#topdown photo

[roentarre]

Lake Tyrrell Victoria Australia

[xaviergalatis]

[moongothic]

So, back in early 2023, our local yarn shop sadly closed down, and I got some Really Nice Yarn at a really, really good discount. Like I would not have bought this Malabrigo yarn ever had it not been on discount. And, because it's nice yarn, I had been saving it up for a good, long while. Mainly because I had other projects I wanted to finish first, but also because this Really Nice Yarn, and I wanted to make something really nice with it, with care.

I wanted to make something wearable with this yarn, but at the time I had little knitting experience. I do love making things in crochet, but I don't like crochet on wearables, and crochet eats up so much more yarn I did not want to risk running out of yarn. So yeah, I left the yarn to wait, and over 2023 I got better at knitting by just knitting a lot of small shit, and this year I made my first knitted sweater. With all that I did finally get enough confidence to finally get working with this yarn. And over the last year I had had plenty of time to think about what I wanted to make with it specifically.

I wanted to try to make a colorwork sweater.

Now specifically, I wanted to practise doing colorwork. A traditional colorwork sweater (with colorwork all across the yoke and maybe even the whole thing) seemed like too much for me to figure out, like that's a lot of floats to manage and tension to figure out. For a long while I was thinking a peppermint themed sweater with vertical stripes could be super cute, and relatively simple (at least in design) but also the floats of that intimidated me a lot. But also, I'm working with red and white here, what else can I do with this color palette? I did also think about knitting like a ribcage pattern on the sweater, but that also intimidated me a little bit.

Then I had another idea; what if I do a sweater with an intarsia section? That would allow me to practise doing colorwork, managing floats and figuring out my tension, but at a smaller scale. I can just do a topdown raglan like my previous/first sweater, and amp up the difficulty just a little bit (instead of a lot) And... yeah, with this colorpalette in mind, I had one idea for what I could try to knit; a bleeding, anatomical heart.

So I bullshitted a chart together

(Blew it up to a bigger size when actually using it)

And I just. Got to knitting.

Honestly I don't even have much to say about the knitting process, it went smoothly and I had fun, although I was very worried about my tension the whole time, unsure if I was knitting it too tight or too loose, and praying blocking the sweater would help it in the end.

But yeah, once the knitting was done, it was time to block.

Took one photo of my floats before blocking

And then. Disaster struck.

Now, in hindsight, thinking about it deeply, I think the seller at the yarn store might've actually warned me about this, but I had completely forgotten about it until now. But the red dye started bleeding from the yarn while blocking. I had a fucking meltdown y'all. Like I started seeing the water in the lil tub I was blocking the sweater in turning a little pink and I was getting worried, I pour the water out and rinse the sweater with running water hoping the red dye hadn't stuck to the white yarn, but it had. In utter desperation I flung this thing straight into the washing machine (either a wool cycle or a quick wash), hoping a quick rinse would help the red dye come off. I did so much shit, in complete panic, just desperate to make my sweater not pink.

But it was too late, I had been too slow to react.

The white yarn, previously a stark white, now has a pink undertone to it.

Okay it's not so bad, you can definitely see it better in person than in the photo, but regardless, after all the time I spent working on this damn thing the dye bleeding really did just wreck me, to the point I left the sweater to sit by itself for a month, still kind of unfinished, because I could not bring myself to even look at it.

But yeah, eventually, I got over the yarn staining, and returned to the sweater. I had some loose ends that needed to be weaved in still, yes, but also.

My colorwork was kind of shit and I had to do something about it.

I had done a decent job with the red floats, maybe a bit too tight in some places but not too bad. The white floats however, were far too fucking loose, and so there was massive gaping on the sides of the colorwork. And while I could kind of pull the white floats inwards, they would come loose again and the gaping holes would return.

A normal person would realize you just have to frog the whole sweater and redo it because there's no fixing shit tension like this. But, look. If there's something I've learned from doing comics, it's that while I could spend months trying to master this one thing, I could also, instead, just call it a day and move onto the next thing. Or, in this case, try to bandaid the issue and improve my tension with my next colorwork project (whenever that may happen).

So I did spend some time trying to find any suggestions on how one could try to "fix" this shit tension, but I couldn't really find anything. But after futzing around with the yarn and the floats, I wondered... If I somehow managed to hold down the white floats on the inside of the sweater, could I not artificially tighten the tension and fix the gaping?

So I grabbed a small crochet hook and...

You know when you drop a stitch when knitting and then rescue it with a crochet hook, looping each round of yarn with the next? Yeah, I just. Did that. Creating a little chain stitch. And just to hold THAT down and keeping from unravelling, I grabbed a little bit of sewing thread and knotted it at the top of the stitch so I can't fall out.

Yeah, this is not an Elegant Solution, this is an Improper Knitting Technique and Most Shameful, I should just frog the project and redo it and Git Good.

But like.

It kinda really did work, man.

Now I did pull the chain a little too tight in a few spots so I created new issues (in the form of buckling) lmao, but like. There's no more gaping holes. Like, I dunno what to tell you man, it kinda worked, the main issue I was having and most unhappy about is gone. Like I wanna take that W, man.

Anyway, there were other issues with the sweater, a quick rundown:

I made the sleeves too long, the yarn switch was meant to happen at the same height as the torso but the sleeves really stretched the fuck out when blocking and so not only is the color change in the wrong spot but also they're just too long. Whoops. (Thankfully I can just fold the sleeves over, it's just the ribbing won't be the same lenght as the bottom of the sweater)

I dunno what I did but the sleeves are a bit too big and so the fabric of the sweater just kinda creates these weird folds in the upper arm that annoy the shit out of me (I'm just confused because I did it the same as my previous sweater but I didn't have this problem with it??)

The yarn is thin, and so the sweater is shockingly seethru. Like, you can see the black Roadhog Overwatch t-shirt I'm wearing underneath it, which is mildly annoying. Just, gotta wear white and/or plain t-shirts underneath this thing, I guess.

When bullshitting my chart together I may have stretched the heart out a little too much so it looks maybe a smidge too elongated, and generally speaking the heart looks a bit off (but that's more of a "I don't know how to create an image that reads nicely when knit" problem) (Also I could fix some of it by duplicate stitching on top, if I felt like it)

In hindsight, maybe using this superwash wool wasn't a great pick for colorwork since the yarn won't stick to itself (which you would want with colorwork, right?)

So the human heart lies about in the center of your chest if a smidge to the left, and so I tried to do that "just a smidge to the left of the center" positioning. And like, while the pattern did go exactly where I wanted it to go, I did the math right, maybe in hindsight I should've moved it just a little bit more to the left because right now it looks like... unintentionally off-center??? Like had I moved it 5 more stitches to the left it'd probably look more intentional (despite the position being intentional to begin with)

Aside from that though, it turned out Relatively Decent. Not as good as my previous sweater, but it's fine, I'll wear it, and I learned a lot during this process. And that's what really matters, doesn't it.

[craftedcircuitry]

Decided to quickly revamp the various headers, title photos, etc. to add a little more emphasis on the Enchanted Cards. I think it's a nice little addition. This should be the final capsule update for the base game, I may make new ones for when I make the content updates. As such, I've updated my pinned post. (I'm sorry for the repeats xD)

Deep Dark Wrath is a solo dream game of mine that has been in the backburner for a long time. It's a project that took me 7+ months to release on Steam and Itch for Windows PC and Android. It's a 2D Topdown Hand-drawn Card-collecting Dungeon Crawling Action RPG, where you venture deep in a fixed Dungeon, fend off its countless enemies, and find the source of the darkness with powerful Enchanted Cards.

[jogallice]

Aujourd’hui, mardi 23/07/24, Journée mondiale des dauphins 🐬 J’avais parlé hier de deux journées mondiales mais finalement je n’en ai sélectionné qu'une… Je n’avais pas remarqué que la seconde était très prosélyte et le prosélytisme, ce n’est vraiment pas ma tasse de thé 🍵

Deux marchés le mardi à Annecy : marché de la vieille ville (rue Sainte Claire) de 7h à 13h et marché de la place des Romains de 7h à 19h (marché alimentaire le matin et produits divers toute la journée) ℹ️ Carré des Producteurs de 16h30 à 19h30 à Saint-Jorioz (Grand Annecy) 🧺

Dans le cadre de Mikado Plage 2024, Mikado Plage Teppes : 1, 2, 3 jouez❗️Envie de sortir avec les enfants❓Ateliers créatifs, jeux de société, jeux en bois, animations sportives et musicales, etc. Buvette sur place. ➡️ La Colline des Teppes ce mardi 23 juillet à 16h30 ⛱️

Dans le cadre du festival Ah ! La belle saison qui a lieu jusqu’au jeudi 25/07/24 : Playground (Collectif Primavez),  cirque participatif, dès 4 ans, à 19h (45 min) et TopDown (Cie La Triochka), portés acrobatiques, dès 5 ans, à 20h15 (35 min) ➡️ Square des Pervenches ce mardi 23/07 de 19h à 20h50 🎪

Dans le cadre de la 2e édition de Plages en scène : A Kind of Magic (Tribute Queen A Capella) 🎶 Tous les mardis jusqu’au 27/08/24 ➡️ Plage du Plant (Veyrier-du-Lac, Grand Annecy) ce mardi 23/07/24 (ouverture à 18h30, spectacle à 20h30, buvette et restauration sur place) 🩴

L’opération Vital’été a repris du service dans la cité lacustre le lundi 8 juillet (jusqu’au samedi 24/08/24) : aujourd’hui (mardi 23 juillet), aquagym, gymnastique douce, natation et “Savoir rouler à vélo en sécurité” 👌 Activités gratuites et ouvertes aux adultes, profitez-en 🤩

Qualité de l’air à Annecy (indices ATMO) : les niveaux d’ozone seront en légère hausse avec une remontée des températures 🌡 Et un ensoleillement plus important ☀ Les indices de la qualité de l’air pourraient être moyens à dégradés 💨

L’indice de risque pollinique dans la cité lacustre est moyen, au niveau 2 en ce qui concerne les graminées (indice communal valable du 20 au vendredi 26/07/2024 inclus) 🤧 Personnes allergiques : évitez les activités physiques intenses à l’extérieur (parcs, jardins, etc.) 😷

Tout comme hier et avant-hier, trois dictons du jour pour le prix de deux : « À la sainte Brigitte si les souris s’agitent la pluie viendra. » 🐁 « Nuages de la sainte Brigitte, par le soleil sont chassés vite. » 🌞 « Orage à la sainte Brigitte, feuilles et fruits s’agitent. » 🌩

Je vous souhaite une très bonne journée annécienne et un très bel été à Annecy, dans les 33 autres communes du Grand Annecy ou ailleurs 🏖️

Bon deuxième jour de la semaine à tous et à toutes 🎇

Bonne fête aux Brigitte et demain aux Christine 😘

📷 JamesO PhotO à Annecy le vendredi 19/07/24 📸

[thearizonadrone-blog]

Piney Top down outside of Tucson, AZ

[sswiss420]

View of the Säntis from a Edelweiss Flight F/8 70.0mm 1/640s ISO-100 #switzerland🇨🇭 #myswitzerland #flyedelweiss #photographie #edelweiss #säntis #airplane #photo #saentis #switzerland_views #photooftheday #edelweissair #aerial #air #alps #airplanephoto #amazing #topdown #2022 #nikon #nikond800 #d800 #nikondach #sswiss #🇨🇭 #schweiz #schweiz🇨🇭 (at Säntis der Berg) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf57OwiMvgm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[studiopixxels]

“Introducing The Love Stone❤️” . . Now you can customise your loved ones picture on a Stone. Available now @studiopixxels . #StudioPixxels #GoPixxels #India #Chennai #DualColour #composition #Photo #Customised #ProductPhotography #Topdown #Minimal #Photography #ShotOnPhone #PhoneCover #PhoneCovers #Online #Online #Shopping https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8U0ohlAJu/?igshid=vu51sced6bbf

[theshorelineandthesea]

excuse me while i go on an uniformed tangent that my overworked brain just coughed up.

both these photos are very famous works of annie leibovitz. they share quite a lot of characteristics. both depict a celebrity couple. both show one partner clothed and one naked. both show the couple intertwined with each other. both have a certain stillness to them. but to me they have very different vibes and the one that looks actually comfortable and like a moment i would like to be in, is without a doubt the one of johnny and kate. and without going into who is in those pictures and what my feelings towards them might be, it’s the pictures themselves that do that. so i want to analyse why? first of the pose. j&k look actually comfortable. they are on a bed. j&y are for whatever reason on the floor next to the couch and when you look at where john’s other leg and yoko’s arm is, you realise how this is not a comfortable cuddling position. then there’s the relationship with the viewer. kate is looking right at us. and we’re looking at them from a viewpoint we could actually have were we in the room with them. the topdown perspective on john and yoko is a pretty unnatural one, we couldn’t be accidentally looking at the scene we would have to get really close and stand above them in the tangle of their legs. and neither yoko nor john are engaging with the viewer in any way.

now most importantly: who is naked and how? usually it would make me uncomfortable to have only the woman naked and the man clothed, but with j&k, kate is not exposed. she is completely relaxed and johnny is laying on her most vulnerable body part almost protectively. they are holding hands. he’s between her legs with his body weight on her, it’s a natural pose, we all know how it feels to be laying like that. looking at them recreates how that feels in our own bodies. with j&y on the other hand john is naked and clinging to yoko who seems slightly stiff and passive. she’s not hugging him back. you can only guess where her hands are, whereas john seems to be holding onto her with all of his limbs. he looks exposed and much more ‘naked’ than kate. i’ve never cuddled like that and am trying to figure out the logistics of limbs when i’m looking at them, instead of being called back to a similar moment in my own life.  it’s so interesting that the concept is so similar, but the results are so different. i also find it astonishing that john and yoko apparently collaborated with annie for this picture and must have liked the result, as it’s become such a famous pic. because the relationship depicted here is not easily read as a positive, healthy one. in contrast to the j&k picture it’s even more apparent that no one is relaxed in the j&y pic. not john, not yoko, not the viewer. there’s this underlying tension.

[xtoefield]

#nikon #nikonphotography #nikon_photography #nikon_photography_ #photos #edit #edits #cities #citiesatnight #nocturnal #nocturnalphotography #nightlife #vegas #vegasbaby #lambo #lamborghini #exotic #exoticcars #topdown #carsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NkGF4nZUB/?igshid=tergferf2yl5

[babilano-celentano]

https://www.mixcloud.com/babilano/jump-humping/

tracks by Dug. Topdown Dialectic, Malphino, The Juan Maclean, Stice, Black Dice, Loraine James, Richie Hawtin, Billie Eilish, Park Hye Jin, Hannah Holland, Boys Noiz, Anthony "Shaka" Shakir, Developer, LSDXOXO, Batu, Helena Hauff feat. Paris The Black Fu, Magnet 303, Queaver, Yuki0/Some Guest, Pinewood Tom 

photo leeza f.

[tindomielthings]

iceland.explore

Topdown photo of a braided glacial river coming from the glacier volcano Eyjafjallajökull.

[tynatunis]

"The perfect line"⁠ ⁠ I personally like lines in my topdown shots. And so I really enjoy how the wave breaks on the shore in this sunset shot.⁠ ⁠ What are your thoughts on the subject? Do you like strong lines, geometry or symmetry in photos?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 👉 #droneadventurer 👈⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #australia_shotz #australiatrip #australialovesyou #seeaustralia #australianbeaches #australianbeach #noosa_qld #visitnoosa #noosabeach #noosa #noosanationalpark #paradisebeach ⁠#topdown⁠ ⁠ #amazingplaces #visualscollective #visualsofearth #infinity_worldshoot #majestic_earth_ #wow_planet #globeshotz #fantastic_earthpix #earth_expo #greatshot #ig_eternity #depthsofearth #earthpic #exploreourearth #fromwhereidrone #dronephotography Reposted from @johan_drone_adventures https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQwajhB4sV/?igshid=1a8w9pe8xe5bi

[worldurbanplanning]

Location | Hamedan, Iran Hamedan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities dating back earlier than 1100 BC, and also being the capital city at one point. The city is located more than 1,800 meters above sea level and has green mountainous surroundings. Hamedan city is circular and is formed by Imam Khomeini square (or Hamedan Square as seen in the middle of the photo), the square where six main streets of the city meet. The square as we see it today was created based on a hexagram shape in 1928, designed by German planners and architects. #hamedan #imamkhomeinisquare #hamedansquare #iran #همدان #urbanplanning #cityplanning #worldurbanplanning #architecture #landscapearchitecture #city #urbanpatterns #aerial #aerialview #drone #topdown #도시계획 #이란 #citydesign #hexagram #roundabout #square #plaza (at Hamedan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XOdV5gHfi/?igshid=u6wo7d3anszr

[wandereraway]

Topdown photo of a rock in a calm sea bay lighted with warm summer evening sun

Photo by Stepan Unar on Unsplash  

Crete, Greece

DJI, FC2103

Free to use under the Unsplash License

Send me some gas money!

[conexaoamerica]

Maine 🌊 🛥 🌲 . . . . Credit 👉🏆📸 @dji_nimbus ———————————— Follow 👉 🇺🇸@conexao.america for more photos and movies about United States 🇺🇸 . . . Alliance @america_states @enjoy_la_ @latinbrazil . . . ✈ Mark your photo with tag #conexaoamerica or @conexao.america and we'll post it! . . . . #maine #newengland #topdown #forrest #visitmaine #moods_in_frame #mainething #ig_color #igers #nature #thewaylifeshouldbe #mainecoast #mainetheway #dronephotography #dji #portland #newengland #exploremaine #igersmaine #lovemaine #summer #travel #mainephotography (em Southwest Harbor, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGGabFLcWU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=