Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

...and its edge lies a quarter mile outside (beautiful) Crescent Junction, Utah. Luckily, at the edge of this flat world, there is at least railroad communication between the 'up' side and the 'down' side, so one is not completely separate from the other. Confessedly, however, though I did edge my way down along the tracks, and downward toward the curved edge, I did not attempt to continue on down to the earth's underside. It is therefore not possible for me to state what gravity (that force that makes apples fall 'downwards' out of trees) might do down there. Just nearing the edge was scary enough.

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

That is a REALLY wide angle.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

I've had this in mind for a while, and today I decided to try it.

We've all seen clips in movies where the camera angle is above some moving thing, a person, a train, whatever, and it starts off logically --'right side up' so to speak-- as the object approaches. The camera then pans downward, and continues panning until the moving object is seen going away, and the object and everything else in the scene is seen as being up-side-down. Been wanting to try something like this for a while, but obviously not as a moving image, instead as a set of stills --15 separate images in this instance, resulting in roughly a 180 degree view-- intended to be pano-ed together as one. I was sure there'd be lots of distortion, and wasn't sure about what form it would take exactly, but piddling things like that do not concern me.

The hardest part was deciding how to present the image. Could've rotated it 90 degrees clockwise, and it would be 'correct.' Could've rotated it 90 degrees counterclockwise, and it would've been just as 'correct.' The only way it would NOT have been correct would've been if I'd rotated it 180 degrees. Had I done so, it would've appeared that I was standing on the wrong side of the tracks, and being on the wrong side of the tracks would not have been 'proper.'

BassmanBruce Loc: Middle of the Mitten

Thats pretty dang clever! No matter what side of the tracks you’re on!

I think I feel a little plagiarism comin on.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Plagiarize away, Bruce. It's okay. Or it had better be okay. 'Cuz if it isn't okay, then I'm a #@&!-ing plagiarist.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Very clever and interesting - a compelling photo!

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

I knew that...

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Fantastic image!!!,
you have a great sense of balance!!!

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Very cool shot!

lnl Loc: SWFL

That’s a great perspective and a great view you have there. Sure glad you didn’t go to the underside. We’d miss your commentary and photos if you couldn’t return.
Ellen L

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

Unique perspective. I love it, thanks

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Southside of the tracks is always better.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Didn't care for the shadow I cast --made me look sort of oblique and troll-like, and I'd hate to be thought of as looking oblique-- so I stood facing south on the north side of the tracks. Does make one wonder what shadows look like on the earth's underside though, doesn't it? Not that I expect to find out any time soon.

Russch

Not a creative pic by any standard but, I could not resist posting. Noting the edge of the world being in Utah I am forced to inform everyone that the Center of the Universe is in Idaho. This proves it indeed is a small world!