Waterball

Unless I tell, you probably wouldn't have any idea what you're

looking at. This is a crystal ball set on top of a glass cup in the

kitchen sink. I turned the faucet on right ontop of the crystal ball,

so that the water flow had some bubbles in it. I set the tripod right

in front. A little sidelighting, and the onboard flash, voila.

comments are welcome. thanks.

Eugene,

 

A very striking image.

 

I find myself wondering how slower shutter speeds might turn out.

thanks very much. I tried the slower shutter speed too. That was my original intention actually. A while ago, I tried to recreate a waterfall scene in the kitchen sink, using the faucet and strategically placed knives. I used a slow shutter speed to get the ghost like water, but... it didn't look so good though. I never even thought about that idea again until today, which is what brought me back to the kitchen sink. thanks again for the comments.

very original... nice colors and composition too...

Very original and good idea!

Good One!

Nice and creative!

Refreshing!!!

 

Eugene, you are great! I must confess that I smiled reading your technical details. I always enjoy visiting your portfolio because you are one of the most creative photographer around here. I do not know any other person having such a childlike curiosity. I wish more of us would have kept it! Go on inventing! I cannot wait to see more.

 

Anthony

It's such a great feeling to get good comments. Anthony, I'm very flattered by your compliments. Thanks so much!

The has to be one of the most original 'flash & water' photos I've seen so far - wow!

When I first looked at your photo I thought you were using some graffics engine but after reading how you did it my appreciation grew for your picture!Thanks for sharing with us.

This is really great. The first thought I had was of something out of a science fiction movie. You're right, I would've never guessed! I personally like the freeze-frame of the bubbles. It gives it that very peculiar texture which makes the photo so unusual!

Wow ... love the texture.

Nice shape!!!

It reminds me of some sort of mythical object that you would see in one of those really cool films set in Medieval times...all we need is the mop-headed boy-man dressed in a leather doublet to walk up to the object, gingerly touch it, and become enlightened with some sort of paranormal strength or spirit!

 

(Or maybe this is a good picture because it provokes my imagination a great deal!)

 

Was this done with a macro lens?

Well, you have great imagination. I used just a regular 28-105 zoom lens but with the focal length at about 90mm. The ball is just slightly larger than a baseball. thanks.

This is an awesome shot. I love all the bubbles and dimples on the ball. Very creative.

Very creative, Eugene. I like it a lot.

Congrats,

Robert

Hello Eugene,

 

I hope you are as well as the pictures you take,

It is great to see more of your work and I particularly like this as it say's so much to me.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

HH