Through my looking glass » lensbaby

tTt

toves — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:13:57 +0000

I was desperate to take some photos, despite the dreary day. Lensbaby on my digi, post processing via “lo-fi” program.

Tagged: desolation, Enfield, lensbaby, lo fi, poles, power lines, processed, road, winter

Haunted

toves — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:33:20 +0000

Lensbaby + flash = spooky dooky!

Tagged: cemetary, cross, flash, gravestone, ireland, lensbaby, spooky

Bleepin blue

toves — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:43:05 +0000

Oh Lensbaby, how I love thee.

Tagged: blue, film, flower, kodak gold 200, lensbaby, marcellus, new york, om1, sycamore hill gardens

Minimal

toves — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:34 +0000

Sometimes less really is more.

Tagged: flower, lensbaby, macro, minimal, ny, owego, photography, tioga gardens, white

Plump

toves — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:19:37 +0000

Took a wee trip to Owego to visit the greenhouses at Tioga Gardens and I was in macro heaven! Yay!

Tagged: abstract, bird of paradise, flower, lensbaby, macro, orange, photography, purple

Bubbling up

toves — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:43:11 +0000

I’ve been beta testing a new Lensbaby set-up which has super close macro capabilities! Woo!

Tagged: abstract, bubbles, control freak, fisheye, lensbaby, macro, red, test

Spotty berries

toves — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:33 +0000

Guess I’ve figured out what the new Lensbaby’s soft focus aperture discs do. Weird spotty bokeh!

Basically, I dropped a small round piece of cardboard with lots of little holes in it behind the lens.
For a more complete explanation, check out this review.

Tagged: berries, bokeh, composer, cornell plantations, double glass, ithaca, lensbaby, ny, photography, soft focus aperture disc, winter

Soft sharpness

toves — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:05:28 +0000

And the first results from the new Lensbaby soft focus optic.

Tagged: composer, ithaca, lensbaby, ny, photograph, sapsucker woods, sharp, soft, soft focus optic, weed, winter

Land of the setting sun

toves — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:00:21 +0000

OK, the Lensbaby fisheye is MUY FUN! The moveability (mobilty?) of the entire lens means you’re not restricted to the usual full circle fisheye madness and can be creative with partial globes and corners. Combined with special soft focus aperture discs, you can get a nice gradual fade as it curves into darkness.

Still getting used to the simple twist focus of the Composer tho. After years of gripping and manipulation on the Original’s bellows, it feels like cheating!

Tagged: composer, contrail, fisheye, ithaca, lensbaby, new york, ny, photograph, sapsucker woods, sunset, trees

Carrot top

toves — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:50:41 +0000

So apparently a few of my Lensbaby macro shots are going to be used on the back of a Lensbaby user manual! Woo hoo!

The news inspired me to take out the macro kit and play in the kitchen again, this time with some carrot leaves.

Tagged: carrot, green, leaves, lensbaby, macro, nikon d40, orange, photography