What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. Psalm 8:4-5 👑
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. I Corinthians 13:12
On a recent trip, I had a window seat on the plane 🛧and managed to snap a few pictures. It amazes me how man's footprint 👣is apparent all over the landscape. After take off, the aircraft climbs very quickly and objects below seem to grow smaller and smaller. Cars and people become indistinguishable. We are as specks of dust.
This picture shows more detail as the plane was at a lower altitude.
Perspective is an important element in good photography. What does the photographer want us to discover from the vantage point of the shot? So many factors influence the perspective of a picture. What angle is being used? Does viewing the same scene in color have the same impact as seeing it in black and white?
How about these views of two different trees? What makes them different? Are they the same in any way? Which would you say is taller? Older?
In this case, one shot shows a monument marker. The second one adds a person, and what is he doing? Which one do you find more appealing?
Enroute LAX, we had to transverse mountains 🌄 that were 4,000 feet high. These 2 views are of the same terrain, but which hills appear steeper? How does the inclusion of the truck warning affect your perspective?
Good photographers take multiple snapshots of the same subject, but the results vary with each click of the shutter. We try to take the best picture that we feel will appeal to the most people.
Our perspective in life is also key to our growth and well being. Is the glass half empty or half full? 🥃 Does a loving Creator really care about us, who seem so small and insignificant?
It has been hard to maintain a positive perspective as we come out of a pandemic that overtook our lives for months. Our troops are pulling out of Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting and bloodshed. Our TVs and newspapers report about the most recent shootings. 🔫
All of these things make it difficult to remain hopeful.
Yet, we witness selfless acts of courage and sacrifice daily. Messages of hope help us not to get stuck in the muck, but to focus on the promises of our Creator, to uplift one another, and to believe that a brighter tomorrow is coming. Our perspective means everything. We do see in a mirror dimly, no?
Keep the important subject inside the frame. 🖼 Fine tune the picture. Improvement is possible! Just keep things in perspective.
