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This work explores the use of links and image maps to zoom in on an area of a picture, in a similar way to a photographer using a zoom lens. An image map is constructed with a co-ordinate system similar to the degrees of latitude and longitude of paper maps of the earth's surface. Degrees of latitude and longitude are replaced by pixel numbers measured from left to right (X co-ordinates) and top to bottom (Y co-ordinates). The diagram below indicates how co-ordinates are used to define areas of pixels known as 'hot spots'. In this work 4 co-ordinates are used to create rectangular hot spots which act as links to enlarged close-up images of the original picture when the mouse is clicked on them.

Click on a picture to the right and a larger version of it should appear in the centre of your screen. The links to the close-up images can be found by moving the mouse over the picture until the mouse pointer changes to a pointing hand. When one of these areas is clicked on, another page with a large image will appear, a close-up of the linked image area. (Users of Internet Explorer should see the outline of the hot-spot by holding the mouse button down on it before releasing to open up the linked image.) Within the new picture will be further links to other images, taking you deeper into the picture.

River Ouse No. 10

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Water Seen2003-1-1Colour photographs concentrating on water in the landscape, and digital artworks based on these images. Andrew Payne Andrew Payne