Week 15/26 : Bubbles
The theme for the BW challenge for this week is 'bubbles'. With the fun we have been having in freezing various flowers and objects to photograph them (in our blur mentorship) bubbles have formed a major part of the process. Some people hate them, wanting to have perfectly clear ice to enclose the blooms. Others quite like the interest they bring to the composition (within reason, of course). Like them or hate them, they are not easy to avoid. There are tricks (you can join the Freeze community to learn those) but in this case I was pleased to find the bubbles as they fit the theme.
These flowers are a miniature double deep purple aquilegia from my garden, the very first flowers I froze to photograph.
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#BWProject26 | Curated by +Tisha Montgomery +Brandon Luk +Lauri Novak
#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Luis Vivanco S. +Оксана Крысюкова +tri rini nuringtyas +Jean-Philippe Jouve and +Giuseppe Petruzzella
#freezeit #iceflowers
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+Romita Sharma 😀
+John Dusseault thanks a lot, John.
+Dorota Dylka thank you Dorota.
+Heiko Mahr oh, Heiko, please don't mention winter just yet! We have just ordered our first delivery of firewood. It's too painfully close to the finish of the last one.
I do have a lot of flowers in my freezer just now, though….
+Dylan Johnson Thanks Dylan, they do, you are right, especially as the theme demands it. 😀
+Alan Mason Thank you, Alan. 🙂
+Mari Luukkonen thanks, Mari.
+tri rini nuringtyas thank you tri rini!.
+Sumit Sen thanks a lot Sumit.
+Giselle Savoie thanks a lot, Giselle. I hope you're enjoying your vacation. 😀
+Eve Aebi thanks, there is something to the fact that the colour doesn't distract from the shapes and bubbles, true.
wow
superb abstract +Ellie Kennard unique take on the theme
Really like this
cool stuff 🙂
You really embrace frozen stuff a part in your work.
Wonderfully arranged and shot my dear +Ellie Kennard
Next winter you might just make natural frozen stuff 😉
Beautiful shot! They truly do bring something to the photo
Very nice +Ellie Kennard.
Marvelous!
Wonderful shot
Very nice work!
Wonderful shot!
I think I like this b&w version better. It's awesome 🙂
+Al Chris that was more tricky. I was using a 50mm macro lens with a life size converter. I used manual focusing and I do find it difficult to get it just right as any slight movement will take it out of focus with that lens. Tripod and remote shutter release helped.
But the focus is spot on 🙂
Yes, I agree with you, thank you +Al Chris – the aquilegia are a very deep purple and with those yellow centres… but they are also very small.
The strong composition makes both images work effectively Ellie, but the depth of colour and yellow pops are very hard to go past.
Thanks, +Diana Boyd – they have different feels about them, for sure.
+Al Chris – I just did share it, so glad you like it in black and white. Let me know which you prefer.
i ended up seeing the color version first, love both… excellent
Of course!
Why didn't I think of that?!
Brilliant thinking and taking Ellie.
Any chance of seeing the colour version also please?
Luckily, this one passed in my stream.
Thanks very much +Gloria Joanne Roldan
Thanks +Ursula Klepper – you should try it! I have posted it in colour for you and I do prefer it in ccolour.
Great image!
I love it, I love your composition! And I love how all the bubbles dance around the flower. I've never frozen flowers to shoot them, I guess I will try it out soon. I would love to see this one also in color.