Skeleton on red velvet

Christine Beswick

Skeleton on red velvet

This is probably my favourite image.
It has been viewed 711 times. (No, I’m not boasting! Just thought it would be nice to enlarge its audience by submitting it to the 500+ Viewings Group).

Skeleton on red velvet belongs to the following groups:

60 and Beyond, Masterpiece: Photography, That One Great Shot, THE 500 TO 5000 VIEWINGS GROUP and The Fine Art of Photography Available for sale as

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Skeleton on red velvet by Christine Beswick
Skeleton on red velvet by Christine Beswick
  • Austral

    Austral

    This is just, I don’t know what to say, Perfect.

  • STRINGER

    STRINGER

    DANG CATERPILLARS!!!! MY GIRLFRIEND COMES FROM THE BANKS OF THE MACQUARIE RIVER OUT PAST CRESSY …. SGOOD TO HEAR FROM YA CUZZ!!!

  • chriso

    chriso

    Even better than nature intended it!

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    Awesome detail, and love the shimmery look to this – really pretty :))

  • Bobbie

    Bobbie

    This is simply beautiful.

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Wonderful colors and details…Great shot!

  • justjulie

    justjulie

    delicate and striking – good composition

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    simply beautiful

  • gothgirl

    gothgirl

    It look like gold filigree work – how cool is this
    gothgirl

  • Elaine van Dyk

    Elaine van Dyk

    This is just so beautiful…......exquisitely delicate and precious.

  • Markku Vitikainen

    Markku Vitikainen

    Beautiful. I like the colors.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Very lovely

  • marieancolie

    marieancolie

    As a jewel.. no more :)

  • marieancolie

    marieancolie

    ooops .. clicked to quickly ..
    as a golden jewel.. this is the whole sentence..
    lighting is perfect.

  • Jef Harris

    Jef Harris

    The details is just amazing. I’m always in awe of how nature can out do us.

  • MaryO

    MaryO

    Beautiful! I like the colours very much, the red is well chosen.
    The leaf looks like filigrain.
    Nice work.

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    The ‘lacework’ on this is so intricate. Magnificent ::-)))

  • kimbaross

    kimbaross

    beautiful

  • SusanC

    SusanC

    really nice :)

  • maiboo

    maiboo

    very very cool! awesome work!

  • kristy  kenning

    kristy kenning

    how ever you made the laef gold you done it perfectly

  • Christine Beswick

    Christine Beswick

    Thank you everyone for your kind comments.
    For those curious about the technique, this was taken using a small desk lamp at an oblique angle, 1.3 sec at f14 ISO 200 (should have used 100). The only manipuation was a little unsharp maskin PS.

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait

    Wow – this is stunning. The red really sets the skeleton of the leaf off. Fabulous catch!

  • dominiquelandau

    dominiquelandau

    splendid!!!!!!!

  • eclipse

    eclipse

    This is just beautiful, so delicate and pure. Really awesome!

  • Julie Marks

    Julie Marks

    This is an elegant and beautiful shot. The texture reveals a myriad of intricate imagery and the colors are stunning creating this delicate leaf. My impression is of the orient given the simplicity and color. In this case less is more!!

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    So fragile and delicate, gorgeous textures on this leaf!!

  • Tallulah

    Tallulah

    Exquisite shot. So detailed and delicate. Looks great on the red.

  • TriggerHappy

    TriggerHappy

    Not sure what the leaf is made of, but lovely image

  • Christine Beswick

    Christine Beswick

    It’s a grapefruit leaf.

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Love the intricate detailing – very nicely captured

  • jesika

    jesika

    Very, very beautiful
    j

  • Carolyn Bishop

    Carolyn Bishop

    Perfectly exquisite!

  • Jessicajil

    Jessicajil

    It almost looks at though it is made of gold .. a lovely picture

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    simply superb

  • Bevsimages

    Bevsimages

    Loving the detail & simplicity here, bit like my “Veins” pic of autumn leaf…Cutie doggy too x

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