Macro Tilt-Shift experiments

So, I was rolling around the previous post in my head a bit, thinking about how to get a tilt-shift off the body of the camera. Had some extension tubes and a lensbaby lens so decided to go macro that way.

Lots of variables to play around with here. This Peace Lily (yeah, I know, most common houseplant in the US) was shot with the middle-sized Kenko extension tube, the 20mm one, to simulate a short set of bellows. Then added a lensbaby lens to give some of the feel that some tilt-shift bellows would bring to the table. (I still don't know how to use these lensbabies properly - lots of trial and error).

Shot in early morning light, but as a twist I used tungsten white balance to push the lily back to it's more natural whiteness than the gold given by the sun -- could have done that in Lightroom, but in my mind lately I'm trying to pretend I'm using film... Tungsten probably not a really good idea here -- this looks better on black or grey background...