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Snowglobe

Frozen bubble

Frozen bubble
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i

settings

Aperture f/11.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/6

upload_date

Jan, 2014

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218

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Awards

People's Choice in Bubbles Photo Challenge

Superb Composition

One Of A Kind

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Behind The Lens

Location

I actually took this shot in my shed during a cold winter!

Time

Night

Lighting

I used a cheap LED flashlight for lighting, that was all.

Equipment

I took a sheet of glass from an old picture frame and left it in the shed on a cold winter night for few hours so that it would be the same temperature as the air. I then set my Canon T3i, with a Canon EF-100mm Macro lens attached, onto a tripod. I then blew some bubbles gently over the glass so that they would fall onto it. The cold temperature of the air and glass caused the bubbles to freeze before your eyes once they hit the glass. I then framed and focused the shot which was lit with an LED flashlight.

Inspiration

This isn't my usual kind of work but I saw an article online about frozen bubbles and it looked like it would be something fun to try.

Editing

For post-processing, I painted out the surrounding background so it appeared to be coming our of the dark, added a slight color tint and painted in some exposure and highlights in places to help give it a slight effect of glowing against the black background and added some clarity and sharpening to help bring out the crystal patterns.

In my camera bag

Canon T3i, Canon EF-100mm Macro, ND Filter, CPL Filter, spare battery, Rocket Blower, Lens Pen, small spray bottle, MACE

Feedback

Be patient and wrap up warm! It's obviously very cold in order to be able to do these shots but when you are standing still blowing bubbles and trying to get a good shot for an hour or more, it's even colder! If possible, try and do them in an outdoor building that is at air temperature. This can help shelter both you and the bubbles from falling snow and wind. Be patient, you will get bubbles that burst or just don't look that good more than ones that look great. Persevere! Shoot in manual, manual focus an make sure you have a deep enough depth. Use an LED flashlight to light the scene and experiment with different angles, lighting from above, sides, back, underneath. Most of all have fun!

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