“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… St Patrick’s Cathedral – Taken from rooftop of GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (“30 Rock”) – Rockefeller Center
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… GE Building… (tallest in the middle)
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” Steve Jobs
A popular saying using the word Down is “What goes up must come down…” I thought of that a lot as I gathered my pictures for this challenge. I love looking up and around me; not so much looking down unless a boulder is in the way. I was nicely surprised by the pictures I found in my files, and also reminded that our fascination with heights often includes a desire to capture what we see below. For this Challenge, I’ve added pictures I took from the top of some pretty tall buildings and when possible, I have added pictures of the buildings to give a sense of the distance. At 850 feet (259 m) tall, the 70-story GE building is the 10th tallest building in New York City and the 33rd tallest in the United States.
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” Maya Angelou
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Olympic Village, Munich – Taken from the Olypiaturm tower
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Olympiaturm
The Alan Parsons Project – What Goes Up
Alan Parsons Project » What Goes Up… via LyricsDomain
What goes up must come down.
What must rise must fall…
And what goes on in your life
Is writing on the wall!
If all things must fall,
Why build a miracle at all?
If all things must pass,
Even a miracle won’t last… Contd
I took my picture of the Olympic Village from the top of the Olympiaturm tower on a clear fall day and could see for miles in Munich. What I remember about this structure was how exposed I felt and how narrow parts of it felt. It is a magnificent structure… The Olympiaturm in Olympiapark, Munich has an overall height of 291 m (955 ft) and a weight of 52,500 tons.
“All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.” Khalil Gibran
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Looking down from Top of Tokyo Tower
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Tokyo – Looking down from Top of Tokyo Tower
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Tokyo Tower
What goes up must come down.
What must stand alone?
And what goes on in your mind
Is turning into stone!
If all things must fall
Why build a miracle at all?
If all things must pass,
Even a pyramid won’t last… Contd
Taking the elevator to the top of Tokyo Tower was pretty scary because, at 1,091 ft tall, you feel the distance. About halfway through, I could feel the air thinning and my head spinning. The view from the topmost part was stunning. One thing I remember from that experience and of other very tall buildings is that you are aware of the distance to the ground, the shift in air and the height above. It is like touching the heavens… exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. At 332.5 meters (1,091 ft), Tokyo Tower is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan.
“On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.” Adlai E. Stevenson
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Seattle – Taken from Top of The Space Needle
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Seattle too – Taken from Top of The Space Needle
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… The Space Needle, Seattle
How can you be so sure?
How do you know what the end will endure?
How can you be so sure
That the wonders you’ve made in your life
Will be seen
By the millions who’ll follow to visit the site
Of your dream? Contd
I was excited about my visit to the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. Everyone I met in Seattle kept telling me to go and it was pretty impressive too. The ride to the top wasn’t unnerving as the guides were friendly and chatty. The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high at its highest point and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons.
“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” Arnold H. Glasow
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Rebuilding GroundZero/Twin Tower site – taken from top of 7 World Trade Center
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Manhattan Skyline – Taken from 7 WTC
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… 7 World Trade Center
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Looking down on Amsterdam – Taken as we approached airport
Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Another view from a plane… approaching the airport in Seattle.
What goes up must come down…
What goes ’round must come ’round…
What’s been lost must be found…
The original 7 WTC building was destroyed on 9/11 and was 47 stories tall. This new building is 52 stories tall, making it the 29th tallest in New York. I was in the building for an event on the top floor. As is the case with tall buildings, we truly get a bird’s eye view of our surroundings and so I took several pictures that day. It was sad to look down to the site and imagine what was… It was comforting to look around and appreciate what remains; what is left of the Manhattan skyline.
What are your thoughts? What photos depicting DOWN did you find? Was it easy/hard to find photos that made sense of your views on DOWN? Were you drawn to certain types of photos for the prompt? Do share? Thank you!
My fellow bloggers were equally creative with their selections. I listed several below. Check out how others interpreted the theme DOWN below. ***
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: Weekly Photo Challenge: DOWN… Share a picture that means DOWN to you!
Positive Motivation Tip: Everything that goes up eventually comes down. Go with the flow and grow…
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos from my personal collection. Photos of buildings/structures via Wikipedia
Until Next Time…
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Elizabeth Obih-Frank
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