richard.heeks
Solar Plumes (Soap Bubble)
This is a soap bubble held in front of a halogen (I think) lamp, shot with a macro lens; a close-up lens.
I think the two separate bands are kind of the same, in that one of them is a reflection of the other, and is, hence, darker. OK, not "the same", but similar. I could be very wrong there though. It's the edge of the bubble though - I can say that with some confidence!
Anyway, the light between them is doing some very weird stuff. It looks like solar flares to me. I don't understand it at all. But it looks nice! It's as if the light is trying to jump a gap.
I know that a few scientists are interested in my bubble photos, so I'm hoping one day a scientist will look at this one and theorise it a bit. Those flares must be exemplum of some of interesting science.
To get these shots I hold a bubble in front of a lamp. Held in the right position, the outside rim of the bubble glows extremely brightly, or like a madman (as Holden Caulfield would say). The extreme brightness allows me to take photos like this indoors with a small lamp. I might try this with the sun one day, but I'd not recommending you try that. Even with just a lamp these are bright. Trying it with the sun could be dangerous to my eyes. So I'll be careful if I try it, and might use Live View instead of the viewfinder.
Solar Plumes (Soap Bubble)
This is a soap bubble held in front of a halogen (I think) lamp, shot with a macro lens; a close-up lens.
I think the two separate bands are kind of the same, in that one of them is a reflection of the other, and is, hence, darker. OK, not "the same", but similar. I could be very wrong there though. It's the edge of the bubble though - I can say that with some confidence!
Anyway, the light between them is doing some very weird stuff. It looks like solar flares to me. I don't understand it at all. But it looks nice! It's as if the light is trying to jump a gap.
I know that a few scientists are interested in my bubble photos, so I'm hoping one day a scientist will look at this one and theorise it a bit. Those flares must be exemplum of some of interesting science.
To get these shots I hold a bubble in front of a lamp. Held in the right position, the outside rim of the bubble glows extremely brightly, or like a madman (as Holden Caulfield would say). The extreme brightness allows me to take photos like this indoors with a small lamp. I might try this with the sun one day, but I'd not recommending you try that. Even with just a lamp these are bright. Trying it with the sun could be dangerous to my eyes. So I'll be careful if I try it, and might use Live View instead of the viewfinder.