Christmas Eve is when Santa visits kids in Sweden, so Christmas Day was a chance to take it easy and enjoy the day.
To admire thoughtful gifts like these gorgeous silver earrings. Unique too.
(Sir Pe bought two necklaces and then had the shop make earrings out of them instead.)
It was also a day to play around with new toys: like my macro lens.
Sometimes eyes are shutters, or windows, to the inside —
And sometimes they reflect the world outside.
Like this photo: the family at the breakfast table, the mural on the wall,
The soft snow outside, me with my camera and my daughter’s beautiful eye.
(Sorry if you find the reflection of her eyelashes slightly freaky.)
“The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.” — Emerson
If I looked into your eyes, what would I see?
For more eye-catching photos, please visit: My World.
Lady Fi 
Probably the extra calories I gained this week!
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oh wow…that eye shot is crazy…very cool…keep looking through lenses and windows…glad you had a good christmas…
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You could put candy in front of the freaky eye = real eye candy! 😀
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Very cool photos and so appropriately titled. How lovely that you got a macro lens.. for you, and for the rest of us who will enjoy your photos.
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Now THAT is what I call a close up! Good job F.!
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love the pink color and the dof in the first one
great POV in second one
hope u r having fun with u r new toy
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santa brought you goodies, i see. how wonderful.
i think santa forgot to get me the dslr i always wanted 🙂
i better be good next year to get it.
enjoy the coming new year.
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Very cool shot (self portrait in your child’s eye)and the macro lens is something I’ve wished for also but guess I’ll keep wishing for…good things come to those who wait right?
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Wow! That new lens was certainly a good investment: two days in and you’re already producing great shots like these 🙂
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Good eye!
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Have a great time with that lens. We are looking forward to seeing new shots from you.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
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Those are both fantastic photographs. Congratlations on the new lens, and hoping to see many more such photographs.
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the macro shots are awesome! looking forward to see more of your macros with your new lens.:p
here’s wishing you a fabulous New Year!
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I’m still trying to figure out the way you took this. You are so creative. Bravo!
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A new macro lens! And lovely photos, have a wonderful holiday season.
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Wow, lovely stuff, Fi. You’re gonna have fun, fun, fun with this, I can tell.
And a whole new year to try it out in. Super.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
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Amazing eye shot! Fantastic! You are indeed so very creative! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Enjoy your week!
Sylvia
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Oh, Fi! A new Macro toy and jewels, too – you are one lucky woman!
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An amazing photo Fi! Well done! I would never have thought to do this! I wonder if it is “photo-shopped” or straight reflection? I would love to know your secret? – Dave
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I don’t own photoshop. This is a photo straight out of the camera. The light was just right and I managed to get a reflection of myself in my duaghter’s eye… No secret really. Just point, focus and shoot!
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Congrats on your macro lens Fi.
Very nice photo, colors and DoF
Have a nice day, Bram
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Amazing macro shots…looks forward to see more!
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wow, your pic and caption fit perfectly. love your blog.
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How beautiful!! You are so poetical in words and photography!Thanks for your comment. At this moment I am waiting for a telephonecall asking me to collect my visitors! Everythin is ready for them.
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a very creative concept superbly executed!!
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oh, so happy for you !!!!
looking forward to seeing how you do always.
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Super photos!
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interesting shot!
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Wonderful shots. I particularly like the first one.
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What a unique shot! I’m impressed with your macro camera shot of your daughter’s eye. Her eye is perfectly in focus and I can see things in the room behind you. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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Great photos. I see that you ARE really playing around with your macro lens and with your daughter’s beautiful eye!!!
Her eye acts as fisheye converter!!!
Happy Holidays.
Yoshi
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You have wonderful shots on your blog. I enjoyed the ones in this post but also in the other posts too.
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Congrats to Sir Pe for a VERY CREATIVE Gift!!!!
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I love that eye shot, very inventive! I’d like to get a real macro lens one of these years.
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I love that photo of the reflection in the eye.
Wishing you a Happy New Year!
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I’ve missed being around for your amazing photos of late. Very creative shot.
And love the Emerson quote as well.
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That’s a really unusual macro shot! How clever of you – and how patient of your daughter 🙂
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Merry Christmas to Lady Fi..a macro lens how cool is that ..and earrings..!!
That eye candy photo is something else..I think the lashes just make it more dramatic!
Happy New Year! 🙂
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Those earrings look stunning 🙂
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the earrings look good enough to eat.
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Happy New Years!
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great macro shot, Fiona.Good luck with the new lens. I know u will create beautiful shots
have a nice YEar, sweetheart
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What a fascinating photo! I expect there will be a lot more entirely new views on your blog as you experiment with the new lens…
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I love love love the eye shot!!! I’m so happy you got a macro lens … I’m sure we’ll see so many cool new things here.
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The eye shot is just awesome!
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