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OT: Bubble fun

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Posted by Amy Lindsey on March 17, 2013 at 11:26 PM
So I'm jumping on the bubble bandwagon. Had a lazy, but fun, weekend shooting bubbles. What else is there to do in a gloomy Midwest winter? :biggrin:

http://amylindsey.smugmug.com/Art/Bubbles/28482221_BQ6vJR
Posted by Doug Koepsel on March 18, 2013 at 12:11 AM
The last two of Milky Way and Lemme Out are my favorites.
Posted by Elaine Haberland on March 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Love these! Did you use a laser disc to achieve the colors?
Posted by Morris McClung on March 18, 2013 at 12:37 PM
I think the bottom 3 are the cream, and Doug's two faves are mine, too. Fun stuff, and fascinatingly beautiful.
Posted by Stan Rose on March 18, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Yes--all nice, but the bottom 3 rule! :cool:
Posted by Amy Lindsey on March 18, 2013 at 8:54 PM
Thanks gang!

Elaine- I didn't use a laser disc, only some cheap Dollar Store flowers, a hippy t-shirt, and 3 strips of thin green Post Its. Pam Colander sent me a helpful website- http://tinylanscapes.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/tons-of-fun-photographing-oil-and-water/. I had to play around with them a bit to get them to work. I'd recommend doing some slow, smooth lines in your water/oil mix first, then swish the mix up to get lots of bubbles! Once you swish fast, the oil/water starts to mix more and gets mucky. I ended up throwing out my first mixture after about 20 minutes because it was getting murky. Have fun!
Posted by John Mumaw on March 19, 2013 at 6:47 PM
Very cool, Amy! The bottom three are especially beautiful. Way to stave off cabin fever!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 19, 2013 at 7:11 PM
Very cool stuff, Amy! I like the bottom three and Champagne.