Blooming Light — (Hive 2)

Johanne Brunet

Blooming Light — (Hive 2)

This is a blue version of Hive, a recent photo I made which was part of an experimental series showing the television screen seen through various objects used in the living room.

This one is a macro shot of a bundle of drinking straws, aimed at the TV. Obviously, the screen was showing something blue! The actual straws measure less than 5mm in diameter. I used a shorter focal length for this one, and we can see more of the straws in it.

Focal length 22mm
ISO-100
Aperture f/5,6
Shutter 1/3 sec.
Shot in manual mode
White balance set to tungsten

Nikon D60
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR
Close-up filters: CU+1, CU+2 and CU+3

Featured in the group Unconventional Artistry on January 3, 2008

RB Homepage feature on August 28, 2009

Finished in 8th position of Top 10 in the Blue Abstractions challenge of the Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue Artwork) group on January 13, 2009

Finished in 3rd position of Top 10 in the Black With a Hint of Blue challenge of the Black With a Hint of Colour group on August 27, 2009

Hive Blooming Light — (Hive 3)

Blooming Light — (Hive 2) belongs to the following groups:

** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), Black with a hint of colour, Everyday Life, Experimental, Extreme Close-Ups, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Live, Love, Dream: , Mysteries of the Common, Object Studies & Concepts, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Safe Haven, Technical Photography, Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography, Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Blooming Light — (Hive 2) by Johanne Brunet
Blooming Light — (Hive 2) by Johanne Brunet
  • Blair Wainman

    Blair Wainman

    So creative and artistic! Well done Johanne! It’s this kind of image that gets me thinking outside the box with photography! Love it!!!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Blair, I’m glad that it can provide some inspiration! :-)

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    The mistress of home art, strikes again!! Where do all these ideas come from? Do you ever get bored? :-)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    LOL!!! Thank you George! Nope, I never get bored, I have no time nor inclination for it! :-)

  • Candyworld

    Candyworld

    Cool! Looks very out of this world!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you! My take on Twilight Zone ... ;-)

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Wow – thanks so much for the description on how you took this. Would never have guessed in a milllion years. Belongs to Black with a Hint of Colour

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Vikram! I was not sure if there was enough black or too much blue, and that’s why I had not submitted it to the group, but I did just now.

  • crazyB

    crazyB

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you very kindly for featuring this work into your group, I really appreciate it! :-)

  • Ann Garrett

    Ann Garrett

    Looks great

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Ann!

  • scarlet james

    scarlet james

    Beautiful work…...

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you so much! :-)

  • Carole Brunet

    Carole Brunet

    Congrats for your Top Ten in Out of The Blue group.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you sister! There were so many great entries that I was pleasantly surprised to find my photo there when I checked the results. :-)

  • Nathalie Chaput

    Nathalie Chaput

    WooHoo, Yay! Way To Go Johanne… Congrats on the homepage feature it’s really cool to share it with you and George!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Wooohoooo! Indeed!

    I’m soooo happy to be there with you guys! There’s only Vikram missing, and he finished in first place!!! :-( Doing the happy dance anyway, because this is my first homepage feature, ever!

  • Natalie Broome

    Natalie Broome

    This is awesome – congrats on the homepage feature too :o)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you for your comment and for the favouriting Natalie! :-)

  • ArtPhotoCollide

    ArtPhotoCollide

    Beautiful! congrats =)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Many thanks for the comment and the fav! :-)

  • CapturedByKylie

    CapturedByKylie

    Congratulations on being featured on RB’s Black & Blue themed home page! August 29th 2009

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    WooHoo! We’re all on HomePage together! :-) How cool is that? Congratulations!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    So totally cool!!! Really exciting! As I mentioned to Nat, there’s only Vikram missing on this… :-( Glad to share it with you folks!

  • Ursula Rodgers

    Ursula Rodgers

    Congrats on the home page Jo! Well done my friend!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you so much, my friend!

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Such a cool image and it is featured on the homepage! Congratulations Johanne!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Joanne, I appreciate it! :-)

  • r0bert

    r0bert

    Great job. Nice method.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Robert!

  • Hannah Fenton-Williams

    Hannah Fenton-...

    Congrats on the homepage feature!

    I suggested it Here

  • cendrinet

    cendrinet

    Magnifique et mystérieux malgré l’explication!!
    Bravo!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Merci beaucoup pour le gentil commentaire Cendrinet, c’est très apprécié!

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait

    very creative – impressive

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Paul!

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    beautiful, congrats !!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you so much!!!

  • Carole Brunet

    Carole Brunet

    Ma soeur!!!!! Bravo pour ta photo sur la page d’accueil…. Je ne l’avais pas vu du tout. Cet honneur est très mérité, MES FÉLICITATIONS !!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Merci ma soeur! Cette bonne nouvelle fait du bien, presque autant que d’apprendre que mon téléphone n’était finalement pas perdu! :-)

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    How absolutely wonderful this is yours, Johanne – big congrats on the HP!!

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you so much Colleen, I’m on cloud nine right now! :-) Just a little sad that my friend Vikram who won that challenge was included in the features…

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    This is a truly impressive macro!! added to my faves.

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    Thank you Pip! It’s funny but this work never got much attention before being on HP, probably because people didn’t read the description and didn’t know what it was… Glad that you like it!

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    LOL!! – on the reply above. It got my attention precisely cos I didn’t know what it was till I read the description.
    BIG congrats Johanne!! – just got back from a weekend away and so haven’t been on RB for more than 2 days!!
    You’re such a sweetheart for saying you’re feeling sad about my shot!! – Don’t.. There would be possible trademark issues from using it (I would guess)

  • Johanne Brunet replied

    2 full days!!! Whew! You must feel seriously deprived then, I know I would! LOL!

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