We live in a three dimensional world. Photography shows the world as two dimensions unless we give the image a sense of scale. In this week’s challenge, Sofia encourages us to use many ways to show our photos in three dimensions using a sense of scale.

Using people to show magnificence.

Living in California, I can’t escape visiting BIG trees. This one is in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. My friend is standing in front of a tall redwood tree. No, I didn’t shrink her!

My next two show mountain height. Climbers practice here. There are much higher mountains in California. But this one makes for great practice and good photo opportunities. You have to look hard to find the person in the photo on the left.

Here we are in the California dessert. That’s my husband walking through a canyon.

Using a tall tree in the foreground.

This next image is of the Yosemite Water Fall during the drought. Photographers use this shot to capture the “Fire Fall.” I got the fire, but not the fall. The foreground gives the mountain a sense of scale.

Now I’m twisting the theme a bit. As I was going through my images, I came across this picture of the now inactive Empire Mine in Grass Valley. It shows a scale of depth as the tracks go down into the mine.

Finally, this last image definitely has me plunging in a downward spiral showing the depth of the three stories. What kid wouldn’t like to ride down that staircase?

Thank you Sofia for showing us the importance of scale in helping to give our photos a three dimensional look and feel. When you reply with your post, please remember to link to Sofia’s post and use the Lens-Artists tag.

I truly enjoyed seeing all of your gardens last week. Next week John is hosting our challenge so please look for his post. Until then have a wonderful week!

39 thoughts on “Lens Artists Challenge #312: Sense of Scale”

    1. Thanks Tina! I wish I could have found my Sequoia pictures. The General Sherman is a true giant. I’ve uploaded Excire and it initialized my pictures. Now I have to learn how to use it!

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  10. Great examples from nature Anne, and I also love that staircase! We plan to overnight in Grass Valley on our California road trip later this year – would you recommend a visit to the Empire Mine? It sounded interesting from what I read!

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    1. Yes, I would. It’s part of the California gold rush history. If you do visit the Empire Mine, go more towards the Fall. You might get some color in the leaves and the gingko trees may be turning. Be sure to ask if docents are out and if you can schedule a tour of the house. Walk through all the grounds. If you let me know when you are planning to go there, I could meet you. It has a great history.

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      1. Thanks for the recommendation Anne 🙂 I love the idea of meeting up but on this occasion I don’t think it’s practical. Grassy Valley will just be an overnight stop for us and I can’t be sure we’ll arrive there in time to visit the mine. It’s just something on my list of possible sights, depending on how the day pans out and what distracts us on our route! I wouldn’t want you to plan to come over and to let you down if we don’t reach the town in time.

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  11. You did a great job here! The fact you are showing me a bit of CA reminds me just how beautiful our state is. And as far as the railing, no thanks. I will head for the elevator these days!

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  12. Anne, this is a fabulous post. The images are so impressive. The redwoods, the canyon, and the rocks are amazing. I loved your theme twist with a sense of depth. Great image, too. And the closing shot got me dizzy thinking about the curves. Yes, it’d be fun to slide down that staircase.

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  17. Beautiful shot of the redwoods, Anne. And the fire…yikes! The canyon shots, the mine, and the staircase are terrific examples of scale. I like how you brought in the idea of 2-dimensional vs. 3-dimensional.

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