Misleading prospects

In photography, the perspective from which the subject is observed is highly valued. Thanks to it, we can change the way we see it. In doing so, our intention is surely not to deceive, but to surprise.

For example, if we look at the first image we can imagine an object that seems round in almost every dimension. It looks spherical. But it is the same flower that appears in the other pictures, and it is neither completely round nor spherical. But looking at it from above, that perspective distorts reality.

I think that's often the case in life. Two people can have different views on the same issue. Perhaps neither of them is wrong, they just have different perspectives. Sometimes we can make the mistake of trying to convince the other person at all costs that our perspective is the only correct one. How embarrassing to find out that this is not the case! And worse: that the other person was not necessarily wrong. So it's time to apologize. It has happened to me several times.

Accepting that there is often more than one way to do things can take a while. I'm learning that, and photography is a constant reminder of that.

Of course, there are things where there is only one truth (no one convincing you that the earth is flat, for example). And on those occasions we have to help our friend change his perspective and accept the truth. In the meantime, looking at the same object from different angles will help us to know it better and see what others see.

The photos are my own, taken with my Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 phone and edited with GIMP.