Obsidian Enchantment

Rhana Griffin
Obsidian Enchantment by Rhana Griffin
Obsidian Enchantment by Rhana Griffin

Obsidian Enchantment

This is what you might call an unintentional collaboration.

I had no intentions of posting this to the bubble, but I sent it out to a few people to whom I had been raving about how gorgeous our lake looks when it is reflecting. Andrew Bosman asked if he could “borrow” my image. Of course I couldnt say no, especially when he used his pleases and thankyou’s…

Obsidian Enchantment… is what he sent back.

He has taken my merely pretty picture and turned it into something which is, in my opinion, out of this world! Thankyou Andrew, for seeing what I could not.

  • Mark German

    Mark German, 10 months ago

    Very nice you two.
    It is not easy making a landscape stand out in B&W.

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin, 10 months ago

    Just out of interests sake I thought I would share with you the original image that Andrew had to work with…

    And also my first posted Enchant Me image of Lake Llewelyn…

    I’m sure you can see why, after this, I will never be able to look at my lake the same way again…

  • LisaG

    LisaG, 10 months ago

    Obsidian Enchantment, INDEED….I was just sitting here thinking, what could I write but that sums it up to perfection…
    I feel so drawn into this image, lost and found as is the mirror reflection…..

  • RichardV

    RichardV, 10 months ago

    Nice composition.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert, 10 months ago

    Wow this is awesome Rhana – well done to both of you!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA, 10 months ago

    Excellent collaboration – congrats to both.

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin, 10 months ago

    Mark… you are sooo right!

    Lisa… I feel the same way, completely drawn into this image, like I want to get myself lost in there for hours…

    Richard, Helene… thankyou both so much

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman, 10 months ago

    Thanks for the rave Rhana, but I needed a great image to start with…... oh, and I LOVE the title!!

  • LisaG

    LisaG, 10 months ago

    I meant to add, very well done Andrew :))))

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman, 10 months ago

    Thanks Lisa :-)

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin, 10 months ago

    Methinks thou doth protest too much Boz… You have created something wonderful here =))

  • Sharon Bishop

    Sharon Bishop, 10 months ago

    Gosh…an amazing transformation…all that detail. I love the black and white too. Great collaboration.

  • phillip wise

    phillip wise, 10 months ago

    interesting shot

  • Jeff Burns

    Jeff Burns, 10 months ago

    Fantastic work Both of you! Wow this is cool

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

    Oh yes, the collab produced a stunning result! Well done you two! :D

  • Cynthia Adams

    Cynthia Adams, 10 months ago

    Gorgeous collaboration on both your parts Rhana..awesome work.Well done.

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007, 10 months ago

    Wow, you two make a great team (correct me but this isn’t the 1st time you’ve pooled your fantastic resources).

    Another top drawer collaboration

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris, 10 months ago

    both this and the original are special…. This one has great tones and concentrated detailed effects with the b&w, the original I think stands out more for the reflection and the dark shadows… both great – well done the two of you!

  • Nikki Mulkern

    Nikki Mulkern, 10 months ago

    Wow!!! Fantastic work you two. This is stunning!

  • richiedean

    richiedean, 10 months ago

    Nice work indeed !!

  • Heather Rivet IPA

    Heather Rivet..., 10 months ago

    well done

  • Kurt Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek, 10 months ago

    wow – what a cool image. greeat original photo and beautiful what adrew did with it. very fine work.

  • billyboy

    billyboy, 10 months ago

    Rhana, I was in a hurry this evening with lots to do and thought I’d just breeze by and maybe give a quicj nod to something that grabbed me… then this came up. I looked back & forth between Andrew’s take and your original trying to figure out just what was blowing me away—until I realized what had happened. Your take on this beautifully tranquil lake makes it look so timeless, like it’s been there since the beginning of creation. What Andrew did was snap is fingers and blasted us back to pre-historic times just to prove the point. Your lake, prior to man. What an amazing picture.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath, 10 months ago

    this is stunning,beautiful tones

  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor, 10 months ago

    great collaboration. well done both of you.

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko, 10 months ago

    Wonderful scene

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages, 10 months ago

    Great detail, nice composition

  • Geoff Coleman

    Geoff Coleman, 10 months ago

    Interesting and effective processing – the density of tones in this image is extraordinary and it suits the composition very well. Great collaboration this.

  • MrsBuden

    MrsBuden, 9 months ago

    This is wonderful – well done!

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon, 9 months ago

    Great collab guys!!!! beautiful shot again! great clarity, superb!

  • amberafternoon

    amberafternoon, 9 months ago

    Incredible image! I love the composition, texture, and lighting! Great work!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender, 8 months ago

    Awesome B&W, really beautiful work.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 8 months ago

    this is just magical – so much depth and intricate detail…. love it!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind, 8 months ago

    wonderful dear Rhana ! hugs

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino, 8 months ago

    beautiful image! great in mono

  • Ravenor

    Ravenor, 8 months ago

    Great work on this..

  • djlampkins

    djlampkins, 4 months ago

    Incredible collaboration…

  • David Roman

    David Roman, 3 months ago

    Yep Andrew got very creative in a wonderful way ! But you were the cake mixer and he just added the icing ! Sweet

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