Finding pictures for this challenge was not as easy as I initially thought it would be. For the most part, when incoporating two elements on different planes, the tendency is for one to be in focus and the other to be a bit blurry.
Like the first of these:
But I did find a couple or three that do fit the bill a bit more closely.
All of them, I might add, were taken on the rockpooly, sandy beaches around Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland – a most excellent place to visit.
© Alice through the Macro Lens [2012]
Alice through the Macro Lens 
The third one is especially nice 🙂
Thanks. The monster-child was busy putting beach pebbles in his shorts at the time 🙂
I totally agree with Marion.
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge – Near and Far | Just Snaps
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge – Near and Far | Chittle Chattle
All great, but hat first shot is brilliant!
Thanks for taking time to say so! 🙂
*that, even
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far (Lesbos) « What's (in) the picture?
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far « Authentic Photography
You captured the concept perfectly!
Thanks for saying so! Glad you stopped by 🙂
Very nice – especially love the bird and the beach angel shots!!
Thanks. Tough life being a child, don’t you think? 🙂
Oh, yeah! 😉
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far – Golden Gate | Humbled Pie
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far – Mt. Tamalpais | Humbled Pie
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far | Life of 24 Hours
First photo is excellent!
Wasn’t intentional. Call it a happy accident.
I love how the first is blown out–makes it unique, very fresh.
It was an accident. I had the camera set to aperture priority instead of shutter without realising, and the aperture was wide open. It took me a while to figure out what was wrong, but once I did, I played around with it for a while.
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far The Sequel!! (Greece, Ireland, Holland) « What's (in) the picture?
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far | Cardboard Me Travels
Wonderful selections and I like the lighting in the shots too.. Do check out my contribution. 🙂
Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge: More Near and Far | Humbled Pie