Peas and Roses
Sleepless nights are guaranteed for the Princess on the Pea, and she might very well throw a tantrum if her prince offered her a mattress like this. Now there are neither peas nor roses in this photo but needle-sharp spikes, even though the centre spike which I've focused on looks as soft as a Hershey's Kiss in this close-up. But believe me, those spikes aren't soft at all. The "spike blossoms" also aren't rose-shaped (but to me, they look like roses) but are supposed to represent lotus blossoms, and, as the manufacturer promises, they "hurt so good". It's a detail of a massage/acupressure mat that I've photographed before for our October 2018 theme "Remedy" (please check the first comment; in that photo, you can also see better how the mat is constructed and how spikey the spikes really are).
The spikes on each lotus blossom are constructed so that they won't injure the user; instead, they are supposed to relieve back and other pain, stimulate blood circulation and bring deep relaxation. So who knows, maybe the princess will thank her prince after all ;) I still can't deny or confirm this because once again I've only borrowed the mat for the photo; this time an all-new palm rest my mother, magrit k., had ordered for her desk and computer work. I placed my hand on it a few times, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I still can't imagine lying down on an entire mat covered with these (admittedly beautiful-looking) spikey things.
This time, I tried to get as close as possible and so focused on the centre part of a single lotus blossom. It's a single capture shot wide open at F 2.8 because I liked how the "petals" transitioned into the blur and turned into soft flames.
Size info: The centre part of this single blossom is 1,8 cm / 0,70 inches wide (and the whole diameter of a single blossom is 3 cm / 1,18 inches).
HMM, Everyone!
Peas and Roses
Sleepless nights are guaranteed for the Princess on the Pea, and she might very well throw a tantrum if her prince offered her a mattress like this. Now there are neither peas nor roses in this photo but needle-sharp spikes, even though the centre spike which I've focused on looks as soft as a Hershey's Kiss in this close-up. But believe me, those spikes aren't soft at all. The "spike blossoms" also aren't rose-shaped (but to me, they look like roses) but are supposed to represent lotus blossoms, and, as the manufacturer promises, they "hurt so good". It's a detail of a massage/acupressure mat that I've photographed before for our October 2018 theme "Remedy" (please check the first comment; in that photo, you can also see better how the mat is constructed and how spikey the spikes really are).
The spikes on each lotus blossom are constructed so that they won't injure the user; instead, they are supposed to relieve back and other pain, stimulate blood circulation and bring deep relaxation. So who knows, maybe the princess will thank her prince after all ;) I still can't deny or confirm this because once again I've only borrowed the mat for the photo; this time an all-new palm rest my mother, magrit k., had ordered for her desk and computer work. I placed my hand on it a few times, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but I still can't imagine lying down on an entire mat covered with these (admittedly beautiful-looking) spikey things.
This time, I tried to get as close as possible and so focused on the centre part of a single lotus blossom. It's a single capture shot wide open at F 2.8 because I liked how the "petals" transitioned into the blur and turned into soft flames.
Size info: The centre part of this single blossom is 1,8 cm / 0,70 inches wide (and the whole diameter of a single blossom is 3 cm / 1,18 inches).
HMM, Everyone!