What's Your Favorite Position?

Now before you get all excited let me let you down easy. I'm still talking about the world of photography. My question though is this: Do I as a photographer always use the same stance in all of my photo taking? Do I always stand with my feet at shoulder width apart? Do I mix it up a bit? Well if you were to look over the photos that you've taken over the last year what would your answer be?

For myself and quite a few others we have learned to vary our positions to get better angles on our plain (the photographers canvas). For example the picture to the right I took while standing on a bridge at Rundle Park. The next picture you see will be a similar spot a bit further down the bridge with the added exception of taking the exposure while laying on my stomach. Can you see any difference in how the horizon is placed in these two photos? Some may not with most nature photography, but the trained eye can probably tell more easily.

Basically I would encourage all photo bugs out there to mix up how they take even the most everyday type of photograph. For example experiment with views like a birds eye (looking down), worms eye view (laying on the ground) or a child's eye (on your knees). I should mention with the worms eye view that you actually have a choice in your view stance. You could lay flat on your stomach and look out in front of you; or you could lay on your back and look up. The latter is great for getting a unique look at some trees with the sky. Again if you mix things up a bit you will add to your photography in ways that you possibly may not have imagined . Pictured to the right is an example of a worms eye view looking up.

So what images have you missed out on because you didn't allow yourself the possibilities of where your imagination could lead you as well as to get a little dirty to change your point of view of the world around you?

More food for thought :)