This week, show us how two (or more) things — people, objects, places — come together.
By The verb “connect” is among the most versatile ones in contemporary usage. We turn to it to describe an emotional click with another person, but also to talk about the status of our (ever-proliferating) gadgets.
I thought a lot about the multiple folds of meaning in that verb on a recent family trip up the Sea-to-Sky gondola, near Squamish, British Columbia. I’m always fascinated by the aesthetics of engineering, and the Sky Pilot Suspension Bridge, pictured above, connects two previously-separate ridges with an elegant arrangement of cables, bolts, and planks.
A more cynical version of me (say, 2009-me) might have dismissed the place as a tourist trap. Yet the beauty of the landscape — from the Howe Sound below to the granite peaks everywhere around — made it hard to succumb to my (still healthy) cynical tendencies. I was there with members of three generations of our family, and the views on that dry, hazy day, while eliciting very different memories and emotions in each of us, most certainly brought us together.
In this week’s challenge, share a photo, a gallery, or a mesh of what being connected means to you. You may choose to focus on one of the verb’s meanings or on several, and you can go literal or figurative, abstract or explicit: whatever you see fit. I can’t wait to see the photos you share!
Most “tourist traps” are so because they’re somewhere beautiful, something amazing, etc. I try to be there when there aren’t many people, but sometimes it’s worth it anyway. I like the perspective you chose for this.
janet
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Great challenge – and the bridge is a fine example. Thanks! (Couldn’t resist the invitation to be the first to comment.)
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A tad late… 😉
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it’s great to be connected to so many creative bloggers here… !
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Impressive! I took another direction:
https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-conected/
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A clear connection:
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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wanna texting?
https://solaner.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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I like to capture emotion within the photographs, whether it is between family, friends, or lovers. Here’s my contribution this week taken in Poland, Hungary and Abu Dhabi:
https://agent909.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/connected-a-couple-in-krakow-poland/
https://agent909.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/connected-spending-a-night-near-danube-river-budapest/
https://agent909.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/connected-family-outside-sheikh-zayed-mosque-abu-dhabi/
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will stay connected until i connect the post for the Weekly Photo Challenge:Connected at: http://marichulambino.com/
be right back…
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We are all connected:
The species connection at the San Diego Zoo, California at:
http://marichulambino.com/2015/09/05/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
Happy. connective weekend everyone!
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connected thrills
on tendrils…
my second post for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Connected at:
https://chattel.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
stay connected!
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I’ve added a motorway because it’s a connection between lots of places:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/motorway/
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Great topic. I decided to keep it classic today and went with bridges.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/09/04/the-daily-post-weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
Enjoy!
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Connected to me means family: https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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Here’s my connected post: an artistic cooperation between Ben Rowe and myself, connected through our mutual blogger friend Stacy:
https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/life-always-has-two-sides/
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Fun Connecting with all of you this week 🙂 Here’s mine
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/wpc-connected/
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This was quite a challenge…and fun to respond. https://johnsviccellio.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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I’ve really connected to photography in a new way today. I swallowed a camera. Seriously. http://scillagrace.com/2015/09/04/photo-connection-of-a-lifetime-swallow-a-camera/
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This is a wonderful challenge with the word “connected”! As I view the world differently and try to express it through varied images – here is my non-literal version of this weeks challenge “connected”: https://thephotoseye.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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Stay connected! https://graphicrealestate.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/photo-challenge-connected/
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Back after a long trip! This is my entry: http://ingriddphotography.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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An excellent take on the theme. My direction is a little bit different — trying to find a sense of connectedness and comfort in the desperation of life on the streets.
http://www.pirancafe.com/2015/09/04/bogota-daysleeper-ii/
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I found some bridges, obviously, but then made some other ‘connections’.
https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/connected-weekly-photo-challenge/
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A great challenge! I have a few other ideas already..
http://sowsweet.me/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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There are some really great entries so far!
I decided to go a different direction!
Check it out!
https://themomhood.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/lego-robot/
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What’s the usual turnaround time for ping backs?My submission hasn’t shown up yet!
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Seems like you and I have noticed the same problem with pingbacks!!
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They should usually appear within a few minutes, though we have experienced some issues with them in the past, where a handful of bloggers’ pingbacks simply wouldn’t make it through.
If yours doesn’t appear soon, may I suggest just leaving a link to your entry here as a comment?
Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Curious as to why my entry is not showing up. I entered the pingback as usual. Did I do something wrong?
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As I replied to Mark above, we sometimes — rarely, but still — encounter issues with a blogger’s pingback. In such cases, I recommend that you simply leave a link to your post here in the comments, as this achieves the same result, i.e. allowing other readers visit your contribution to the challenge.
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https://petalumaspectatorphotoblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/wordpress-weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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It looks worth visiting.
https://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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Here’s my entry. Next man. Music to connect people.
https://jaapkroon.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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Back to the challenges.
Connected and trusting: http://wp.me/p16tta-Ik
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My entry hasn’t shown up yet – pingback issues! But, here’s the link anyway: http://markdavidjohnson.net/2015/09/weekly-photo-challenge-connected/
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Hey Ben, same take on the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. Check out my blog and pics.
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Excellent and very philosophical! here is my answer….
http://thirdeyemom.com/2015/09/04/on-being-connected/
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