St Paul's Cathedral

Malko, on March 31, 2008, said:

I was considering about buying a lensbaby. I've seen your photos and I run to the store to get my own.

Many thaks.

Matthew Walters, on March 31, 2008, said:

Thanks Malko, I hope you have as much fun with it as I am!

azereb, on April 9, 2008, said:

Voted

Matthew Walters, on April 10, 2008, said:

Thanks, azereb

Björn Martens, on May 7, 2008, said:

Phantastic!

Matthew Walters, on May 7, 2008, said:

Thanks, Björn

steandeb, on May 12, 2008, said:

black and white photos are fantastic mathew arent they? what is a lensbaby by the way?

Matthew Walters, on May 12, 2008, said:

Thanks Steve. I love high contrast monos - you can really push a little further than with colour.

The lensbaby is a really simple lens arrangement, for SLR cameras. Most standard lenses would have somewhere between 7 and 13 or so elements, each with multiple coatings to cut down on lens flare, aberations, blur, etc. The lensbaby 3G has a single coated 'doublet', mounted on the front of a bendy plastic tube. (The original lensbaby has a single lens, uncoated.)

You focus by squeezing or slightly extending the tube, and once the focus is correct, you can move the 'sweet spot' - ie the area that is in focus - around the image.

See more here

© Morrique, on May 19, 2008, said:

Great picture. I didn't get any clouds tomake it more "dramatic". Welcome

Frank Knaap, on September 11, 2008, said:

Great shot full of drama Matthew, in the past I used a nutrual lens with paraffin wax. Time to use it again!!! Besides, great album.

Cheers, Frank - Thailand