Your best low angle photos
Our Photo Desk call-out for reader photos for the week of April May 6 to May 12 is on the theme of street scenes. Images uploaded to us through Flickr are contained in a separate gallery. This gallery showcases images sent through our custom upload tool. Our staff will pick a favourite reader-submitted photo to be featured in the May 13 print edition of The Globe and Mail. (Preference will be given to photos taken during the week of the call-out.) To learn more, follow the link under the gallery.
Sandra Hannah photo: Wake robin - Spring flowers
September Fedson photo: Ranger - For low angle photos week - Ranger the foster dog enjoying a rainy day at the cottage
Robert John Roycroft photo: John Nugent Underground Studio - National Historic Site- Clifford Wiens, Architect, Lumsden, Qu'Appelle Valley.
Wilfried E. Rauser photo: The May-apple in the making. View after a heavy dew May 7 at 7:30 am.
Edith K. Leslie photo: Rainbow Magic - Two CD's were sitting on my desk, shiny side up, and the sun was shining through my skylight. In front of me stood my big palm. When I looked up at my slanted wall, I found this delightful surprise.
Patricia Stamp photo: "And then my heart with pleasure fills" - Taken on May 10th, 2011.
James Lazar - Green Eggs and Ham - Green Eggs and Ham graffiti in the Exchange District in Winnipeg. Taken May 8th.
Laurel Richardson photo: Reptile Love - A visit by an outgoing iguana on a beach on St. Thomas allowed for this down low close up. January 2011
Stefan Danielski photo: The Captain's castle. It's a long way up the ladder - Canadian laker MV Algolake wheelhouse as seen from the main deck.
Matt Burden photo: The robins have hatched. We have a pair of robins that nested in our old Christmas tree; the result is four robins.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - May 11/2011 - Lunch walk to the Ellis Farm, Prentiss, Alberta. Caught the Great Horned Owl just at lift off from her busy nest. Not a great picture but a magnificent bird.
Greg Vaccher photo: Bathurst on the down low - A TTC street car transports its passengers across the Bathurst bridge on Wednesday night
Lynn Katey photo: Best low angle - Nap time in Nasik, India in November, 2011
Laurel Richardson photo: Sawyer - May 2011. My most accommodating model. Sawyer on the glass top table...a flufflyview from below.
Heather Schofield photo: Springtime on the Forest Floor - Taken today, May 11 in Burlington, Ontario. Here in Ontario the trillium is still much appreciated for its simple charms.
James Lazar photo: Human Rights Museum - The foreground barriers make the museum seem fairly small. To get a true feel for the size, look at the cranes. Taken May 8th at the Forks in Winnipeg.
Keith Sharp photo: Spring 2011 at University of Toronto, Scarborough - New green life.
Simon Richard Farrow photo: Red Wing Blackbird - Taken 10 May 2011 with Sony NEX-5. He hopped off his bulrush to pose for the camera.
Laurel Richardson - Tidal Pools and Sky - July 2010. Lazing around the tidal pools of Denman Island on a hazy Westcoast Summer's day.
Mark Helm - Little Garden - Moss flowers getting ready to bloom. Springwater Conservation area Olympus E-3, Sigma 150mm F/2.8. The moss is about 2mm high. Photo taken May 11 2011
James Lazar photo: The Basement Bar - Basement bar photo taken on May 8 in the Exchange District in Winnipeg.
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: Who's Walking Who 2 - May 10, 2011 - I waited for the dog to get as close as possible to the camera, to give it a 3D effect, and it worked.
Laurel Richardson photo: Cambie Bridge - A glistening evening with a view of the Cambie Bridge from below.....August 2010
Christian Velenosi photo: Josie - My dog lying half on the Deck and the doorsil. This was on Monday the 9th.Christian Velenosi
Kirk Sunter photo: "You don't see me." -Pacific Chorus Frogs - this is one of many in our small pond - live up to their name by belting out a raucous froggy chorus all night long. Ear plugs provide the only relief from their incessant noise.Kirk Sunter
Richard Erlendson photo: Early morning crocus and tipi poles - Crocus plants reach for the early morning sun - imitating nearby tipi poles left set up over the winter on the grounds of the Stoney Nakota Resort 75 kilometres west of Calgary. May 10 photo.Richard Erlendson
Brennan Caverhill photo: Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs - The Snapping turtle is listed as "Special Concern" in Ontario, meaning its populations are at risk due to threats like habitat loss and road mortality. This female is laying eggs along the road.Brennan Caverhill
Richard Erlendson photo: Keister Family Hoedown - Sherry Keister enjoys performing with her daughters (L to R) Claire, Quinn and Paige at The Alberta Men and Women of Country Music concert held at the Hoadley Hall in central Alberta on May 7.Richard Erlendson
Michael Faulkner photo: Steps to Heaven - Cabo San Lucas, April 30, 2011Michael Faulkner
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - April 2011 - A chattering squirrel takes a break from gathering nuts.Barbara Wackerle Baker
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - April 2011 - A gull coming in for a landing.Barbara Wackerle Baker
Melissa photo: Poochy - A fabulous weekend away from the city to Oliver in the Okanagan!
Andriy Tanatar photo: Financial district in Detroit, MI
Mrs. Donna Tausch photo: Trevor - My cat Trevor playing in a camera bag.
Patricia Stamp photo: "And then my heart with pleasure fills" - The "host of golden daffodils" newly planted by the city on Finch near Leslie encourages us, like the poet Wordsworth, to lie down in the grass and gaze up at the sudden beauty of the urban skyscape.
Barb McDougall photo: May tulips - A glorious showing of red tulips that somehow the deer have missed.Taken on 10 Mile Point in Victoria
Andriy Tanatar photo: Under the Bridge - Bridge across Dnieper river in Kiev, Ukraine
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: Who's Walking Who? May 10 2011-A Break from the rain makes dog walking a lot more enjoyable, in Queenston.
Lee Gunderson photo: Kona palms - A view of the palms at Kahalu'u Bay, Kona.
Deborah Pattison photo: Tulip trail - Mount Vernon Washington tulip festival provides many opportunities for great photos for us here in the Lower Mainland of BC Taken May, 2011
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Clock Tower - What time is it? Well, just look up and remember time and tide waits for no man.
James Lazar photo: Prime Advertising Space - Flyers compete for this prime real estate in the Exchange District in Winnipeg, MB.
Colin Rose photo: Steam Vents - Steam rising up a brick building in Calgary on a cold morning.
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: Tulips - May 8, 2011 - Little girl is captivated by spring flowers on a busy street.
Barbara Wackerle Baker - Low Angle - July 2010 - Island Lake, BC. A butterfly soaks up the afternoon rays.
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: Hard Climb - May 7, 2011-A man walks up Queenston Street on a warm Saturday afternoon.
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: 4 Inch Flowers - May 7 2011-Walking along the a trail, along the Niagara River, one can discover nature at it's wildest.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo - Low Angle - Aug 2010 - Beauvais Lake, Alberta a dragonfly takes a rest.
Andriy Tanatar photo: GM Headquarters -in Detroit, MI
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Spring time - Looking up to see brilliant new green leaves against a deep blue sky. A common occurrance in south western Ontario at this time of year. Photo taken: May10. 2011.
James Lazar photo: Busker at the Forks - Young musician playing hard to earn a living.
Deborah Pattison photo: Balconies - The wonderful balconies of Italy, this one in Taormina, are a rewarding view when one looks up.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - May 8/2011 - Mother's Day raindrops from the eaves trough in Sundre, Alberta.
Deborah Pattison photo: Scala dei Turchi - Taking this photo from the bottom of the white cliff with my friends on top gives scale to the scene, so one can fully appreciate the giant "steps of Turkey".
Frederic Jon Mercnik photo: High Fashion - May 7, 2011-The warm weather has people strolling the streets, in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
George Tai photo: Strength and Efficiency - Looking up at the imposing Berlin TV Tower on a cloudy April day. Built in the 1960's by the GDR to demonstrate strength and efficiency.
Deborah Pattison photo: Tree of Life - The Ceiba tree-Tree of Life to Guatemalans, taken at Tikal
James Lazar photo: Winter Tree - Gnarled Oak bracing against the cold November wind. Photographed at Kildonon Park in Winnipeg, MB.
Murray Culligan photo: Flatiron - The local watering hole, perhaps a different way in?
James Lazar photo: Underbite - Front end of Tall Grass Prairie Bakery's panel truck.
Robert Alexander photo: Jardin des M�tis - Photo taken while visiting Jardin des M�tis last summer
Colin Rose photo: Reaching Out - Reaching hands in the Calgary Board of Education's statues "Family of Man", downtown Calgary.
Murray Culligan photo: Homeward Bound - Union Station, Toronto - Platform looking East.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - May 1/2011 - Incoming bee attracted to the open crocus. Spring finally arrives in Calgary, Alberta.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - May 7/2011 - Trans Canada heading east towards Calgary. Sure signs of spring, the motorbikes are on the road.
Lee Gunderson photo: New born calf - A newborn calf on the Alberta range. His mother watches me over the calf's hip. A dangerous time to approach any baby calf.
Andriy Tanatar photo: Snow plow - Canadian Pacific snow plow in Henry Ford museum in Detroit, MI
Bobby Chauhan photo: Biker Baby - Low angle shot of baby riding his bicycle at a school playground. Photo taken September 2010.
Colin Rose photo: Road Arrows - Showing the rocks and road markings that make up our smooth grey highways. Southwest of Calgary, AB.
Mike Siewert photo: Deuce Roadster - 1932 Ford Roadster at Bonneville Speedweek 2003
Lee Gunderson photo: Friends - Contrary framing without including faces can sometimes evoke more than traditional imagery
Jim Shaw photo: Low Angle - Taken on May6 2011 From the bottom of a Recently Excavated sewer Trench. A Low Angle .
Rosemary Botner photo: Les Miserables... seen live - Under the busy streets of chic Paris, lie some of the oldest sewers anywhere. Tourists welcome...revoluntionaries not so much!
Natalie Thomas photo: Tablelands Gros Morne National Park - Sun shines on a pitcher plant in front of the Tablelands, West Coast of NL.
Michael Stephen photo; Last of the day's sun - This Tuscan resident is enjoying the last of the day's rays, soon it will be time to prowl.
Lee Gunderson photo: Girl in red dress - A lower angle of view accentuates this girls appearance against the Caribbean ocean.
Lee Gunderson photo: On the road again - My dog sees the bags out, guitars being packed, and quietly pouts.
Liz Rykert photo: Bursting Up From Below - A group of Ostrich Ferns unfurling May 8th, 2011 in a forest near Collingwood, Ontario.
Joan Ritchie Dewar photo: Banana flower and fruit - The fascinating banana flower and a cluster of ripening fruit; taken May 5, 2011 on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.
Lee Gunderson photo: Another way to see horses - Low framing, a wide angle view and camera blur tends to show this horse in a non-linear, almost surreal manner.
Rosemary Botner photo: The Eiffel Tower - A rather different view of Gustave Eiffel's centennial project commemorating the French Revoluntion. Opened in 1889, La Tour Eiffel was the world's tallest building until 1930.
Tzvi Aviv photo: Poppies - low angle view - A bright field of red poppies, Nes-Tziona, Israel. April 22, 2011.
Matthew Vezina photo: K-10 looking over the fence - K-10 wondering if the grass is really greener on the other side
Robert Seaton photo: Life as a starfish - Starfish in a crack in the rock on De Coursey Island BC
Gordon McConachie-Anderson photo: Aravis - November, 2007
Jim Shaw photo: Low angle - The Trail Of a dog Left in A Toronto Sidewalk Forever May,9 2011.
Lee Gunderson photo: Up on a mountain side - Hiking in the Rockies provides perfect opportunities where one must shoot from a lower vantage point.
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Clock Tower - Looking up. Photo taken: May 7. 2011.
Rosemary Botner photo: True Love on the kitchen floor - Unnoticed by most at a busy family gathering, a quiet, gentle a display of affection goes straight to this young heart.
Michael Stephen photo: Butterfly - makes it's way to the flower. Taken at the Calgary zoo.
Lee Gunderson photo: Are you talking to me? A pen of bulls investigate the camera. They were intrigued by the sound of the shutter and on ewho would come so close to them, not upright, but on hands and knees.
Bob Hambly photo: Tall Grass - Tall grass wind swept by sea breezes.
Matthew Schoonbaert photo: Obelisk - (Winnipeg/Manitoba) This photo was taken of a stage prop sitting outside of our school
Charlie Gregory photo: In The Corn Field...Christine, Cassidy and Jade...In The Corn Field
Charlie Gregory photo: A Gathering - A group of flowers introduce themselves to me at the Hope Mill House, mid nineties
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Shutters - Front of a classic building as seen from a low angle. Photo taken: May 7. 2011.
Kevin photo: Dandilion and Wasp
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Mannequin - A low angle look at a mannequin. Photo taken: May 7. 2011.
Lee Gunderson photo: Tulips: a rendering - Shot horizontally, this tulip bed appears to go on forever. It was shot at F 1.4, yet the lower angle of view gives depth of field which somehow complements the F 1.4 aperture.
Eileen Gilbert photo: Transapent Tulip - This a tulip from my frontyard. The sun was shining and reflection on the petals.
Tony R. Wagstaff photo: Giant Bilboard - Looking up. Photo taken:May 7. 2011
Jim Shaw photo: Low Angle - Taken May 8, 2011. An old Starfighter Gleams in The Morning Sun as it Looks to A sky it Will Never fly In Again.
Jocelyn Laberge photo: Dafodill - From our garden in Orford, Qc.
Svetlana Iucht photo: Spring, finally - May 7, 2011. Whitby Ontario
Tony R. Wagstaff photo - The Museum - Looking up at the big M. Photo taken: May 7. 2011
Menarose Angco photo: Grow, green grass - The still green grass along the sideway. By autumn, this grass will be red in color. Location: Delta, B.C. Date taken: May 4, 2011.
Stephanie Grella photo: Face Time - While taking some low angle shots of my fish, he catches me in the act and shows no sign of shying away from the lens.
Ed Cairns photo: Fall Walk - Our two Pembroke Welsh Corgis enjoy a fall walk. (I had to be quick or I would have had a nose print on the camera!)
Peter Welsh photo: Pennsylvania Biking - Cycling in rural Pennsylvania
Blake Maybank photo: A Fungus Among Us - Low Angle: Shooting up the skirts of some bracket fungi growing on a tree. The photo was taken in July, 2007, in Kluane National Park.
Logan Peloso photo: Chipmunk - Enjoying some seeds before stocking up for winter
Suzanne Short photo: Standoff - Taken on my kitchen deck in Quispamsis, NB last Hallowe'en - a standoff between fall foliage and first snow.
Barbara Wackerle Baker photo: Low Angle - April 2011 - Calgary, Alberta, spring finally and a honey bee gets just the right angle to enjoy the crocus.
Logan Peloso photo: Buggy - Cruising in a rickety dune buggy in Cozumel, MX
Michael Wilhelm photo: Yard Life - Dog Nacho tearing around the yard
Logan Peloso photo: Low Angle - A central square in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Angela Campagna photo: Petronas Towers - Looking up at the Petronas Towers from the ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (February 2010).
Logan Peloso photo: Low Angle - Chevy is enjoying Vancouver sunshine and is camera shy but curious.