I took this photo yesterday morning. I was trying to get a good zoom by hand, which sometimes has interesting results. Not so much in this case, but I’m going to justify the photo.

The image questions how we perceive things through the dichotomy between zoom and shake. The image is smeared and duplicated, showing multiple realities layered into one shot, and none are more or less real than the others.

But really I like the smearing in this one. This photo could be so much better with a tripod. A great thing about zooming in a long exposure is creating ghost imagery of sorts. Creating a sense of alternative perspective on scene and the real. This doesn’t quite get there, but it has a feel to it that I like.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-fiftieth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “Zooming“.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Anne. The next one is curated by Ritva.

At the moment Patti is sitting out the challenges whilst she recovers from wrist injuries. Go send her some love.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.