Paimpont 2018: Day 20 - Bark, Boughs and Bokeh...

...aka Not Lensbaby - but it easily could have been! Exploring alternative ways of producing LB effects - with regular lenses.

BoB? You're kidding, right?

[Jocasta]

Wonderful tones and textures - FAV

[Joan Robillard]

Looks like you have been visiting #graemestevens world.

[Joan Robillard]

Opps @graemestevens

[Graeme Stevens]

Superb light, tones and texture

[haskar]

Great textures and light. Guardian of the enchanted forest.

[Taffy]

Interesting contrast of textures and lines.

[Margo Sayer]

Impressive...and in colour too.

[Joyce]

I thought it was Lensbaby! Impressive focus and editing. Makes me question the value of my lensbaby!
Fav

[Richard Sayer]

@thistle It's easy to replicate an LB type image in Photoshop using radial blur and the like but, although this image has been post-processed, the main effect that you see was done in camera. LB is fun - it's never going to produce a fine-art image but enjoy your purchase nevertheless ;-))

[Domenico Dodaro]

Not kidding at all!

[carol white]

Great textures and composition. Fav!! 😀

[Steve Pooley]

Moody, really like that it’s off to one side and the background leads to it.

[☠northy]

Makes for a delightful abstract

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wonderful - love the tones and DOF

[James Martin]

Richard you have posted two comments recently of my posts, I have them on email notification but they do not appear in the comments below the image itself so I am unable to respond.
Not sure if this is a known issue with some posts, I will let you know if it happens again but not sure what could be done about it.

[Richard Sayer]

@fujiguy That's a bit odd - I've repeated the comment - as near as can remember it - on the dragonfly brooch.

[Kathy]

Interesting look.

[Adi]

wonderful Richard!. the lighting and the background detail, I like them both.

[DoY]

The eye is almost uncontrollably drawn to the tree in focus. Strong.