Overlooked

In a world that seems increasingly rushed and with information overload it is easy to miss things around us. When life is busy you often look, but don’t really see. I am sure that until I retired I wasn’t always fully aware of my surroundings. But now I can take my time and fully absorb the environment around me and maybe see things that are often overlooked.

Photo challenges have had an impact on the way I see things, looking for the unusual, the interesting, things I may not have photographed before.

And on my travels I always look out for the details.

Different ways of framing the view.

Macro delights when you’re not always sure of what you will see.

Taking time when wandering around a place to notice the unusual.

Finding the unexpected when out in nature. I was concentrating on the pied wagtail on the lovely textured fence.

My love of textures always has me snooping around churchyards, the older the better.

And seeking patterns in unusual places. I’m sure people think I am mad when I stop to photograph something beneath my feet.

And who stops to look at a row of wetsuits they are not interested in buying? But it’s fun spotting the odd one out.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #260 | Overlooked