Spotlight on France

This is a glass ball that has a map of the world etched on it. It was a challenge to get that in focus as well as the map magnified underneath. You can see the big curve of Africa and above that is the European lands, going up into the north pole. The American coastline is just seen on the left.

Three good things:
1. Bought a hat and a waistcoat to wear as a quirky look for the ukelele concert.
2. Very interested in what MaryBeth @espyetta had to say about TT, PP and 365. Makes one think.
3. Found so many of my friends on the latest TT and was blown away by their photos that I had missed seeing!

[julia]

This is very well done Maggie...

[Mr. Spock]

Great setup!

[Simply Amanda]

Oh this is so cool!!

[Phillip Chilton]

Great shot!!

[Phil Cameron]

Fav what colour !! and so interesting love that glass ball

[👑 AnaZad]

You got me with this one... Fantastic idea and capture. Love it. FAV.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Neat comp and capture

[Kerri]

Cool shot

[Jane Armstrong]

Great creativity, beautifully captured. Nice one Maggie!

[Gadaza]

Awesome idea and very nicely done. FAV

[Gail]

So cleverly done, Maggiemae. Great shot.

[Pat Knowles]

A fabulous original idea Maggiemae....I am very boring & unoriginal at the moment....I feel uninspired!
This is a fave first because it's a map & I love maps & second because you focus is spot on! I think I have very good taste following all these talented people

[Lee]

Great shot, I like this it inspirational. I can see others trying to copy It. Fav

[Maggiemae]

@happypat I bought this crystal ball in America and its been waiting for a photo apart from being a good paper weight! I love paper weights!

[Rachel]

Really colourful and imaginative, lovely photo!

[Bep]

I know you are very clever and creative, but this is 'schitterend'.

[Jen Hudson]

Very creative, clever shot.

[Maggiemae]

@gijsje So, shining, eh, Bep! Thanks for that praise!

[Bep]

@maggiemae
You are welcome, Maggiemae.

[KWind]

Very cool! I like this!

[Dee L.]

Well you did a fanstatic job! Before I knew it was one of your photos, I was thinking was a great composition.

[jo]

clever, appropriate, great photo.

[Paula]

Great capture!

[Sharon]

Really creative, love it

[❀ Lynn]

Very cool!!

[Rupert]

My sister lives down South and saw a motor home named maggiemae do you have one

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

Very neat - and inventive. Good work

[Maggiemae]

@rupert Goodness, we don't have one but it sounds like we should have this one!

[Leslie]

great job with the focus . I fail so many times trying to do this . You set this up wonderfully .....

[Maggiemae]

@lesip I found that I had to have the f stop as high as possible, Leslie.

[Gillian]

Fabulous idea. What a great paperweight!

[Mark Prince]

Wonderful idea, and very nicely done. Excellent shot

[Isabella]

this is really creative shot, nice job

[Loopy-Lou]

Lovely creative shot, like it!

[Richard Sayer]

Maggiemae - I do believe you have come up with something completely original... this is a very compelling image, although the globe needs to go up a bit and left a bit to show where I live! Fav for me for your creativity.

[Maggiemae]

@vignouse I'll see if I can do one for you, Richard - Brittany?

[Richard Sayer]

@maggiemae Bless your heart MM, you're too kind, I would be tickled by that! Yes Brittany, about 40 km SW of Rennes.

[Maggiemae]

@vignouse Like about Redon?

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Very impressive, Maggiemae. So clear and sharp. Great idea for using a glass globe!

[Pam Knowler]

Very clever and creative! Great image with wonderful clarity!

[Richard Sayer]

@maggiemae 30K north of Redon - it's a tiny village called Paimpont but we are surrounded by almost 50,000 acres of forest which usually shows on maps; our nearest small town is Plélan-le-Grand about 6km east of us.

[Stephanie Swift]

This is really cleverly done and beautiful Maggie, fav for me.

[Taffy]

Fav -- this is really clever and I do want to be able to find it again easily!

[Gena Pegg]

This is such a clever shot....love that crystal ball. Great capture Maggie.

[Rick Schies]

Quite the highlight

[Tony]

Clever capture and a great atlas.

[Margo]

Clever lady, what a great idea.!! A Fav

[Darlene]

This turned out great, Maggiemae. I bet you will look great at the concert. I hope your link above takes me to what Mary Beth said about TT, PP and 365. FAV Thanks for the reminder as I have a plain crystal ball and I need to use it once again.

[Darlene]

Your link above took me to her project but not to what she said. How do I get there, Maggiemae?

[Rosie Kerr]

Tremendous focus and applause for creative composition... a delightful shot.

[Rosie Kerr]

PS...I like the Trending Page, for inspiration, and this is where I found your shot... so this connects to what Mary Beth was saying.

[Karen]

Very creative.....lovely shot.

[Issi Bannerman]

This is great and its given me an idea for a future photo!

[Keri]

I like your creativity and composition.

[Maggiemae]

@jamibann Thats what its all about, Issi! Look forward to it!

[Kitti Nelson]

Very clever

[Molly]

Very creative shot.

[Anita Russell]

These work so well

[Yao RL]

I really like how you use the crystal ball here.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is just cool!

[carol white]

Very creative, a super capture

[Gerrie]

Amazing!

[Judith Greenwood]

Very cool!!

[Nicola]

Love the creativity, really good effect

[Kylie Martin]

neat idea

[Elizabeth]

Creative way to use the crystal ball! Love this!

[monday west]

love this!!

[Osia Strasner]

Very cool shot Maggiemae, and a great idea to highlight the map. Believe it or not, I own one of those crystal balls with the map etched on it! Before I purchased the clear one from Amazon I had tried to use it unsuccessfully, probably because of the wrong f stop. You did great here!

[Maggiemae]

@panthora It was a journey in focus, Osia! I just kept changing the settings!

[Bev]

Nice shot, Maggie. I love the glass globe. And it works great as a magnifier as well.

[Bev]

PS - what was the thing about PP, TT and 365? I'd like to read it. Is there a post in the discussions? I've been absent (but then I think you might have guessed that already!).