Like the highway sign in Steve Martin’s movie about Los Angeles that in no uncertain terms tells Steve to “kiss her, you fool,” this tiny flower sticks out a marquee begging for a kiss.
Taken with a macro lens, extension tubes, and a close-up +4 diopter filter, the halo effect is created by the low depth-of-field and focus on the extended invitation rather than on the flower.
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Just beautiful, magical really. While this doesn’t use your Lensbaby, I want to thank you for pointing me to the macro adapters for it. The Lensaby + macro adapters have become my favorite means of doing flower macros.
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