11-28-12 – Vertical Landscapes

This is mah berfday!

I have no idea what Vertical Landscapes means, can someone please explain it.

What a Vertical Landscape may look like

/The term landscape is a bit of a misnomer used for convenience when it comes to subject matter.

I have no idea what Vertical Landscapes means, can someone please explain it.

I’m not the theme submitter, but here’s the way I’m interpreting it:

First, the definition of “landscape” I’m using is “a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.” Since the theme explicitly says “natural or urban,” I’m ignoring the “rural” part of that definition.

Next, the “vertical” part means that the landscape photo should be taken in portrait orientation, which means that your camera is rotated 90 degrees so that the image is taller than it is wide. If you look at my entries here from Thick As A Brick, the first two meet this requirement while the third does not.

Thanks, it makes sense now. So I’m off to see if I can get anything good for tonight.

OK, I’m at the “questioning myself” stage (once again), so I’d like some feedback if y’all don’t mind. Are these two “landscape-y” enough?

• Man-made waterfall
• Vegas

They selectively meet the definition of “a section of scenery seen from a single viewpoint” and while I was pretty confident when choosing these early on, today I find I’m not so sure. I don’t know whether to attribute it to a dawning realization or just over-analysis fatigue. I’m sure none of you can identify with that, right? 😉

I’d say it fits, I think so long as the focus is on “scenery” rather than a person, you probably fit.

Two B’s to kick off this evening off while I wait for the last 4 mins till the thread goes live:

Texas valley meadow:

Oak Point reflections:

Could have easily picked a dozen other choices too. Apparently I’ve been shooting a lot of landscapes, and even some in the portrait orientation.