Double Glazing

For Macro Mondays theme 'Glaze'.

 

This image shows a small perfume bottle created at the Isle of Wight glassmaking studio. The glass is blown and shaped, then blasted with an atmosphere of stannous chloride in a fume cupboard. The piece is then left to anneal in an oven which results in the iridescent 'glaze' on the glass due to the stannous chloride coating.

 

Getting a clear starburst effect on a water droplet can be tricky, so I have no idea how I got this double starburst in a single shot, but it did inspire the title for the photo.

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Uploaded on April 10, 2017
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