I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with everything you hoped for?
I did, which is why I have been AWOL for ages.
I have spent zero hours on the computer/internet since my last post and need a few more days to get back into it. I just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year, to thank you for your Christmas wishes and once again Thank You for taking part in my festive swap. I can’t tell you how lovely it is to see some decorations on my Christmas tree that have come from you. I’ll post some pictures soon.
I have been thinking about Helena’s new weekly meme Zoom In/Zoom Out or ZIZO as I’ve affectionately named it.
Here are my attempts for the first of January 2014 or ZIZO Week One
We have had some appalling weather here over the holiday and on the one lovely day I was out I didn’t have my long lens with me. I made the Zoom Out first and knew I would have to use my photo-editing programme to Zoom In on the black dog.
It wasn’t great so I made it look like a painting, it is just what I was thinking of as I made the picture though.
The second pair I made by walking towards the fallen tree and then walking backwards towards the precipice (not really) but it was so wet underfoot that I had to stop here.
Thank goodness the tree didn’t fall on the house!
I loved doing this and had I made a plan I would have taken my long lens but as it tuned out I had to work a bit harder. It’s going to be a really fun project.
Thanks Helena
I LOVE these ZIZOs, Miriam. What a neat idea!
Wishing you all wonderful things in the New Year.
I LOVE your first pair, and am looking forward to participating in ZIZO myself. Happiest of New Year’s to you and yours, Miriam. I’m looking forward to another year of sharing with you via the internet!
Happy New Year to you, too!
I love your ZIZO shots! Great effect on the closeup with the dog; I like the long-shot version, too. The second pair is great, too. The long shot sets the scene so well; the close-up is a wonderful shot. This is going to be a fun challenge
(PS You think your weather was appalling? We’ve had high temperatures in the -25 to -30C range; wind chills down to -50 one day! Brr!)
I love, love, love the dog pairing!
And thanks again for sponsoring the festive swap. I finally blogged about my ornaments this week (too late for the linky). The happy mail was definitely a highlight of certain days in December.
Rinda
two great pairs and great example of using software to zoom (love the painterly look – I need to get back to doing more of that).
great pairings Miriam!
Happy New Year to you Miriam x
Happy New Year Miriam! Hope it’s a great one for you.
Yes, I love the idea of this new photo challenge. I think Helena will have lots of fans this year again
I’m glad you had a good holiday break. It looks like ZIZO will keep you busy for much of 2014. I’m looking forward to your pairings–the one with the dog is especially nice–what amazing light!
I do hope you will host the ornament exchange again next year (I’ve already started mine…at the rate I go, it will probably take most of the year to finish it, but I’m determined to be ready this time around).