One of the keys to observation is to keep your eyes moving. That means keeping your head moving too, including looking up. I have always tried to remember to include looking up. I have a lot of shots that I have taken looking up through the trees … and most of them are pretty boring. I like this one, though.
Taken along the Dosewallips Trail in the Olympic National Forest. Those are big leaf maples with a couple of spruce mixed in (and maybe a couple of alders in the top.
I always refer to this view as a “Cougar Check” whenever we’re camping!
As a Husky, I check for Cougars, too.
I like looking up….
I agree, I always make a point of looking up too. One never knows!!