Lot of Trouble to Burst a Bubble
Spent too much time on this one. But some parts are cool.
This shot was the last of about twenty shots. So I had to try harder.
It's a rubber O-ring dipped in bubble solution and shot with a pellet.
I build a big old soft box for my flash. Angle is critical for getting the colors on the bubble. I also painted the pellets white to get them to show up better.
As far as I'm concerned, the lack of sharpness on the bubble is the weakness of the picture. But with my camera, I was pushing speed (asa800) and f stop (f13).
Things to see are the little pieces of debris from the pellet (paint?) making little splash rings and the tearing of the soap bubble.
The before shot was much more peaceful.
If I get a camera that has greater depth of field and good noise (hah!), it would be nice to try this again.
Lot of Trouble to Burst a Bubble
Spent too much time on this one. But some parts are cool.
This shot was the last of about twenty shots. So I had to try harder.
It's a rubber O-ring dipped in bubble solution and shot with a pellet.
I build a big old soft box for my flash. Angle is critical for getting the colors on the bubble. I also painted the pellets white to get them to show up better.
As far as I'm concerned, the lack of sharpness on the bubble is the weakness of the picture. But with my camera, I was pushing speed (asa800) and f stop (f13).
Things to see are the little pieces of debris from the pellet (paint?) making little splash rings and the tearing of the soap bubble.
The before shot was much more peaceful.
If I get a camera that has greater depth of field and good noise (hah!), it would be nice to try this again.