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Saturday, May 4: This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is From Above: Change your perspective on something. Share a photo of a subject which you shot from directly above.

From above at the Monastery of St. Barbara, Meteora, Greece

Looking down at Kalambaka from the Monastery of St. Stephen at Meteora, Greece

from above: Nepalese Vegetarian food: basmati rice, black lentils, vegetable curry, spinach green curry, pickle, papad (some kind of mushroom curry?), salad and curd.

the view from above at the Hotel View Point in Nagarkot, Nepal

From above: flowers at Pokhara, Nepal

the view from above at the ancient Crusader castle at Karak, Jordan

from above: the curving staircase at Eikan-do, Kyoto, Japan

From above in a hot air balloon over Cappadocia, Turkey

From above: the “fjords of Arabia” in Musandam, Oman

Omani children at Jebel Akhdar, from above
All very beautiful photos. Clear and colorful.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thanks so much, Francine. 🙂
All great shots, Cathy – but there’s just something about the Nepalese food and flowers to make make them my favourites 🙂
Thanks so much, Marianne. 🙂
Wonderful set Cathy. The shot of the crusader castle is amazing! Is it Kerak or Ajloun? Love the Omani children too 🙂
This photo is from Karak, Madhu, but I also went to Ajloun.
http://catbirdinjordan.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/jerash-ajloun-umm-quais-and-a-couple-of-italians-thrown-in-for-good-measure/
I loved Jordan! 🙂
Those Omani girls were so cute, and such hams!! 🙂
Spectacular! My favourite is the dish of flowers.
Thanks, Carol. 🙂
Thanks, Carol. 🙂
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The second image, Kalambaka is just amazing, what stunning landscape.
Thanks so much, Gilly. I loved Meteora and the views from the monasteries. 🙂
wow cathie, imagine ballooning in cappadocia! such an incredible landscape … all your photos are marvellous choices, and i see you have recent photos of Meteora where we visited in 1979… our crappy photos are not good enough to enjoy anymore … typical 70’s prints 🙂 so it is wonderful to see yours …
Yes, Christine, Meteora was beautiful. Sadly even my digital photos were not what I wished, as I was on a tour which was very limiting. I know what you mean about those old photos; I have so many of two trips to France, and to think of scanning them all now, and what poor quality they will be. Alas!! Oh well, I guess you have to make do with what you have. 🙂
Love the garden in the first picture, and the one with flowers… but my favourite is Cappadocia. I’m dreaming about it… Thanks for sharing Cathy!
You will love the hot air balloon in Cappadocia! I hope you get there, Elisa! 🙂
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Staircase and Ballooning are my favorites…. Hot air balloon is on my bucket list and this is a nice reminder.
Thanks so much, Annette. You will love hot air ballooning when you get to do it. 🙂
The food plate looks delicious.
Thanks, Colline. It was! 🙂
What a wonderful range of subjects. Just lovely.
Thank you so much, Sybil. 🙂
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Wonderful selections! The garden is amazing. Love the last one, beautiful smiles.
Thanks so much, Amy. Those little girls were adorable. 🙂
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I am rather envious of the travels that gave birth to these pics. Nomad food – yum. Japanese staircase – perfection (no surprise there) hot air balloon in Cappadocia – always wanted to do that and Oman – still on my list 🙂
There are so many places still on my list, mrscarmichael. I just hope I will have enough time and money to do them all in my lifetime. 🙂
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I love these, but the hot air balloons are my favorite.
Thank you so much! 🙂
This one’s a snap for you – you’re very good at exploring different angles. What variety!
Thanks so much, Lynn. 🙂
The one with the staircase is my favorite. 🙂
Thank you, Zen. I think that staircase, like much of Japan and your name, is very Zen!! 🙂
Yeah. Very Zen! 🙂
I have Nepalese food once and it was fantastic.
Gorgeous pictures!
Thanks, Ameena! I love Nepalese food too. 🙂
Oh your gallery is just wonderful. I have always wanted to Hot Air Balloon!
You should do it, Kathryn. You would love it! 🙂
It’s on the “list” :☽
oh wow – more lovely phototgraphs. The stairs get me though, I want to run them, show them who’s the man, ha ha!
I should be the drill sergeant and have you run up and down them about a thousand times. 🙂
You have NO idea what you’ll be letting yourself in for!
🙂
hehe
I still think you should contact PBS. You have a great gift in both photography and writing.I watch both Anthony Bordain and his food / travel episodes and Rick Steeves and his travels. Your travels and blogs are just as equal.
Thank you so much, Ron. You are really too kind. When I get back to the USA, maybe I’ll take your advice! 🙂
What an absolutely beautiful variety of images – all lovely!
Thanks so much! 🙂
A wonderful variety of views from above! If you never leave Virginia again, you will have visited many places others will never see – I would say you should feel very good about your life!
Thanks so much, Carol. Yes, I’m so pleased that I’ve been able to see so much of the world in the last 6 years. Now I’m ready to be home for awhile. But the way I see it, home also has a lot to explore with camera in hand. 🙂
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” they’re all beautiful … ‘Staircase at Eikan-do, Kyoto, Japan’, loved much …ty “
Thank you so much, senimahar. And thanks so much for visiting. 🙂