The negative calorie diet
From a visit to a violin maker, Ilja Grawerts Fiddle shop with my Lensbaby Original
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Sharon Hammond
Oh i do love this. The curve & rich colours are divine – and why is Sharon not working you ask?
I am – just having RB break. LOL
Mel Brackstone
hehehe
GracefulShadow
You rock mel ;) I love it.
Basia McAuley
The colours, tones, curves, light.. everything is beautiful in this image
Helene Kippert
Superb!
alistair mcbride
Mel you have to stop putting these beautiful images up,i’m trying to knock a wall down in my house! it will never get finnished being distracted with stunning work like this.
Paul Louis Vil...
Fantastic work Mel, love the subject matter and treatment! :D
Patricia L. Ba...
The colors are lovely and the curves are sensuous.
Mel Brackstone
Don’t knock the wall down Alistair, where are you going to hang the artwork??????
Naomi Frost
Fantastic lighting – really accentuates those curves. Love the title too.
Mark German
One of my favs, Mel.
Very nicely produced.
Jared Revell
lovely shot Mel.
studiofascino
beautiful tones,
Mugsy
Nice one,Mel!
Deri Dority
Beautiful. I can’t seem to make my lensbaby do this!
Antanas
Great composition, perfect work! Well done!
Nicole Goggins
another beautiful lensbaby shot…
Nicole Pearce
Wow love this shot. colour, shadows, curves, you’ve got it all.
Simon Deadman
love the beautiful rich tones in this one.
andrew cowell
Lovely wood tones…
hugo
beaut light, great shot!!!
anthonytsteel
Beautiful Mel…. “Perfection”
Michele Roohani
gorgeous shot – their silence is deafening…
JayVee
Beautiful shot. Interesting subject.
lightsmith
what lovely tones…..
Shanina Conway
Beautiful rich colours Mel, I love the lines…;)
SylviaHardy
Very elegantly photographed!
KylieForster
This is a striking subject. Your composition is ideal for the subject matter. Good cropping, tones.
Benjamin Scheurer
brilliant…love the feel of your shot, Mel!
Michael Bermi...
Unbelievably great Mel!
Halcyon007
Gorgeous detail and interesting image Mel
Mel Brackstone
Thanks so much everyone!
Rhana Griffin
Gorgeous curves… beautiful tone.
Deborah Parkin
superb – colours beautiful!!
Lisa Jewell
Wow it’s all been said…..truly exquisite…
Louise Cooke
this has a lovely almost abstract feel and the repetition of curves makes a beautiful composition :)
Christina Martin
beautiful work
Antoine Dagobert
Beautiful as always Mel!
Paul Vanzella
Great work Mel – love the warm tones and the way the image is ambiguous… sometimes the violins overlap and other times they are directly behind eachother – it’s alll down to the great composition… Nice shot indeed!!!! Also, great title by the way!
barb
those curves…......delicious!!
Keegan Wong
Awesome shot, awesome name!
Rebecca Garibay
beautiful as always
Sean Farragher
great light great shot Mel
frogster
Nice capture and the flow of the curves.
Lee Burgess
This is lovely Mel… that lighting is a real treat!
Matthew Setright
Good Stuff as normal LOL!
DarrellMoseley
Wild Shot, Again! Nice lighting, or is that just the way it was in shop?
micmac
Beautiful
shaytay
love the rich color….and the curves!!!!!:)
marieancolie
Just fabulous Mel
marieancolie
and also beautiful inviting link. A big merci for both.
TonyLegg
Wonderful !!!
Mel Brackstone
Thanks so much to the lovely person or people who just bought this card x2! Much appreciated!
Lance Leopold
What a clever eye you have,Mel,love the comp,light and tones,not to mention that great title!!!
Claire McAdams
The lines here are really beautiful
kuntaldaftary
another wonderful photograph – again a favorite – love the cherry/cinnamon tones and how the closeup adds an abstract touch to the composition but leaves just enough details to pique one’s interest
Naomi Mawson
Yum!
Jan Timmons
Warm glowing tones of the wood make this a ripper.
Colleen Milburn
Heheh… love the image, and cool idea about the spam!! Great work, Mel!!
Maria Moro
Joanne Bradley
Exquisite! Truly exceptional! The warm rich patina on these instruments is masterfully captured by you and your lensbaby!
Mel Brackstone replied
Thanks Joanne!
Anastasia G
I play the violin and when I saw this it sorta just leaped out at me. Those are some handsome violins, and this is such a gorgeous photo! WELL DONE! claps
Ana
xx
Mel Brackstone replied
So pleased you like it Ana!
Ove Bohnhorst
great study Mel :)
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Mel Brackstone replied
Thanks ove, I like your study better :)
Mark Coward
Beautiful colours, shapes and textures Mel.
robpixaday
Oh, WOW!!!!!!
This SINGS!!!!!!
Maria Moro
Joanne Bradley
Congratulations on the well deserved top ten placement for this wonderful musical image!
BettinaSchwarz
this is just so beautiful!
Barbara Brown
I love the tones and the mystery of this shot!
Trish O'Brien
I love it Mel, what a great shot! Know the shop well – I’ve never seen it in quite this light before :-)
Mel Brackstone replied
Lensbaby always manages to make things look different to what we see with our eyes…..that’s what I love about it :)
Maureen Maliha 14 days ago
Please consider adding this to
Music of the Spirit
Thanks! :-)