Crystal Light by mamabec

Crystal Light

A beautiful gift from my cousin who lives in Illinois. She came for a visit and brought this beauty with her. It's crystal and I never tire of looking at it.
awesome shot
January 6th, 2012  
Love this against the black background!
January 6th, 2012  
It is so beautiful. What a lovely gift.
January 6th, 2012  
Explain how you got this capture! Did you use a black background? Did you select the crystal sculpture in Photoshop and set it against a black background. Do tell.
January 6th, 2012  
@bk12racing
Thank you Mike. I love my 40mm macro lens!
January 6th, 2012  
@twinsplusone @bk12racing @camisze @benbo
Since Ben asked the question, I'll tell all!
I set the crystal lighthouse on top of a Scentsy burner bottom (it has a little 8-watt bulb in it - or there about) and set it on my kitchen counter, taking the photo in the direction of the windwos. I took it in RAW and moved it to Picasa. In Picasa, I cropped it slightly, brought up the highlights a bit and put my watermark on it. I used my 40mm Nikon Macro lens.
January 6th, 2012  
That's beautiful
January 6th, 2012  
Crystal on black. Nothing more stunning or beautiful. You did an awesome job of this one, Becky! :)
January 6th, 2012  
@kerristephens
Thank you Kerri.
@karenann
You are very kind ... thank you!
January 6th, 2012  
@mamabec Nice. Love the detail explanation!
January 6th, 2012  
It kind of looks like a full page magazine ad photo. Awesome shot!
January 6th, 2012  
@benbo
You are quite welcome.
@duprejr
Gosh John, THANKS for that comment!
January 6th, 2012  
what a lovely gift
January 6th, 2012  
Beautifully done,fav
January 6th, 2012  
Nicely done, Becky. I like the way that the light fades as is goes up and the placement of your water mark really adds. I can see why you love this
January 6th, 2012  
@hobgoblinwychwo
Thank John and thank you for the FAV!
@jgpittenger
Thank you Jane. This cousin came this past year and spent a month helping during my knee joint replacement recovery. I love her. Our mom's were sisters.
January 6th, 2012  
Wow, great capture of this
January 8th, 2012  
@ladybug71012
Thank you - I love when you experiment and it comes out close to what is in your mind's eye.
January 8th, 2012  
WOW...I love this against the black background! Where's the light source?
January 9th, 2012  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.