Different Views

My house is surrounded on two sides by a village park which is used mainly by the neighborhood kids to play ball during the summer and fall plus a bit of sledding during the winter. It's a relatively quiet, peaceful park that provides me with some awesome landscapes through the changing seasons as well as some constant squirrel, rabbit and bird viewing....and of course, provides Lexi with something to bark at or kids for her to invite into her yard with her cute little, sad, needy eyes or maybe it's that wonderful wagging tail.

Currently when we are lucky enough to have some sunshine and thus somewhat of a sunset, the shadows fall very mysteriously across the park although I'm sure I have not exactly captured that mystery as much as I would have liked. But then....maybe it is all in your 'point of view'.

Actually.....I love this view...with the head tilted to the left...even more so than the one tilted to the right. Each tilt making the shadows 'flow' differently thus reflecting a different mood.

The left tilt...just adds a bit of mystery yet the tilt to the right seems to have more of a 'falling effect' to me. Maybe because of the larger tree in the forefront. It even gives me a feeling of a bit of....dizziness...so it seems......

And, of course, the upside down one, well, it gives me the feeling that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders....a feeling many of us experience even without the upside down. I'm guessing....this is definitely a Mercury Retro point of view.

A 'view' to keep in mind when photographing....the view that if at first you don't like what you see...it doesn't feel right....just change your point of view...keep an open mind....there's a positive side to everything...if you look at it 'just the right way'.