Your challenge this week is to take your camera and zoom lens out for some zooming. Anne is our guide in this fun challenge which takes some practice…
My offerings were not made this week, as I have been extremely busy with many birthday parties and also my daughter’s wedding. Our last guests will be leaving in a couple of days – so much joy and fun, but also looking forward to return to my ordinary life.
The bird bath sits among the flowers, and made a lovely start. I was glad there were no birds harmed in the swirling scene!
I tried to keep only one flower in the middle… Many tries on this one!
It was easier with multiple flowers. They turned the picture into a waterfall.
Another one-flower-focus.
This Agapanthus I was quite happy with – after thirty or more takes.
Why not a tomato?
”My photographs are a celebration of life, fun and the beautiful. They are a world that doesn’t exist. A fantasy.”
– Ryan McGinley
Thank you to Tina for her challenge: “The First Thing I Thought Of.” It’s amazing how a picture can have several different interpretations!
So,
have fun, try something new, get creative and yes, enjoy exploring new techniques and ideas. You never know what can happen! We hope you’ll join us this week, making sure to visit and link to Anne’s challenge here, and to use the Lens-Artists tag to help us find you.
Finally, we hope you’ll join us again next week when Ritva leads us once again. Until then as always please stay safe, be kind, and enjoy the adventure.
Leya 
Wonderful flower zooms, A-C! It’s hard without a tripod to keep the camera steady, subject in the center, and rotate the zoom. Great work!
Thanks, John – no tripod…
However lovely the celebrations have been I’m sure you’ll appreciate some downtime now 😃 Meanwhile your flower zooms are a great splash of colour!
Thank you so much, Sarah. Relaxing time starts tomorrow!
I’m sure you’ll be very happy to have some quiet days very soon Ann-Christine – but what wonderful memories you’ll have ! Loved your floral experiments (LOL who thinks of photographing a tomato?!?!). My favorite of the set is the agapanthus – well worth 30 tries to get that one!
Thank you, Tina! We’re off tomorrow – hoping for some relaxing space. And some more flowers…
I love your photos and even more your honesty, that it took so many tries until you got what you were looking for. It gives us all hope!
Why thank you – hope is a good thing! For me as well – to try every time!
Ann-Christine, thanks for these beautiful flowers! I hope you will have time to relax after your busy schedule. Congratulations on your daughter’s wedding.
Thank you, Beth. We’re going to Madeira for a week – relaxing!
Oh my goodness – well done with finding these in your busy life – I’m not surprised that you didn’t go out to take new images!
Sometimes it tis impossible…
They’re all lovely. Especially the waterfall-flower. My humbler camera won’t take the strain!
Haha – well, thank you! Have you tried?
My zoom won’t take the strain!
Oh…!
These are lovely , the third shot was so awesome, one flower burst out in an impressionistic way. All are great results but that stood out for me
Thank you – my favourite too!
Interesting results
Fabulous that you found time to post, and these are lovely. Fun with tomatoes! I bet you glowed with pride at that wedding. Many congratulations to you all xx
Thanks, Jo – it was a grand wedding with people from all over the world – a memory for life.
Congratulations on your daughter’s wedding 🙂. The pictures here are lovely!
Thank you, PR!
Blessings to the bride and mother-of-the-bride . . . May warm and lovely things happen to you . . . and forget us awhile and enjoy the there-and-now! . . . with tons of love WordPress will not allow me to send . . . Eha
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That blur is still able to show the image, if you look closely
Looks like you had lots of fun Ann-Christine
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Ann-Christine, these were fun experiments. I know what you mean about taking several shots to get one that we really see some potential. The whole gallery is great, and the flower waterfall is my favorite.
Thank you, Egidio – it was a fun challenge!
Thank you Ann-Christine, for taking time from your busy life to participate in this challenge. Your florals are beautiful. I especially like the single flower zooms. Take care and thanks again!
Thank you, Anne! I’ll be back on track after Madeira next week!