From spaghetti to the quiet alley behind your house, this week show us something narrow.
By When I think of a beautiful landscape, the image that usually comes to mind involves an open expanse: a mountain range, a windy meadow, the beach on a sunny (or stormy) afternoon. Every so often, though, I’m reminded of the magic of narrowness: how it forces the eye to focus on details and textures that would’ve been lost in a wide-open panorama.
I recently visited the Othello Tunnels in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley — a series of century-old bridges and tunnels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway. I admired the feat of engineering involved in getting a train across a 300-foot-deep canyon, but what I really loved was how the narrowness of the landscape kept visitors in suspense: what will we discover at the end of the next tunnel? What’s lurking around the river’s curve?
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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.
funny: https://solaner.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/wpc-narrow/
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will narrow it down in a bit back here…at:
https://marichulambino.com/
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the narrow passage
to a wide heart
at:
https://marichulambino.com/2016/07/30/postaday-wordpressdotcom-wordpressdigest-weekly-photography-challenge-narrow/
Happy weekend everyone!
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My first thoughts… even before seeing your photo was of the narrow boats of the UK and Irish canals! I know where I’m going with this one! Thanks!! 😉
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The narrowness of an Indonesian market:
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2016/07/30/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
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it’s beautiful.
http://www.alabarakah.wordpress.com. Thank you!
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From a visit in Berlin: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-qV
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Looks like an amazing place. Here is my contribution from a 16th century villa : https://mazeepuran.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
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Mine: http://stenoodie.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
Happy Friday and long weekend! 🙂
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Just back from Guanajuato Mexico full of narrow streets https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/wpc-narrow-kissing-pathways-of-guanajuato-mexico/
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Narrow, but certainly not straight…meandering single-file is my preferred path. Here are the illustrations: https://scillagrace.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow-but-certainly-not-straight/
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narrow are our thoughts when depressed! We should always avoid that
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love the narrow perspective – wonderful colours in your shot too
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What a great challenge! Gives me an opportunity to bang on about boating again. 😦 https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/narrow-boating-wpc/
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Love that photo, especially the texture in the rock. I’ve been through those train tunnels on a couple occasions!
My post: https://spiritinpolitics.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/every-path-but-your-own-is-the-path-of-fate-thoreau/
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This spider has found a narrow space and made himself comfortable! http://wp.me/p3CFsE-31b
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Beautiful photos
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https://sonalbramh.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/mind-narrow-escape/
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Terrific place for adventure! Thank you for the prompt. Here is my interpretation http://wp.me/s2ij8U-narrow
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I think.. I have some ‘narrow photo’ from the trip to Berlin.. or Barcelona..
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Interesting example of ‘narrow expression’ ~ cheers http://wp.me/p4mUeK-cW
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brand new perspective of ‘narrow’ .. https://byswav.com/2016/07/30/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/ keep well folks!
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Very creative Bank Holiday Monday..
I’ve just finished ‘electric picnic painting’ and took interesting ‘narrow photo’ of it..
https://byswav.com/2016/08/01/electric-picnic-painting-no-79-by-swav/
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Narrow road on the Greek island of Mykonos: https://arrestingimagery.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
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Thats true.. 😊 Lovely things
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Start big and narrow down your thoughts, things are always better!
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even in Switzerland.. https://m2explore.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/narrow-is-the-aareschlucht/
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Mother Nature doesn’t always keep to the straight and narrow….
https://stilluniquephotography.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
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Here are 6 of my best photos that depict: Narrow. Click on any photo to start slideshow. Thanks!
https://cindimatography.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-narrow/
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Great place, wonderful picture.
Best wissen from germany
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Ben, I’m with you on tunnels – and the end of them…
https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/wpc-narrow/
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I have to admit that I forced a couple of my pictures of the day to fit in. They only did a little kicking and screaming.
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Narrow Budapest viewpoint…
https://lostfoundaround.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/narrow-budapest-pest/
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