’t think of any narrow shots I’d taken in recent days or weeks. I live in the suburbs and, even though there are a few closed underpasses in my area, I wasn’t in the mood to drive to them to take a shot. I decided to try and create something narrow from the comfort of my home; the end result are the pictures you are looking at. Funnily enough, on a second read of the photo challenge instructions, I read the word spaghetti and had a good laugh. Yep, I could have walked into the kitchen and taken a few shots of my pasta jar but, as any creative can attest to, when we hear a word, an image or two show up in our minds eye, and we try to run with them until we find the chase fruitful or pointless… Hmmm Ps, In retrospect, I thought of the photos I’ve taken of the long and narrow bridges dotting the landscape of my county. Oh well, next time!
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” Henry David Thoreau
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
What the heck are those circles above and what was I trying to recreate? Great question! I used three tubings and a couple of objects as my focal point at the end of the tubes. The first and third tubes are almost the same. They are long tubes that typically hold posters or rolled up photos, and are used for shipping such items. Since I love art, I have a collection of these tubes in all lengths and sizes. I took two narrow tubes and placed different objects at the end of each one; a green plastic turtle and a lit pink candle. Then I took pictures from one end to create a narrow, hollow effect. I think the candle did a better job as it created an almost cave like narrow entry. The green turtle didn’t quite make it. Ha! The middle tube in the photo collage and the larger single shot is a dehumidifier/AC filter. Yes, you got it! It is the filter you attach to a portable dehumidifier/AC that is vented out a window. This one belongs in my garage … I grabbed the tube and played around with the flexible body, and placed a pink lit candle at the other end. Would you have guessed that?
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“One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit.” Alexander Pope
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
Weekly Photo Challenge: NARROW
What is my assessment of the final outcome? Not what I had envisioned at all… What do I think of the final result? Mediocre. Can you tell there is a plastic turtle staring back at you from the tube above? Probably not. I’m sharing this information to give you a glimpse into the process that goes into a creative project. As amateur photographers, we’ve all been there … those moments when our ideas don’t quite jell. Sometimes the results are perfect and other times they are ho hum. However, the learning is the real gift. That is the reason why I love participating in our weekly photo challenge because each one is an opportunity to take on a creative task and take a series of shots in a very short time and share them. Some weeks, I’m fortunate to have photos that fit perfectly and other weeks I don’t. But the process is always rewarding because I’m pushed to think about how I can do this better next time. What do you think?
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: NARROW From spaghetti to the quiet alley behind your house, this week show us something narrow. This week, let’s keep things narrow (but not narrow-minded!): share a photo with your take on the theme. You could focus on a slender object, or shoot an image where your field of vision is restricted. Alleyways and half-open doors, seesaws and water slides, spaghetti and electric cords… the world is full of narrow things. I can’t wait to see which one you’ll pick for your entry.
Positive Motivation Tip: Find that light at the end of the tunnel and follow it.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos from my personal collection.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
Trackbacks
- Weekly Photo Challenge-Narrow – WoollyMuses
- Narrow (Wired Path) | What's (in) the picture?
- Today I Am Narrow Minded | Lillie-Put
When I think of narrow the first thing I think of is someone being narrow minded. There is so much that they miss out on.
great captures for your theme word good job
These pictures are really cool. Some of them seem like paper towel rolls but I can’t tell what the object in the picture with the pink candle is.
You came close Liz. Two are those long, poster holder tubes we get in art stores or the Museum. The white tube is a dehumidifier filter tube. Hahaha! 🙂
These are definitely narrow or give you the perception of narrow spaces.
Very cool photos. I love the colors
Not “narrow-minded”… I like that 🙂 Great photos.
This collage is so wonderful. You are very creative!
I love the effect it caused! Very creative way to fulfill this week’s photo challenge. You always think outside the box for the weekly challenges and it’s fun to see what you will come up with.
Yup I see the turtle! I really like the pink candle one as well. Very creative and cool pics!
What cool photos! I just love the way they turned out. I also love your perspective from your photos. I’m always amazed at the direction you take 🙂
Interesting play of light and shadows in a narrow space, loved the pictures, they seem so surreal.
Wow, you are so brilliant! I never thought that you can come up with beautiful pictures like these!
I love the perspective of the candles through the tubes. Spaghetti is narrow and what we had for dinner. But your pics are better than spaghetti. LOL
actually i can see that it’s a toy turtle at the end of the tube at first look. am i weird? i like how you chose to take shots of objects from a tube’s view. perhaps you can try the same with scenery too? will that work?
These are really great captures for the photo prompt of Narrow and also it can go further to help us think to open up our narrow minds to think differently, accept differently, and live differently. I really loved reading this!
I agree the white tube with the candle at the end worked perfectly. I thought that was really creative to use the tubes as part of the “narrow” theme. You have a way of thinking outside the box. Even though the turtle didn’t come out as nice as you hoped, actually putting them all together as a collage made an interesting composition.
Everything looked good as always. Using the tube to frame your shots is actually an interesting technique.
I love your inventive, photographic process. I too have on occasion needed to create an image to illustrate my poetry. When there’s a will, there’s a way. Ha ha!
Love the pictures, this is really creative!
Photo challenges are always interesting. This one is quite interesting.
Wow, how creative! Those photos are beautiful! I would have trouble finding the first couple narrow holes but I think after that I’d find that they are all around. I need to try a challenge like this; how fun!
Wow, how incredibly creative! Those photos are beautiful! I would have trouble finding the first couple narrow holes but I think after that I’d find that they are all around. I need to try a challenge like this; how fun!
You are so brilliant! I want to try this photography style, I like how you think. Nice photos.
That plastic turtle is so clever! I never thought of it at the very beginning. I like your ideas!
The term narrow has so many different connotations. It can mean very close or focused or it can mean not seeing the whole picture. I guess it depends on the situation. Regardless, I really like you photographs. Whether you think they came out they way you wanted them to, they do make you think.
Oooh I’ve seen a video that talks about photography hacks and it used a tube like this to take some pretty cool shots.
As always you have a very creative touch my dear, it’s interesting what can be found NOT going outside to explore!
You are so kind… Must check out yours now. TY! <3
I’ve taken almost similar shots as above. The turtle wasn’t too clear but it still appeared artful. I like the smaller candle.
Hi,You are sharing quality stuff at your website for your audience. I love your website,this pictures look real cool to me.
When you connect narrow with space, that’s a bit scary for me coz I am not comfortable in closed spaces. I’m claustrophobic!
Well, I think you passed the challenge! These are amazing photos with great perspective!
I do like your photos! I get somewhat aggravated when people get “tunnel vision” and won’t look further then their own opinions.
I like the find the light in the end of the tunnel and follow it. It is what keeps you going in life.
I love how these pictures turned out!!! It’s neat how things can look different when you look at them thru different things.
I never knew that was a turtle! You are so creative Eliz! I wish I had a photography talent just like yours!
This is a tough challenge! you are so clever and so talented. I love your photos!
I love how the photos represents the topic and yeah, life can go through narrow space but eventually we can pass through it.
You are so creative and always enjoy positive messages on every post ! Absolutely love this week challenge
When I hear the word narrow, I think of narrow-mindedness. I know a lot of people who fit that mold.
A very creative way of approaching the challenge! Some lovely photos here.
On first glance, those long tubes look like paper towel cartons or tissue paper carton rolls. It just amazes me how people can be so creative and think endlessly with simple things or props.
Narrow reminds me of a dream of the spiral moving wheel where things go really small and than big out of the sudden. It used to be a nightmare I can’t get out of, but now, I’ve more or less gotten out of it…
To be honest, until you mentioned the turtle, no I didn’t know there was a plastic turtle staring back at me from the tube. It made me smile to spot him though, if that helps!
I could tell that it was a turtle! That is certainly a unique theme and makes us realize that narrow does not always mean narrow minded.
The tubes did depict a range of narrow that varies. I would have thought of a narrow pathways maybe a single track route or trail.
You’re doing great and your attitude is very motivating 🙂 You seem like a person who is never stressed (based on your previous posts too) and just takes things the way they are.
This is a nice piece of work. The picture looks amazing too. Thanks for sharing
This is a really neat challenge, I wouldn’t have thought to use the tubings for the object. I love that little turtle in the last photo.
The one with the pink candle at the end sort of look like the lamp shade on one of my ikea floor lamps.. hahah 🙂 love your creativity. I think a photo challenge would be a great way to expand my skills and creativity – totally going to look into it now! thanks for sharing!
What a fabulous post, love the cool pictures! At first the turtle picture looked like a plant until I saw it up close in the last picture lol. You’re pictures definitely do not look amateur at all.
Interesting vision on the narrow spaces. I wouldn’t have thought of photographing the inside of tubes.
Those pictures really look very deep in meaning. As always, this blog produces very nice pictures that keep my imagination running with positivity.
i love you challanges as you come out always with new ideas and unique concepts
There really is a lot of work that goes into the creative process. Some work out fine, others…not really.
Very creative idea for a post, you took me back to school days *junior* in physic classes. A unique post you have here.
What an interesting photo experiment. I have seen some tube type photos really rock. Love how you linked it to real life with things not always jelling – and sometimes everything falling together.
It is not easy to interpret the word “Narrow” in photos. I would not have thought of tubes like you did. I would probably go for narrow alleyways.
This is so eye opening- to realize that our view are so narrow and we owe it to society to broaden them for the greater good.
This is so interesting post. Love the photos
The last pic describes a turtle struggling to navigate itself out from an inconvenient tunnel…quite relates to the challenges that we’ll confront when working towards a task/aspirations in learning the ropes before eventually becoming an expert resulting from constant practices. The narrow brownish pic with sun rays is really radiant – real talent at its best! Keep it up, Eliz!!
The object with the pink candle is awesome! I couldn’t understand it in the first look of that picture. I loved your creativity of using all those home stuff for your photo challenge!
I’m out of ideas on what the materials were used to capture the photos but all are very wonderful and so beautiful! I’m quite amazed, actually and a little sad that these are out of my depth.
I really like the concept of the candle as the focal point at the end of the narrow tube. It’s really creative and mimics the whole “light at the end of the tunnel” idea. 🙂
Your pictures are so artistic and you are so creative !! The turtle looks so real 😀
wow cool and interesting photos the cloesness adds a whole new level!
I did see the turtle 🙂
I always associate narrow with challenges, prolly because narrow isn’t exactly comfortable so it makes you work your way towards something.
These look really cool! I love reading your posts, they are always full of motivation and great pictures. I am going to have to try this challenge out.
I think photography is never ending learning. I like your creativity, but the one with the candle as the focal point is my favourite.
I think photography is never ending learning. I like your creativity, but the one with the pink candle as the focal point is my favourite.
Oh goodness, I don’t even know what I would do with this challenge – I think you did quite well!
Great concept behind this post! In life we have to face things that are narrow – narrow mindset, narrow escape. How you come out of all things narrow defines your life.
In life, narrow is a negative word in every angle we despised. But the positive thing is, we continue to do the right thing and making our lives successful. Fernando Lachica
The candle at the end of the tube created an interesting shot. I think you did a great job with this challenge.
I love how creative you are, when stepping in to take such photos & they have come incredibly good enough for your hard work & dedication. Learning is always a real gift & you are always going to do the best every time again!
Wow. I`m telling you dear you got a born tallent. Make use of it more and come up with more fun and creative stuff. waiting to look forward stuff like these in the future.
Looking through your blog posts makes me realize how many details around us there are that we ignore.
This is absolutely incredible! Reminds me of journalism school where we were told to capture different angles to tell different stories and how just the slightest composition, angle, etc could change the dialogue.
I can totally empathise with the whole mental block on creativity thing! Also how what’s in your mind getting lost in translation through your camera lens! Sometimes an idea sounds good in your head, but on paper, not so much!
Another idea can be to do with transparent tubes. The results would be awesome
This idea is very creative and looks great! Hope you’re having an amazing week dear!
I don’t think these photos are mediocre at all. I think they’re quite artistic, actually.
Wow its like James Bond’s opening movie. What a nice way to get a picture with a perspective like that. I would like to try it myself.
Great photos !! You have a really creative mind ! The turtle looks so real ….
They say walking through a narrow path is way better than a wide one. With narrow path, all you need to have is focus and go straight. Wide ones has a lot of temptations along the way as it could accommodate excess as its spaces are bigger and wider.
These photo challenges sounds fab. I think I need to branch out a little with my photos.
Ami xxx
Interesting post. Love the comments about being narrow-minded and I didn’t see the turtle until you mentioned it.
Rosie
When I think narrow, I do find that I go towards something square. Weird eh.
Anyway, these are interesting and I like you sharing your creative process.
I always love the concept of your photo challenge. Great shots too. You have a good taste in picking the right photos.
More than likely an issue is not one of concern to a person unless it directly affects them in a personal or profound way.
I really love the photo with a turtle staring back at me. So creative! It has gives me some ideas on my photo shooting for my next travel.