Sofia challenges us to show how we give people a sense of scale in our pictures. This is sometimes quite essential… Please visit Sofia’s site to get more inspiring examples!
My take on this challenge must mainly be using people for scale, but also different perspectives as from below or above, from afar or from a frog’s perspective. Finishing with a macro, of course.
This was a waterfall in Alaska that I did not hike up to – but wow when I zoomed the lens! People walking there made it quite clear it was not as small as it seemed from where I was standing.
This picture is from a tour to the Space Needle in Seattle – where looking through the glass floor sets the scale properly…
The Nice Carnival with its many show wagons is also a way to celebrate the sense of scale and give you interesting surprises.
Some years ago we went to Barcelona under the construction of the great Sagrada Familia. The picture was taken from one of the towers. People and buildings giving you a hint of the size of this gigantic Cathedral.
Back home I was once fortunate enough to visit a statue of a harbour worker – when an elderly lady turned up and walked beside him. A sense of scale in more than one dimension.
This was the first time I visited Segovia, Spain, and I walked in awe up to the aqueduct running through the city, towering over the houses. I believe this is one of the more exciting and surprising moments during all my travels. The elderly gentlemen in front of me were very sweet, and I had no problems keeping the same pace as they did…
Next is an old favourite from the kite festival in Denmark. With kites you can easily use your camera from under their bellies… People and cars become tiny and the kites just as spectacular as they are. I think I’ll have to go there once more!
This one I have used before too – but I still love those legs sticking out of a rusty head in Riga.
Lying down on the stone floor in our apartment in Spain, I found the tiniest ants I had ever seen. A tea spoon became a valuable measurement of scale.
Then came the tiniest husband I had ever seen… In Alaska he jumped from a mountain – safely of course. If I remember it right, he is number two from the left. I let the tree tops stay in the corner of the picture to remember just how difficult this scale was to fathom.
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…in Weltfogelpark Walsrode in Germany, apart from the real birds, also the tree sculptures were greatly admired. In Bhutan the forest and trees set the scale for the golden Buddha statue. I had to finish with the tiniest of snails (5mm) in this withered flower.
A big thank you for all your garden displays last week, big and small, fancy and spectacular, creative and inspiring – and above all – Loved and Needed! It truly was a treat to read every comment and see every picture. I had a great week.
Don’t forget to tag Lens-Artists and link to Sofias original post. Next week is John’s turn to host so please visit his site for inspiration. Until then, stay well and enjoy every day.
Leya 
The snails are the best!
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The snail is adorable and I love the view from a tower of the Sagrada Familia!
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These are all wonderful Ann-Christine and the way you captured the tiny snail in your last image is truly magical 💖🐌 xxx
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Your photos on the theme are always so thoughtful. I love the stories that go with them. My favourite is your header photo.
Thank you, Tracy! I am always happy to hear from you too!
Another WOW from me, Ann-Christine. Absolutely fantastic. You finish your post with my favourite, but it was a crescendo from the beginning. Better, and better.
So happy you liked it, Sofia! Again thank you for a marvelous challenge – I had great fun with it! So many interesting possibilities.
Oh my. Off the chart for this challenge, AC. Who cannot love the praying mantis!? I smiled with memories of Seattle, and smiled again when I saw the photo of the elderly woman next to the harbor worker statue. It was a favorite from before and will continue to be a favorite. Creativity at its finest with the spoon and ants, and I didn’t notice the legs until you mentioned them. A fabulous look at scale. Hope you are well, and are enjoying a wonderful summer.
Thank you for the lovely comment, Donna! I hope you are well and your family too. We are OK, I am enjoying the last weeks of summer.
Missing you…
Wow Ann Christine, I loved seeing all of these terrific pictures! And the shot inside the Space Needle almost made me dizzy just looking at it! A great selection.
Thank you so much, Sylvia! I did walk on that floor myself too!
I don’t know where to start in picking out favourites here! I loved the juxtaposition of the harbour worker statue and the passing lady, the kite festival shot is very effective, as is the one of the tiny ants. But probably most of all I’m drawn to that Buddha in Bhutan 😀
Thank you, Sarah. Yes, the golden Buddha is a favourite of mine.
The macro and the bungee jump together are an amazing way to document the scales that we can see. Absolutely stunning. Everything from that waterfall to the unusual view of the Sagrada Familia.
Thank you, happy you enjoyed my choices, I.J.
Wow, Anne-Christine, your images are incredible showing the different aspects of scale! You gave me some great ideas foe my Wordless Wednesday post this week.
The Alaskan falls and the tiny ants are amazing.
Thank you, Terri, great to have inspired!
Love your scales A-C. They are all so interesting. Love the thumb of a giant haba
Thank you!
What an interesting post, A C! And you have some great images for us to ponder scale!
Thank you, Sue! I wrote you an email on zoom.
Amazing post Ann-Christine. I love the shot from Alaska.
Thank you, Rupali. This was a fun challenge.
Fabulous selections Ann-Christine
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Wowww. Stunning photos, all. Very well done!!!
John, always positive! Thanks.
Wonderful phots – I love the little snail.
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Am I allowed to say your husband must be crazy😉. I love the Buddha image.
Haha, I would have done it too if they hadn’t warned us that people with neck damages should not try it!
Absolutely fabulous! I love the ants and the spoon. What on earth made you think about doing that!
We had a joke in our family – comparing ants in every country we visited. We concluded these were the tiniest ants ever. Just had to prove it…
Wonderful response Ann-Christine! Call me crazy, but I really liked the ants and spoon and the tiny snails. They are amazing examples of nature’s creatures.
Anne, I love those ones too. We have an old thing about ants in our family. We used to compare the size of ants in every country we visited. The children and I had lots of fun with it. And Spain ants were the tiniest ones…
I really like that closing shot with the little girl leaning on the sculpture -for scale and mood – and the older men walkign near the aqueduct
Thank you, it was a fun challenge
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Incredible images. Perfect for the challenge.
Thank you, Dawn!
Wow! These are fabulous! Your husband hanging in the Alaska trees is scary looking! My favorite is the people at the bottom of the waterfall.
Thank you, Beth! I wanted to zipride as well, but as I have neck problems I was adviced not to.
Oh what fun photos you have for this week. Terrific examples of scales. 🌼😍
Thank you, Cee, a fun topic!
Beautiful photos to show the sense of scale in your photos, Ann-Christine.
Thank you, Aletta!
I can’t possibly pick a favourite – these are all great. But I’m impressed you’ve been up to (almost) the top of la Sagrada Familia. We’ve not managed that one yet. And your husband is one brave man … You weren’t tempted? No, of course, someone had to hold the camera ….
Haha, well, I had booked that zipride for me as well, but read about neck damages – as I already have one, I decided not to go.
Wise decision.
Fascinating post and images, Ann-Christine. Each single photo tops the previous one. The one jumping from the Alaskan mountain is breathtaking. I have done ziplining, but that is another level.
I wanted to do it too…but when I read about neck damages I decided not to.
Marvelous post Acnn-Christine! I loved them all. The image of your husband in Alaska is so scary!!! T capture of the cathedral is exactly what I dislike about it – its size vs those of its surroundings. The Buddha, on the other hand, is wonderful and my favorite of the set. It’s perfect!
Thank you, Tina – yes that is one of my all time favourites. That morning was unforgettable.
What a handsome little guy 🙂
Isn’t he?!
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Cute and sassy Praying Mantis. Beautiful photos.
Thank you, Tim!
Nice! I really like the harbor worker.
Thank you, I was lucky there!
A life well lived, Ann-Christine, and all to scale 🤗🩷
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