# Veltheimia with a Lensbaby

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** editors-pick, plant-life, macro-close-up\
**Created:** [March 15, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129 "2026-03-15T21:35:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![canan](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@canan](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/canan)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129/21 "2026-03-17T18:13:17Z")

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Thanks, Bill. I also have way too many accessories, but that hasn’t stopped me from getting a new one :-). Thank you for your comments!

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Nevesely](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/tom_nevesely/32/75980_2.png) [@Tom\_Nevesely](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Tom_Nevesely)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129/22 "2026-03-18T01:22:23Z")

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I really don’t have much to add that’s not been already said but I will at least say that I like this very much. The softness along with the pastel colours is really quite beautiful.

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**Author:** ![canan](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@canan](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/canan)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129/23 "2026-03-18T01:43:39Z")

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Thank you very much 🙂

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**Author:** ![joyce1](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@joyce1](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/joyce1)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129/24 "2026-03-20T15:57:05Z")

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Love the colors, they are so happy. I like the LensBaby effect. I actually think with a specialty lens like this that is designed for a specific effect, having the stamens in focus might actually be jarring. I like how the yellow of the stamens balances with the yellow in the background. One thing I would explore is the relative placement of the yellow flower parts against the yellow background. I am wondering if they could be more separated from each other and if that would help the eye move through the colors?

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**Author:** ![canan](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@canan](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/canan)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/veltheimia-with-a-lensbaby/50129/26 "2026-03-22T00:03:34Z")

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Thank you very much for the feedback. I think you’re right about the jarring part–I need to find a sweet spot between nicely soft & oversharpened. And great point about the yellow parts against the yellow background–I didn’t notice it at all while shooting–I was just immersed in all the soft colors 🙂 I need to be more careful next time!

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