Turn the World Upside Down

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The ground is beneath you and the sky is above you. We don't think about it. Lie down on the ground and look up. Tilt your head back and the world is upside down. Then take a photo.

It doesn't have to be that difficult, of course. You can also hold the camera upside down and take a photo. It's even easier to rotate the photo in post-processing. This can sometimes produce surprising results.

That reminds me of an award-winning photographer who photographed a pole vaulter a long time ago. He won a competition with it. Later, he rotated the photo 180 degrees and won another competition with it.

I sometimes turn my landscape photos upside down. I may not win a prize with them, but they can produce a surprising perspective. The photo looks completely different. It's so disorientating that you look at it for longer. Sometimes.

You can't do it with every photo, but it's worth trying. It can be especially fun with reflections in water. Sometimes it's even more beautiful than the original. Here are a few examples for inspiration.

Give it a try yourself. You can simply rotate the photo in post-processing, so no stunts are needed while taking the photo itself.

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