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Description Reverse lens with the 18-55mm!
It took me a while to get just the right position, framing/cropping, and angle that I was going for and I'm quite happy with the results.

I attached a string to the cherry's stem (lol, yes cherry who knew it had so much of this detail up close.) and tied the string on a stick so that it would float in a huge cheese whiz jar.

Lighting was from a table lamp positioned on the jar's rim for brighter lighting.. putting it just above wasn't enough

Adjustments: Color balance and minimal sharpening
Reverse Lens Tutorial by `larafairie : [link]
Inspired by [link] by =roseonthegrey


Related deviation:

Red: [link]





© laurice solomon 2008. No unauthorized use please.
canon rebel xt. 18-55mm kit lens (reversed). photoshop cs3 + camera raw
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Comments: 21

ZoeBraaun [2009-11-11 19:40:45 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant picture ! Love the colour. :>

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Frouski [2009-05-12 12:39:01 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh wow! How did you make the backgrond black? Colour paper or fiddling with photoshop?

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paintspills In reply to Frouski [2009-05-12 21:08:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. It was originally already dark, but green-ish. I did all the adjustments in Camera Raw in Photoshop.

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Ephynephryn [2009-01-06 13:35:25 +0000 UTC]

wow!

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savvykat [2008-09-01 12:39:29 +0000 UTC]

What a brilliant idea. You can't even tell it's underwater... It kind of just looks like it's being misted by droplets or something. This turned out really nicely.

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paintspills In reply to savvykat [2008-09-01 19:38:45 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you so much! hehehe
i greatly appreciate all the comments

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savvykat In reply to paintspills [2008-09-02 00:08:02 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Your art deserves comments.

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paintspills In reply to savvykat [2008-09-02 01:36:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much once again.

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nicKram [2008-08-28 16:19:51 +0000 UTC]

great work!

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paintspills In reply to nicKram [2008-08-28 21:19:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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JupiterLily [2008-08-24 20:40:30 +0000 UTC]

~This piece featured in my current journal!

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mikofierro [2008-08-24 00:21:35 +0000 UTC]

Hey Laurice, this is another great photograph of the cherry!!! Indeed it could pass like an apple!!! Nice macro shooting!!! Another

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paintspills In reply to mikofierro [2008-08-24 03:29:14 +0000 UTC]

yay! thank you!

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CandyCheck [2008-08-23 18:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Amazzzzing! It's really beutiful, i had never thought it was a cherry. it really looks like a apple
But the colours are so strong, in a positive way >w<

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paintspills In reply to CandyCheck [2008-08-23 19:48:20 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!
ahaha, i love that part about it, where it looks like an apple.
the details are deceiving.
thank you so much!

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josephacheng [2008-08-23 15:13:47 +0000 UTC]

You left me in quite a quagmire here... fav or near-fav...

Regardless, you have my word I'm completely stunned...

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paintspills In reply to josephacheng [2008-08-23 16:28:28 +0000 UTC]

ahahah, fav! i worked hard on this shot. lol
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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nopen15 [2008-08-23 13:18:11 +0000 UTC]

i also tried that with my lens. it's so coooool. HAHA. macro with 18-55mm..

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paintspills In reply to nopen15 [2008-08-23 16:30:20 +0000 UTC]

aww, i know! how clear the results are amazes me. i guess no need to buy macro lens.

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dash2k8 [2008-08-23 06:42:40 +0000 UTC]

Excellent colors! I didn't realize such wonderful images could be produced by such an average lens! Shows you got skill. Good work!

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paintspills In reply to dash2k8 [2008-08-23 07:13:09 +0000 UTC]


aheheh, me neither, until I finally tried the reverse lens technique.
and then i discovered the wonders it could do.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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