wenger 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Well Jim... I think this one let me in on how you've done this. Bottom... Mirror Next... layer of plastic wrap with big droplets Next... layer of plastic wrap with smaller droplets Held above... The shape you want to appear in the droplets Focus tightly on the droplets and keep depth of field so the mirror is blurred. Each droplet however magnifies the image in the mirror. Am I close?? If you want to confirm and ask me to do so, I will delete this comment. Very nice work and very original. I was put off entirely from these images when they first showed up. I was sure they were almost entirely digitally made. I am very impressed with your creativity!! Link to comment
jim_brockman1 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Thomas, You are pretty close. I didnt use any mirrors though. Thanks for looking! Link to comment
wenger 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Of course... the flower is just below the droplets... I was struggling with why you wouldn't see the droplets reflection in the mirror. Like I said, I will delete my comments and respect your right to secrecy if you would like... just say so. Thanks. Link to comment
jim_brockman1 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Thomas, you dont have to delete your comment. Thanks again! Link to comment
greg_hill 0 Posted January 29, 2003 I think this is a wonderful image, and very creative, well done Link to comment
seven 0 Posted January 30, 2003 Fine technique, good sharpness where it matters. I'd like to see a plainer version - closer to mono perhaps (no flowers on bg material) and a touch more contrast. I'm sure you can arrange that. Link to comment
mg 0 Posted January 30, 2003 Looks as if all these larger bubbles were actually those balls used to make bubbles in a bath... If there is any plastic wrap here, I would soppose that's what these balls are on top of, but plastic wrap would probably be bent with the weight of the balls on it, so I'd assume there are several layers of glass and plexiglass here... What betrays this particular shot is the fact that the balls are reflected in the plastic / glass / plexiglass - what ever you used to support the balls... The finest dropplets are learly sprayed. the medium size dropplets are still a question mark to me, since I doubt you could control them when spraying, so my best bet would be a very tidious and time-consuming application of glycerin...Then, about these flowers, they appear to be at the bottom for sure and maybe also at the top. Actually these flowers seem to be printed on the plastic wrap itself, no...?My main concerns about this particular image are:1) That the light isn't as well adjusted as for the picture wich on the top of the top page right now.2) I just don't like these flowers at all.So, I see here a lot of effort & ingeniosity, but the result is far behind your top-rated image in quality - and therefore betrays your best shot unnecessarily.If I had anything to say about all these series is that it is, imo, a greatly ingenious technique that could be used to obtain results, which would be visually more appealing in terms of colors and in terms of reflected patterns. Even these palm trees and this pink in your best shot were not exactly what I would call beautiful.Now this being said, my hat's off to you on your persistence and ingeniosity. Don't you give this up ! I'd be glad if I had such a great idea... Have you for exemple considered pooring color inks in an aquarium and use this aquarium to get the ink reflected in these balls...? That would just be a bit more complicated, but the results should be truly outstanding... Just a bit of constructive criticism here to try to push you to further explore this fantastic finding and to add beauty by introducing more interesting motives and colors in the balls...Another advice being: in this kind of work, just show your very best results, and let people wonder about it, & make sure you never betray your secret...:-) Best regards. Link to comment
hayward 0 Posted February 11, 2003 I'd like to see this in six foot by four foot format hung somewhere... Link to comment
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