I need Your creative help! Pls, suggest 2 picture subjects: The monthly challenge of our photo club imposes the following theme: "Close To The Ground". I am short of inspiration... I...

Dan' de Bourgogne

The monthly challenge of our photo club imposes the following theme: "Close To The Ground". I am short of inspiration...
I have to provide a serie = 6 pictures related to the theme.
In addition to the 4 photos below, I have to offer 3 more photos...but I don’t know what to photograph.
Please, help me to find 3 topics that fit the theme.

Nik'D7200 direct on the muddy ground, FL ca. 70 mm, shutter triggered by "delay 10 sec", MTB at ca 6 m, hand hold by myself carefully standing outside of the view field

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Maybe a pet or child from the ground, looking up at a car grille?

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

Another fool taking pictures on the railway lines

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Dan' de Bourgogne wrote:

The monthly challenge of our photo club imposes the following theme: "Close To The Ground". I am short of inspiration...
I have to provide a serie = 6 pictures related to the theme.
In addition to the 4 photos below, I have to offer 3 more photos...but I don’t know what to photograph.
Please, help me to find 3 topics that fit the theme.

Lens at grass level looking from sidewalk to a house.
At sidewalk level looking across the street in a business district.
In a retail store at floor level looking down an asile.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

Find a quiet road and sit the camera on the ground on top of the divider line,
set it on the ground and shoot grass or nuts on the ground, find acorns put a few on the ground and drop a few and see if you can catch one in air. if you have extension tubes, there are thousands of things to shoot on the ground.

LeeK Loc: Washington State

I one took a picture of a display of plants which were stacked on a shelf-like stand. I found that the one taken from a really low perspective, looking up was unusual. Certainly looked different than the normal (at the same height) perspective. Don't know if it would be appropriate or not but...

jim quist Loc: Missouri

maybe something like this dandelion pic I posted a while back
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-718327-1.html

traderjohn Loc: New York City

John Hicks wrote:

Another fool taking pictures on the railway lines

Do you think he would be taking the picture if a train was coming??

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Re. your first photo of the bike: have you thought about a vertical?

Dan' de Bourgogne

NMGal wrote:

Maybe a pet or child from the ground, looking up at a car grille?

Thank You for this good suggestion.It's simple and pleasant!

Dan' de Bourgogne

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Lens at grass level looking from sidewalk to a house.
At sidewalk level looking across the street in a business district.
In a retail store at floor level looking down an asile.

Thank You for those 3 ideas...The 1st one is good...hélas,2 members are considering photographing a pedestrian crossing in a large crossroads from sidewalk level. I woud prefer to let them with this scenario and choose myselh another one, a different one.
The 3rd one requires a permit from the manager of the store. So I will ask if they allow me to take a photo in their store.
Again thank You for Your help!

Dan' de Bourgogne

bdk wrote:

Find a quiet road and sit the camera on the ground on top of the divider line,
set it on the ground and shoot grass or nuts on the ground, find acorns put a few on the ground and drop a few and see if you can catch one in air. if you have extension tubes, there are thousands of things to shoot on the ground.

good idea BDK...Yes...I will "hunt" some bugs crawling down on the ground. A macro lens will reveal certainly some interesting action!
I wanted initially to avoid shooting macro because more than 60% of the photos from the photo club will probably show a macro scenery

But I don't mid, I will also have a macro scenery...it will be just one more...who cares?

Dan' de Bourgogne

jaymatt wrote:

Re. your first photo of the bike: have you thought about a vertical?

Hello JAYMATT! Thank You for commenting and suggesting to shoot vertival. I already tried to shoot in "portrait" orientation...helas this way, the issue is to get the camera set properly on the ground with a nice vertical position. Of course, if set on a tripod this is easy to master...but set on the ground, it's a bit tricky (for me!)

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

A car tire, maybe the valve on the tire
a puddle
a low level curb shot
litter on the side of the road
a pot hole
a shoe or old sneaker
a cigarette butt
low level shot of birds feeding
a crumpled photo of a scorned lover
a lost hubcap in the weeds

I'd recommend that any of the above used should be shot low, and close to the ground, and not from standing eye level

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

The flower gets it nicely. The RR tracks, maybe a bit lower and one track in the corner of the frame being the subject looking outward.