Would You Believe... by olivetreeann

Would You Believe...

... that these are not real flowers? They are made of glass. There are over 3,000 of them on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Don't be thrown off by the processing effects. When you look at them on display, they truly look like the real thing!
Pretty
September 14th, 2012  
@kerristephens thanks Kerri!
September 14th, 2012  
@filsie65 I tried the alternative selective coloring process you suggested with this one- fun!!
September 14th, 2012  
@olivetreeann Brilliant job! Well done! I love the focal b&w effect, this one is handy if you want to do more than one spot. The colour-tint, sepia and other effects have the same option...enjoy!
September 14th, 2012  
Amazing the details they have acheived, very delicate.
September 14th, 2012  
really glass? They look so real!
September 14th, 2012  
@filsie65 Thanks Phil! There will definitely be more processing play time in my future!!
@salza Thanks Sally!
@potsbypam Thanks Pam- yes, they were incredibly real!
September 14th, 2012  
Gorgeous flowers. Definitely they don't like made out of glass.
September 14th, 2012  
Amazing!!!
September 14th, 2012  
Lyn
Cool that your processing of them turned them right back into REAL flowers!
September 14th, 2012  
very cool composition
September 14th, 2012  
Beautiful. They certainly look real.
September 14th, 2012  
@anazad511 Thank you Ana!
@ruthmouch Thank you Ruth!
@lyno Thank you Lyn! I know, I was having so much fun with the processing and then I realized no one would believe they were glass!
@annaruth Thank you Anna!
@henrir Thank you Henri!
September 15th, 2012  
Bev
Oh wow!! They look so real! I wouldn't have known they were made of glass if you hadn't stated so. Very cool! And a really great capture as well!
September 15th, 2012  
@prttblues Thanks Bev! Before the processing, it's a little more evident, but only because they are under glass in the museum so the camera picks up the reflections. When you look at them in person, it's hard to believe they are glass.
September 15th, 2012  
Wow that is art!
September 15th, 2012  
Nope. I don't believe it. OK, well... I suppose it's possible... :)
September 15th, 2012  
That is really amazing. You would never know they were glass by the photo.
September 15th, 2012  
So lovely.
September 15th, 2012  
Fabulous capture and workmanship.
September 15th, 2012  
@httpgeffed thanks Colleen!
@pjonas thanks Patty!
@digitalrn thanks Rick!
@kandernob thanks Karen!
@sangwann thanks Dione!
Thanks to all for your comments!!
September 15th, 2012  
That is amazing, they are stunning
September 16th, 2012  
@wenbow Thank you Wendy!
September 17th, 2012  
So beautiful....and hard to believe they are made of glass. Fabulous processing and display....fav for me!
September 18th, 2012  
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! And thanks so much for the fav!
September 18th, 2012  
Very cool. Love the processing.
September 19th, 2012  
@edie Thanks Edie! I had started out with one thing in mind and as I hunted around the program looking for that I ended up with this!
September 19th, 2012  
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