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Lensbaby Newbie
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Lensbaby Newbie

by Michael Lowe

Gallery: FloraPosted May 9, 2009431 views23 comments
Playing around with the LB and orton.

Comments

23 comments
Comment posted by Amy Hopp on May 9, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Holy cow - what a beautiful vision! It almost looks like a surreal sea creature floating under water. :smile:
Registered on October 18, 2007, 234 Posts, 655 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 10, 2009 at 12:31 AM
Michael,

You should be shot. Absolutely superb image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on May 10, 2009 at 12:56 AM
This is very cool. The detail is about perfect, coupled with the dreamy nature of the petals and the swirling petals in the center. Great work! :toast:
Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 10, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Wow Michael! It flows! Very wild and nice. I like it a lot.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 10, 2009 at 4:58 AM
Whoa! Lensbaby AND orton?? And you say you're a LB newbie? Hmmph!

Seriously, gorgeous result! Way to go for it. It's a winner. The petals look especially delicate, as if caught by a tiny breeze. That there is still so much detail in the flower center is really cool.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Greg Maklae on May 10, 2009 at 5:27 AM
All I can say is WOW!
Registered on November 18, 2008, 170 Posts, 759 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 10, 2009 at 8:37 AM
N :eek: OOOOoooo! Not you too Michael. This Lensbaby assault has to stop somewhere. I can't stand it! :frown: . . .Not! What a marvelous image that was merely hinted at by the thumbnail. This is art my friend. Major tip o' the cap to you laddie. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 10, 2009 at 9:59 AM
All I can say Michael is WOW. What a spectular image and I am sure looking forward to seeing more from that LB.
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by Sachin Sajnani on May 10, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Wow, very nice indeed.
Love the flowing colors and the feel of motion in the pic.
Registered on December 31, 2008, 12 Posts, 90 Comments
Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on May 10, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Very cool Michael, I love the color and light in this, there is great flow to this as well !!

:toast: :toast:
Registered on June 5, 2005, 251 Posts, 3734 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on May 10, 2009 at 1:58 PM
A beauty Michael, the orton really makes this sing. Octo-flora I guess you could call it :wink: .

David M. Cobb
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 10, 2009 at 9:47 PM
The color and lines are extraordinary Michael :eek: This image has a dramatic facinating effect on me. :toast: :toast:
Albert Darmo Canada P.S what model L.b. did you use?
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Class shot, Mike :toast: :toast: :toast:

May I ask what was the aperture disc you used here ?
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on May 11, 2009 at 2:48 AM
Oh, this is elegant, Michael. I love the feeling of sharp detail in the center and the way the light lines give special form to the petals.
:toast: :toast:
Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on May 11, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Very cool! The colors are mezmerizing, love the deep, dark center.
Registered on May 21, 2007, 398 Posts, 2605 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 11, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Congrats on this one Michael. It's the only image I've ever seen where my jaw did actually drop when I expanded the thumbnail. Just an exceptional image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 12, 2009 at 3:01 AM
Congrats on your EP. Beautifully done.
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 12, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Beautiful flowing tones and textures, Michael.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 12, 2009 at 6:24 PM
I feel like I just took one of those painkillers after back surgery. The colors are amazing.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to all for the compliments. It is an honor to be picked for an EP. Everyweek the level of world class images on the Flora forum is amazing. The ones posted for this week are allready, to me, some of the best ever, and it's only Tuesday. Kudos to Bill for his fine work. All the other forums are of the same high standard, especially ESS. :wavey:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 13, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Michael, I am late but enthusiast! One of the most sweet, poetical, romantic, elegant image of a flower that I have seen. Much more than beautiful.
Cheers.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 18, 2009 at 3:54 PM
I'll bet that you never realized play could be so much fun. Exquisite, Michael!
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by Amy Lindsey on May 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM
very pretty! looks like a dreamscape.
Registered on August 25, 2005, 14 Posts, 54 Comments