phototopography. n. topographical surveying employing photography.

The dictionary at Zeitgeist coffee was opened to the “phototopography” page. At first glance my mind tripped over the extra letters in the middle, doing it’s best to make the word into the more familiar “photography”.

Neat, new (to me) compound word! Below, a snapshot of the Space Needle and Monorail rail as the sun set. I think I’ll start a “phototopography” project…