<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Weekly Photo Challenge: (From&nbsp;above)]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>i love the themes that are open to great interpretation or variety and &#8216;From Above&#8217; is no different&#8230; really hard to just stick to one picture and so here is a selection of some images which capture this for me in different ways and contexts:</p>
<p>firstly two shots from the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, the first simply giving a sense of the height and the second for me stood out for the uniformity of the scene below which gives a sense of calm and order:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_4490" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/digital-camera-11/" rel="attachment wp-att-4490"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4490" data-attachment-id="4490" data-permalink="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/digital-camera-11/" data-orig-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg" data-orig-size="2304,1728" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VIVICAM-4345&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1159105258&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004637&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;}" data-image-title="View from the twin towers, Malaysia" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;View from Petronas towers, Malaysia&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=1024" class="size-full wp-image-4490" alt="View from Petronas towers, Malaysia" src="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/malaysia-tower.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-4490" class="wp-caption-text">View from Petronas towers, Malaysia</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_4492" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/digital-camera-12/" rel="attachment wp-att-4492"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4492" data-attachment-id="4492" data-permalink="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/digital-camera-12/" data-orig-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg" data-orig-size="2304,1728" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VIVICAM-4345&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1159105525&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002661&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;}" data-image-title="Petronas towers" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The uniformity captured below.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=1024" class="size-full wp-image-4492" alt="The uniformity captured below." src="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/uniformity.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-4492" class="wp-caption-text">The uniformity captured below.</p></div>
<p>the next shot was one picture from my trip to Niagara Falls which was way too short and completely moved me just in terms of the power of the water and the beauty of the scene [as someone who appreciates nature but not usually to that extent] &#8211; i like the minimalism of this picture with the boat squished into the bottom corner heading towards this wall of water:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_4489" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/weekly-photo-challenge-up" rel="attachment wp-att-4489"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4489" data-attachment-id="4489" data-permalink="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/digital-camera-10/" data-orig-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg" data-orig-size="2304,1728" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VIVICAM-4345&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1153170899&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000856&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;}" data-image-title="Niagra Falls boat" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;View from the top of the Niagra Falls&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=1024" class="size-full wp-image-4489" alt="View from the top of the Niagra Falls" src="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480 640w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=960 1280w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/falls.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=768 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-4489" class="wp-caption-text">View from the top of the Niagra Falls</p></div>
<p>and lastly an old photo shot with some mates who i stayed with in Old Oak Road, Shepherd&#8217;s Bush, London&#8230; unity and harmony, friendship and fun, creating our own tower linking back to the first pictures:</p>
<p><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/oldoakboys/" rel="attachment wp-att-4491"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4491" data-permalink="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/oldoakboys/" data-orig-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg" data-orig-size="640,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MX-1700ZOOM&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;957660365&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Old Oak Boys" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg?w=640" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4491" alt="Old Oak Boys" src="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg?w=640&#038;h=480" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg 640w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://brettfish.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/oldoakboys.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/weekly-photo-challenge-up"><strong>[For the previous Photo Challenge on the theme of &#8216;Up&#8217; click here]</strong></a></p>
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