Photo Challenge: Danger Signs
“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” James Russell Lowell
Photo Challenge: Danger Signs
Photo Challenge: Danger Signs – Chesapeake Bay area in Maryland, USA
For this week’s photo challenge on Danger, I dug around for signs I might have captured on a trip or two. I found one sign but decided to add a few things that trigger warnings of possible danger for many of us. Come back later for the backstory of each shot.
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“My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.” Jamie Zawinski
Photo Challenge: Danger Signs
Whatever doesn’t frighten the wits out of us makes us stronger?
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: Danger – This week, share a photo that says Danger! to you.* A view down the steep hill you’re about to bike, the last piece of cake that’s in danger of being eaten, signage in your town warning you about gigantic sword-toting shrubbery — there are lots of places you can take this, not all of them scary. I’m girding my loins!
Positive Motivation Tip: Moments of danger are everywhere… live your life…
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos from my personal collection
Until Next Time…
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Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
When I see a danger sign I don’t want to go near the place because it’s warning me for a reason. I’m not going to take the risk either. Too scared! Haha!!
This week I would have to take a picture of the dishwasher. The way the dishes were stacked up, it had to be a danger zone.
That’s a perfect idea for a danger prompt! I love those pictures. It makes me want to go to the beach. You have an eye!
Nice try, Jane. You are truly creative. TY!
I love Jamie Zawinski’s words. I’m also thinking if one of my purposes is serving as warning to others. There are many dangers out there. We need to be careful!
You always have the most unique photo challenges. I really do like this one though. Something about signs speaks volumes.
My goal in life is to keep things as calm and peaceful as possible. As little danger as possible is my goal!
I always cringe when I see people ignoring danger signs. We went to the zoo with another couple and the fellow went over a fence to get in the pen to pet a rhino. That was the last time we went anywhere with them. Danger signs are there for a reason.
Beautiful photos! They are actually very inspiring and motivating to live life to the fullest and, with a calculated risk, not to give up on living the moment and trying out new things. Can’t wait to read the backstory of each one!
I recently posted a picture on my instagram account of a wonderful danger sign in London. There are giant Iron lions in Trafalgar Square and there is a sign showing someone falling of a lion. It had me in stitches! How random!
Those are really cool images! Great shots thanks for sharing
Awesome photos. I pay attention to those signs! I know some people ignore them, but nope, not me. I’d rather live.
I like that shot of the tower, that to me is the best photo that depicts danger. It’s the height that triggers the scare factor for me in that shot. Danger is also about taking a risk or that leap of faith.
Nice pictures. Now you have going to have me looking around me this week looking for danger signs. I will see what I can find
Very interesting. This is an every day part of life, but we often get so caught up in our own world that we forget how fragile we truly are. I remember camping in Montana years ago, and there was a sign that said to be aware of mountain lions and not let children wander alone. It was one of the scarier warnings I have ever encountered.
I loved this concept of capturing danger signs. Quite out of the box thinking.
We often take for granted signs like these in our lives that we see all the time. I love the danger keep off rocks shot!
I can’t wait to hear about the backstory of each shot! These photos are so interesting!
This is an interesting prompt – Danger. There are signs everywhere warning us of it but somehow, it is still being ignored. If we only heed the signs, there would be less accidents. It makes me wonder though. Do signs have to be ginormous to be noticed? Or are we just too wrapped up in our daily routines that we tend to ignore an important and possibly life saving warning?
“the last piece of cake in danger of being eaten”
That one is my favorite type of danger 😉
I recently took my grandson fishing on a dock, I took a pic of him throwing his pole in and he fell in, it wasn’t deep and I jumped right in to get him but it scared me enough to know that nothing is worth a picture, especially their life!!
I feel like there are many warning signs given, but advice is not always taken. We try to “show them who’s boss” by defying the warnings.
I can absolutely think of numerous danger signs around my area. We live near a river with steep hills, train tracks and fast moving vehicles…dangerous all around!
This is a creative idea. I was trying to think of a clever danger sign to add here, but I haven’t.
I like your photo challenge posts. This is like, paying attention to one thing at a time and capturing it.
This is a great idea! I would love to start a photo challenge to get back into photography again.
It is so true, whatever doesn’t frighten us, makes a stronger. Although a little fear never hurt anyone, especially if it keeps you safe.
I always have an apprehensive air when I see caution and danger signs. I know they’re here to help but ..
Sometimes we don’t even see danger signs. Like relationship danger signs.
Very nice photo collage. Danger sign I pluck from my thinking hat is the poison sign. Can’t wait to read your backstory.
Loved this post. I remind myself often that danger is everywhere and we can’t focus on that. It’s very helpful when raising my kids.
Such a great challenge – and kiddos to your for managing to find so many danger signs! I wouldn’t even have a clue where to start.
What an interesting photo concept! It’s amazing what you miss out on when you aren’t looking for them.
I love seeing danger signs and other street signs in different communities. Sometimes the point that they’re trying to get across ends up being funny even though it isn’t meant to be. I’ve seen a lot of those kind of signs .
I actually really appreciate those sign, whoever put the sign it does help us to be more careful and not to fall into the dangerous situation. My daughter has really obsessed to read all these sign that I literally need to stop for her to read them.
So many dangers come to mind when I start thinking about it – I think it is just in my character to catastrophize things a bit. You have found great photos to illustrate it!
This is good to go for a photo challenge as it is exciting but one should be aware of all the signs mentioned over there.
Those are some major danger signs. I see danger signs all the time where I live because they’re always doing construction.
Great photos Elizabeth, I’m intrigued by the photo on the top right corner. I’ll be back to see what the story is behind that one 😉
I’ve seen some pretty random Danger signs over my lifetime of travelling. There was one once in California I saw about the danger of being shot if you crossed the fence!
Hahaha!
To be honest when I am traveling I would have never thought to take pictures of Danger Signs. I love your pictures though and when I travel I will notice them and try to take more pictures of them.
Sometimes, simple signs like these can be so photogenic. It tells a story we sometimes choose to ignore. Like, the signs, for instance.
These photos are beautiful. It is amazing how much beauty we can find in every day things if we just look.
So many great photos! This makes me want to go around and take photos of all the caution signs I see around my town. It really would make for such interesting photos!
Danger comes in all sorts of forms, and fears vary so much from person to person. But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger!
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There is danger that exists every where in our real world and even in our virtual world online. How I wish there could be a danger sign for every dangerous thing we may find ourselves into. Sometimes we do not know the danger until we are already in it.
Great pictures! You should make a post with strange or funny signs! That would be interesting xx
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Nice photos! I’m definitely interested to hear the back story on each shot! Can’t wait to read about that.
Danger signs is really important as its a warning device to prevent harm. We should always be on the lookout.
am always scared of the danger signs, so i follow them no matter what
I have put up so many walls over the years to keep people out. My anxiety would always alarm me with danger even when there’s nothing to be afraid of. We all have different things that we consider as threats. I think you nailed the photos though.
I’ve never thought of photographing danger signs. I like the build of photographing other things that signify danger.
I like reading signages while travelling. The quote by James Russell mentioned at the beginning is so good. 🙂
I think I actually have a photo of one sign that made me chuckle on my trip in Mexico. If I remember correctly, it was a no swimming sign, because there’s alligators there. I loved it because there’s no such signs (like that) in Canada.
I am looking forward to hearing about the backstory of the danger signs. To me danger can be seen through photos that present fear, behind those posed expressions could be something else entirely altogether x
I love this photo challenge, really makes you realize how many dangers are around us! And that may not be a good thing for me haha But really, I’d like to get into some photo challenges to broaden my skills. Thanks for the inspiration!
It’s funny that sometimes when I ask signs from God, I see danger signs instead. I guess not all prayers and requests are good for you.
I love your stories behind all of your photos and love that you actually hunt for your inspiration
That’s a great collection of danger photos. I guess danger can be everywhere, we just need to be aware of it.
Good that we have those signs but I don;t understand why some people don’t know that they should be away of places with that signs
I love the photos you chose. Danger signs can be obvious like the ones you chose or not so obvious.
You are definitely a risk-taker. I don’t think I would have had the courage to take pictures in danger zones!
What a fun prompt! There are so many great danger signs in different states.
This is a great idea to encourage sharing. Danger signs are all around us so this should be an easy one to partake in!
What a great photo challenge, I love all of these photos and it’s surprising just how many warning signs there are out there!
Signs are so important! Whether they are to warn us of danger or not.
Your collages are always so fun. I saw this one was inspired by a prompt. However, I’m curious, do you always use prompts for your photo challenges? Or do you find you more frequently get inspired to just photograph things that turn into a theme that’s collage appropriate?
It’s funny that sometimes when I ask signs from God, I see danger signs instead. I guess not all prayers and requests are good for you.
There really are danger signs everywhere in life! Sometimes you have to take the dangerous route though even if it’s not exactly the most appealing route
We do always come across danger signs when we travel, come to think of it. Good job using those pics for the prompt.
Danger is something that I don’t take lightly. Even the slightest warning sign of anything dangerous and I am super cautious, or I just avoid it altogether.
Danger signs warn us of the possibility of physical harm. Most people never pay attention to it though. What I want to see is a physical sign of an impending, unseen danger.
Unfortunately I don’t have any photos to share, however this reminds me of a story from a few years ago. When my English friend came to visit she noted that all of our ads on TV were drenched in fear.. Don’t drink and drive- you will die, you’re going to die- so get life insurance etc etc. Made me realise how much our life is revolved around fear based notions!
Fascinating and true.
Your post is fantastic and made me think a lot. It’s funny how some people like to ignore every danger sign, even the most obvious ones. I am not an adventurer so I will never understand, I’m mostly grateful that others have walked the way before me and could anticipate the dangers!
Do you think it is better to have more signs to ‘control’ people, or less signs are let people manage themselves? Different approaches seem to take place in different countries.
It is funny that people ignore such signs. I am sometimes guilty too, but only those that I find in the mall, reminding us about a wet floor, or fresh paint. Never ignore the danger signs on the road.
I love this! I’m always up for a fun knot I challenge and this is a great spin on one!
The sea is so mesmerising but to me so very forboding too and I do associate it with danger so this resonated strongly for me – great pics as always
This is great. I wish I can take photos like yours. I always try but I fail 🙂
Great photos! It’s a good thing they put a danger sign by the shoreline. The waves are very inviting, but the rocks can be pretty dangerous.
I always look forward to your photo challenge posts hun! Loved this one!
I like this photo challenge! I recently started taking photographs of interesting signs I find in the city. I like turning ordinary and simple things into an artsy piece.
First of all you got me with the “come back for back story” 🙂 Am a sucker for any cliff-hangers. Having said that idea of “last piece of the cake to be eaten” danger sign had me salivating for one!
Such a shame people don’t take heed of warning and danger signs. They’re there for a reason!!!
HEY! The Fremont troll is NOT dangerous; he is a FRIEND- what’s he doing in there!!! Haha!
Well anyway, Fremont troll aside, I feel like MY life is a wilderness of warnings and I would actually love to spare people all the “thorns of experience” I’ve had to endure.
Hahaha! Well, he could be dangerous if you decide to climb on top of him and jump off. He is a big structure.
You really did do a great job of finding appropriate signs to feature in the post. I don’t have many danger signs where I live.
Love this quote! It’s always great to read something motivational words especially when you’re having tough times. Keep it up. 😉
A brownie is danger to me! Breaks my no Desserts pledge every time!
I’m trying to think of any danger signs that I may encounter in my neck of the woods. The first one that came to mind is the deer crossing one not too far from my home.
I wish I’d seen this earlier in the week when I’d been in a theme park. That definitely screamed danger to me!
I’m one of those weird people who just get feelings. Sometimes its physical signs too though.
I think if we think of danger signs in relations to life, it’s important to be aware of them. Also to learn from other people’s mistakes and experiences to avoid going through that dangerous path.
Always been a fan of your photo series! It’s nice to have a theme every now and then. Keep it up!
What a cool idea! I love photo challenges. I don’t think I’m that good of a photographer yet or have big enough photo base, but the idea sounds swell!
I don’t think that people pay enough attention to danger signs. That is why they get into situations that are potentially dangerous to them.
This post got me to thinking about all the warning signs we see in life every day – so many that we don’t really even take notice sometimes. I’m surprised that you found so many among your photos. I don’t know if I would or not.
Hey, you just collected some awesome or rather scary images of danger signs. Quite a collection. The most haunting one would be that you see in front of an electric generating department.
You always have great photos! Very motivating.
Interesting! That’s an intriguing challenge! I doubt if I’ll have any photographs of danger signs at all!
Interesting how without danger signs we may never actually sense upcoming danger haha
I think the last time I can say i was in direct danger would be when i witnessed a motorcycle collision in front of me. I was to shocked to record anything so I wont be able to share here.
Wow, I think my life could often warrant a danger sign. The sign in the water would seem hard to read, I’d think.
I love your shots on about things that are basically signs. Like the fire. I like this weeks’ photo challenge. I can’t wait to check out the story behind the photos!
This is an interesting post to read. There are so many different signs worldwide.
Interesting photo challenge makes for great photography.
I love your photo challenge posts. They are among my favorite. Cant wait to see what you will be posting this summer.
This reminds me of so many funny road signs here in Thailand. For some people, I’m sure they’d be itching to correct the mistakes. Anyway, road signs are extremely important and so they should be visible and comprehensible.
Great photo challenge & photos! Indeed danger signs are important. Many people somehow ‘ignore’ them. Hence there is quite a lot of litigation in this area.