I HOPE YOU ARE NOT OFFENDED BY THIS STRONGLY COLOURED IMAGE. I WANTED TO CREATED SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THIS CHALLENGE, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM YOUR TECHNIQUES, AND I PARTICULARLY LIKED YOUR "NEGATIVE AGAVE" IMAGE. WHILE TRYINGC OUT DIFFERENT THINGS THIS IMAGE SLOWLY EMERGED.
I ATTENDED A TALK ON UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY YESTERDAY AND I GUESS THIS ALSO INFLUENCED MY CHOICE TODAY. I FIND THE ALMOST 3D FEEL OF THE 2 PETALS QUITE INTERESTING.
I USED A 12 MM EXTENSION TUBE IN ADDITION TO THE LENS.
HERE IS THE ORIGINAL PICTURE, IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED.
I TURNED THE FLOWER UPSIDE DOWN AND LOOKED UP BEHIND THE LIP
[Jun. 6th, 2012 12:24:54 AM]
sorry, got to do this - so arly in voting, but absolute first to see this type of score :-)
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Thank you :-)
I didn't expect people to actually like this ...
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