This week, we’re continuing the series in which we’re looking for photos taken from a specific perspective. We’re working with photos taken from below, but I’ve spread this over two weeks. This week, I’m hoping to find photos taken from below, but at a high angle—you know really looking up.

My feature photo today is doing double duty. It was taken in the park where I walk most days. It’s hard to tell, but he’s pretty high up and I zoomed in close. The double duty part is that I’m using that photo, and some in the gallery, for Cee’s Which Way Challenge, which was rescued by Deb at Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography, who’s looking for “any animal” this week.

So, anything photographed from well below will work for today. If you want to see where this series is heading, take a look at the home page. If you want to help, leave a note in the comments about some other perspectives I should include.

Willow Willers and I are still enjoying the support of several authors and bloggers. Last week, we were at Marjorie J. Mallon’s place for a new series of questions and a brief excerpt. If you want to visit any of the launch posts, or see where we’re going to be on Wednesdays (hint, it’s Miriam Hurtle’s blog) for the next couple of weeks, Willow has the entire schedule at her blog.

Poetic Justice is a story in the Rascal Todd Mystery series, but the detective in this book is an author by the name of Brody Thompson. Brody is reluctantly pulled into an effort to solve a five-year-old murder. The murder itself seems easy to solve, but the situation gets complicated quickly. The story is driven by a series of poetic clues supplied by a homeless Vietnam veteran, and a supporting cast of interesting character.

You can read more about the book (and buy it if you like) on Amazon.

OK, enough marketing, let’s take a look at the photos I’ve gathered to kick off this series. And remember, if you have some ideas, leave it in a comment.

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96 responses to “View from Below—High Angle—CFFC”

  1. Love the trailer Dan, the music suits the genre.

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    1. Thanks Wayne. It’s funny, I narrowed the choice down to 10 bits of music on YouTube. I knew which one I liked, but I sent the entire list to Willow without telling her my choice. She picked the same one. I’m glad you like it.

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      1. Oh wow you both picked a winner, quite eerie too.

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        1. I like how the timing ended up, although that took some tweaking.

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  2. Great shot of the squirrel.

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  3. Great shot, but what am I looking at? It’s completely unfamiliar to me.

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    1. I don’t know what you’re referring to. If it’s the featured photo, that’s a black squirrel. They are Eastern Gray squirrels, but a missing gene give them the dark gray/black color. They mix it up with the gray squirrels.

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  4. Good morning Dan , all your photos are amazing I mean that but the plan entering the fog from behind your flag has really stood out today as a marker of the state of the world! 💜💜

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    1. That was unintentional, Willow, but you’re right. These are times when all you can do is hope things end well.

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      1. Unintentional or not it’s an amazing photo 💜💜

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  5. […] CFFC: View From Below – High Angle […]

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  6. Great examples Dan. I didn’t look at yours and still had a hard time trying to stop adding photos. Now I have lots of ideas after seeing your post.

    Here’s my CFFC for this wek

    https://bushboy.blog/2025/06/23/looking-up-3/

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    1. You have a great collection, Brian. I was having a hard time finding photos where the steep angle is apparent. In some of these, you have to take my word for it.

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      1. You did well for your own prompt. Made it look easy

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  7. […] CFFC Fun Foto Challenge: looking up […]

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  8. I’m guessing you couldn’t get low enough for a bunny shot so I’ll let this Monday morning slide…
    😉

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    1. Your bunny comrade wasn’t as generous. She had the same thought before she even saw your comment.

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  9. Your angled photos are quite impressive, Dan!

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    1. Thanks Dave. I must look like a tourist, but…

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  10. There are some great shots of planes, birds and the moon here. I also really love the deep blue sky in the power pole photo.

    https://two-sisters.blog/2025/06/23/cffc-view-from-below-high-angle/

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    1. Thanks! And thanks for joining us with some remarkable photos.

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  11. Some interesting view points, Dan. Well done.

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  12. Heckle and Jeckle…haha! I remember them! The pictures are great, but the blue skies are gorgeous! The telephone pole shot and the contrails–wow, Dan!

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    1. Thanks Lois. I loved Heckle and Jeckle.

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  13. […] Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: View from Below (High Angle) […]

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  14. Once again a great array of shots, Dan.

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  15. Oh, those big full moon pictures are magical!

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    1. It’s an easy thing to looks up to.

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  16. Wonderful shots, Dan. Nice response to the challenge!

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  17. Murphy’s Law Avatar
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    .Terrific shots Dan. But the last photo of the plane disappearing behind the flag in the fog is amazing. Kind of how I feel in this mixed up world.

    Ginger🦋

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    1. I wasn’t trying to send a message with that photo, but if the fog fits…

      I hope you’re holding up in the heat.

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  18. I particularly like the moon photos.

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    1. They seem to be a crowd favorite, Liz. Thanks!

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      1. You’re welcome, Dan!

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  19. Awesome captures, Dan! I love cranes, too. And I like the walking bird :-)

    Mine is here

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    1. Thanks – your photo was certainly a high angle shot – wow!

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  20. Fantastic! I enjoyed all the photos, Dan, starting with the feature photo. What a great capture, well-timed too!

    Wonderful photos of the moon; I never seem to get those images to work out as well. Great job.

    My absolute favorite is the flag, the fog and the plane flying by…outstandingly superb, magazine-cover worthy shot!

    Thanks for the great tips and inspiration on what photos suit this theme. I will see what I can find to share.

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    1. Thanks Suzette. I won’t tell you how many crummy pictures I have of the moon. I try for a good photo every chance I get, but most sit in the folder and are never shared.

      Smokey is always willing to pose, and he is a handsome boy.

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      1. Smokey is so cute. Thanks Dan. Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

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  21. Great to hear the blog tour is going well! Love all these photos, but especially the plane disappearing into the fog behind the flag. It almost seems symbolic.

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    1. Thanks Jan. That photo wasn’t meant to be symbolic, but it does fit.

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  22. Like the last flag plane and sunset best😀

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    1. Thanks Cheryl. I do like that photo.

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  23. Dan, I always admire the creativity and coordination you bring to these special projects. Even when I can’t participate, I love seeing how you challenge our ways of seeing and interpreting the world through the lens. This week’s “looking up from below” theme is such an inspiring invitation to shift perspective—thank you for continuing to spark imagination in the blogging community!

    I will be following you and Willow on the blog tour!!

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    1. Thank you so much Rebecca. Your comment means a lot to me. I was hoping I’d be able to keep the interest in Cee’s challenge. I’m glad you’re following the book tour. Willow and I are having a good time answering questions as we hop from place to place.

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      1. 😀😀👏🏻👏🏻

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  24. “I’m walkin’” got a guffaw out of me. And of course now that’s stuck in my head, but that’s a small price to pay for a laugh without a mouthful of coffee. I love the contrail shadow on the cloud! What a capture that was! Definitely some serious ice waiting to crash below your office. Some good reminders here to look up!

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    1. Sorry about the song but at least it’s a good one. The contrail shadow is a favorite of mine. When that ice would fall, it was loud.

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  25. […] CFFC: View From Below/High Angle […]

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  26. Those are guaranteed to put a crick in your neck, Dan!

    Here are a few more: Looking Way Up High | Out of My Write Mind

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  27. Great moon photos! (K)

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    1. Thanks. I take so many pictures of the full-ish moon, and so few turn out well.

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  28. Dan, these are such cool photos. You brought me a fond memory with “I’m Walkin’” from years ago when you did photos for the serial version of Brother Love: A Crossroad… Slow Joe Crow in the role of Jinx the magpie with “I’m Walkin’” Thanks for that smile. Big hugs.

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    1. I have fond memories of that story. I sill call the crows in the park Slow Joe Crow.

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  29. Eric Alonzo Williams Avatar
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    Pretty unique setup. Unique to me, anyway. Nice Work.

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  30. […] For Dan’s #CFFC. Theme: View from Below-High Angle. […]

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  31. […] Antion for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) is a view from below with a high angle. Check out his blog for […]

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  32. […] View from Below—High Angle—CFFC […]

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  33. I really like your photos, especially the airplanes and the cranes. It would be so scary to work up so high. :)

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    1. Working in one of those cranes has to be an amazing experience though.

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  34. great variety of ohotos and I like the cranes to photograph too – and in this post, I like the sun setting with the contrails photo most

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    1. Thanks Yvette. I like things that make us look up and then reward us when we do.

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      1. yes, well said
        🙂

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  35. Nice prompt. I was able to use some of the photos I’ve been saving for just the right post!

    https://lisasgardenadventureinoregon.blogspot.com/2025/06/view-from-below-high-angle-cffc.html

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  36. […] asking us to crane our necks and probably crick them too for this week’s Fun Foto Challenge. I think this will be an opportunity for some processing trickery to be included […]

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  37. Great selection Dan😎👍 I love the moon shots especially and it’s good to meet Heckle & Jeckle. The contrails and clouds are great too 👌

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    1. Thanks! I always take photos of the full moon, but they rarely turn out well. I’m glad yo like these. Your photos for the challenge are wonderful.

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  38. Well done, Dan. Contrails and hawks are my favorites.

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    1. I love seeing contrails. The hawk is a little scary as it hovers over our yard looking for a quick meal.

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      1. Ah, bunnies beware.

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  39. It pays to look up. I see hawks in NYC that others miss.

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    1. It does pay to look up. I mostly only remember pigeons from the city, but I’ve seen your photos, so I know there are many others.

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  40. Love the images from the gallery depicting “from below-high angle.’ Well done!

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  41. […] Street art on the side of a building for this week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: View from Below […]

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  42. […] View from Below—High Angle—CFFC […]

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  43. […] for CFFC: View From Below and Debbie’s Six Word Saturday and Weekly Prompt – One […]

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  44. […] Dan’s challenging bloggers to share photos that show something from below it. It’s always good to look at things from a different perspective. […]

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