Believe it or not - an outdoor image! Not easy to do where I live. This is a hand held Lensbaby Composer shot. I added the soft texture, not because I felt it needed one, but was playing around and found that a light texture diffused the bg a bit more and I liked the effect in this pastel-colored image.
04-17-2010, 05:50 PM
denise ippolito
Barbara, You are knocking them out of the park w/ that LB. The texture is fantastic and so are the colors. I wouldn't change a thing.:)
04-17-2010, 09:01 PM
Kerry Perkins
Barbara, beautiful colors and composition! The texture is lovely and adds to the painterly look. Well done!
04-17-2010, 09:02 PM
Julie Kenward
Gosh, Barbara, I'm still struggling with the whole lensbaby thing. You really are going to town with it! Amazing soft colors and I love the added texture. Beautiful crop/composition as well.
04-17-2010, 10:23 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Barbara, beautiful composition and colors. It really is lovely and so soft:)
04-17-2010, 11:17 PM
Barbara Kile
Thanks everyone. I went to the Botanical Gardens with one setup: Lensbaby Composer, Soft focus optic, macro kit, and a wide aperture ring. I hand held due to back spasms so actually dragged my tripod around and used it to help me get up. :D
Jules - do you have the Soft optic?
04-18-2010, 02:00 PM
Christopher Miller
This is just so beautiful, Barbara. :) Love the soft diffuse feel, and wonderful colors and texture. I think a tiny bit more room on the left might be nice, but that's a very minor point on this very lovely image.