"Why Not?"

"Why not?" I said to myself when I thought about taking the time to learn a new technique. So I stepped out of my comfort zone today and learned how to create a zoom burst. What fun! In the process, I also learned how to use my camera’s AE-L/AF-L button and my new wireless remote. Then I thought about entering my zoom burst image into the Technique Challenge #52. "Why not?" I said to myself.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautifully done - lovely zoom burst fav!

[Janet B.]

@ziggy77 Thanks so much for your enthusiastic comment and fav, Jo! I had fun today!

[Loopy-Lou]

Wondeful zoom burst, I tried this today too, but haven't yet loaded the shots onto my Mac

[Janet B.]

@bizziebeeme Thanks so much! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. :-)

[Julie F]

Well done! You chose a great subject to make abstract. Maybe something with straight lines would be worth experimenting?

[Janet B.]

@jaffacakes Thank you so much for your kind comment and suggestion! This was fun, so I'll definitely try it again sometime. :-)

[Lin]

Awesome fav for me!

[Kate Goring]

I love your new attitude, and why not? I am inspired and will be using that phrase in the very near future! I love the effect of the zoom, such pretty colours too.

[Sarah]

It's really great! Pretty colors! Nice job!

[Jane Anderson]

Quite inspiring!

[KWind]

Very cool Great zoom effect!

[vstap]

Love the colors here.

[Barbz]

Well done...learning new techniques are challenging but also super fun. You got it! Fav

[Janet B.]

@linnypinny Thank you so much, Lin! So nice and very much appreciated. :-)

[Janet B.]

@kategoring Glad you like my approach, Kate! :-) Thank you for commenting!

[Janet B.]

@sarahdphoto Thank you very much, Sarah! So nice of you to stop by and comment! :-)

[Janet B.]

@cejaanderson Thanks so much, Jane! Such fun!

[Janet B.]

@kwind Many thanks! I appreciate you stopping by and commenting!

[Janet B.]

@vstap So nice of you to stop by and comment on my zoom burst! Thank you so much!

[Janet B.]

@bzarrella Thanks a bunch, Barb! I really appreciate your comment and fav. Yes, challenging and fun it was! :-)

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very cool, Janet, and I love the abstract look of it. It's always fun to learn new things with photography.

[Milanie]

Really nice, Janet - love your zoom burst and the abstract it created. You found something that really had some nice colors for it. I really want to try it. I'm going to be big and brave like you!

[Janet B.]

@mittens Thanks so much, Marilyn! Yes, it is fun to learn new things. I'm thankful I had the time to try this technique today.

[Janet B.]

@milaniet Haha! I know you can do it, Milanie. I have faith in you! Thanks for your comment. :-)

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Beautiful flower like abstract! FAV!

[Janet B.]

@skipt07 Thank you so much for your comment and fav, Skip! I appreciate both so much!

[Jane Pittenger]

And you did it beautifully

[Janet B.]

@jgpittenger Thank you kindly, Jane! :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

You should enter it, because this one's pretty!

[Thom Mitchell]

Nicely done! Haven't been bull-headed to try this yet…

[Rosie Kerr]

Zinga! Nice entry. :)

[Taffy]

Great abstract!!

[Mona]

Fabulous Janet. Fav.

[Disha Parekh]

Great job! I have to try this myself :)

[Dinah Pinkston]

I hadn't heard of a zoom burst before reading your narrative ...This makes a wonderfully creative abstract!

[Janet B.]

@olivetreeann Thanks so much for your encouraging comment, Ann!

[Janet B.]

@rhoing Thank you, Thom! You should give it a try!

[Janet B.]

@rosiekerr Thanks so much, Rosie! I appreciate your kindness! :-)

[Janet B.]

@taffy Thank you, Taffy! :-)

[Janet B.]

@mona65 Thanks so much for your kind comment and fav, Mona! I appreciate your support!

[Janet B.]

@dishaparekh176 Thank you, Disha! Yes, give it a try...it's fun! :-)

[Janet B.]

@dsp2 Thanks so much for your kind words! :-)

[Faye Turner]

Very cool! Wonderful job! fav

[Graham Thresher]

Very creative.

[Stephanie Swift]

Love the colours in this, and the way we glimpse the rose at the centre, and roses and other flowers in other parts of the shot. You got the zoom effect well. Fav for me!

[Janet B.]

@thresheg Thanks a bunch for your comment and fav, Graham! :-)

[Janet B.]

@tristansmum Thank you kindly for your comment and fav, Stephanie! :-)

[Janet B.]

@fayefaye I really appreciate your comment and fav, Faye...thank you!

[Lynne Hart]

Ooh Wow! this is fantastic, well done for experimenting. Fav

[Janet B.]

@lhart Such a nice comment, Lynne...thank you. Thanks for the fav, too.

[Lois Bird]

Definitely an "eye-catcher!" So full of color, nice effect! fav

[Janet B.]

@birdy Thank you so much for the great comment and fav, Lois! So nice of you!

[Jocasta]

great effect

[Yeshanghai]

Cool

[Janet B.]

@jocasta Thanks so much! I appreciate you stopping by!

[Janet B.]

@yeshanghai Thank you very much! :-)

[Sandy]

Beautiful.

[Janet B.]

@skstein Thanks so much, Sandy!