Light Painting experiments with frozen Soap Bubble

To many, this is not exactly a challenge. Well, think twice. In the area of global warming and ever-increasing temperatures .. Ok yes I stop. Anyhow, I wanted to do that for many years and also I thought of this being a topic that's lame and way too simple to even give it a shot. Well, every time you do try something and you don't exactly stick to the rules expect something different. That was my approach here. Just going to freestyle and yes it does look different.

This shot was inspired by @candelart. Since temperatures in Berlin dropped way below freezing I thought I give it shot. No point in doing exactly what Ralf's last post was about. Ye I did want to get the cool pattern of the Ice freezing. But I did not think I have to stick with the instruction. Well, it was very different from what I expected but have a look at my results.

After the shooting I asked some other Light Painters in our chat group what the impact of the glycerin is. Apparently, there is a correlation. This means if temperatures are still low I can give it another run and get different results.

So here it goes. See my first round of Light Painting a Soap Bubble.

Für viele ist das nicht gerade eine Herausforderung. Nun, mitten in der globalen Erderwärmung und steigenden Temperaturen... Ok ja ich höre auf. Jedenfalls wollte ich das schon seit vielen Jahren schon probieren und dachte aber auch, dass das ein Thema ist, das viel zu einfach ist, um es überhaupt zu versuchen. Nun, jedes Mal, wenn man etwas ausprobiert und sich nicht genau an die Regeln hält, kommt sowieso etwas anderes heraus. Das war hier mein Ansatz. Alles Freestyle und ja, es wurde nicht wie erwartet.

Diese Session war ganz sicher durch @candelart inspiriert. Da die Temperaturen in Berlin weit unter den Gefrierpunkt fielen, dachte ich, jetzt versuche ich es doch mal. Genau das gleiche zu tun war jetzt nicht Idee. Ja, ich wollte das coole Muster des Eisgefrierens bekommen, aber ich dachte ich bekomme die auch wenn ich mich nicht an die Anleitung halte. Nun, es war ganz anders, als ich erwartet hatte, aber seht was rauskam.

Nach der Session hab in unserer Chatgruppe mal rumgefragt, was die Auswirkungen des Glycerins sind. Offenbar gibt es einen Zusammenhang mit dem Muster. Meine sind halt nicht so geworden. Soll heißen, wenn's noch mal kalt wird, kann ich es noch einmal probieren.

The 98%.

Almost closed Bubble

Creating Shapes with the movement of the flashlight. Little wave pattern on the ice.

The Setup

This really just happened outside on my balcony. Nothing fancy in the forest or city. Too lazy and cold to really leave the house.

Das ist wirklich einfach draußen auf meinem Balkon passiert. Nix aufwendiges, war ja auch viel zu kalt um in den Wald zu gehen.

Really just on the table on a glass.

First Shot

Here you see the first test shot waiting for the bubble to freeze over. Focusing is a small challenge when using a Macro lens. There is a bit too little depth of field for my taste. Maybe next time I going to use my 70-200mm lens that should work better.

Hier seht Ihr die erste Testaufnahme, die Seifenblase noch nicht zugefroren. Das Fokussieren ist eine kleine Herausforderung bei der Verwendung eines Makroobjektivs (wenig Teifenschärfe). Nächste Mal nehme ich das 70-200-mm-Objektiv.

Ok let's freeze over.

It took a while but hey that started to look cool.

Since I was using the Macro I thought I do wanna get close. Wow!

Da ich schon mit dem Makro arbeitet, dachte ich mir, los richtig ran. Wow!

Not the most exciting pattern from the ice forming. But hey that's what we have the lights for. Using a blue and orange flashlight gave me some cool violet mix in some areas. Love that effect.

Nicht das aufregendste Muster bei der Eisbildung. Aber hey, dafür haben wir die Lampen. Mit einer blauen und einer orangefarbenen Taschenlampe gabs dann coole Effekte in einigen Bereichen eine kühle violette Mischung. Sehr cool.

How?

Oh yes, I still owe you how it's really done right. You can go to Ralf's post to see how he did it. He just described it all. Thank you @candelart !

Almost Merry Christmas

I think these photos get you in the mood for the season. Just a few days left. No worries I also have no gifts just yet.

I hope you found these images inspirational. If you have more questions please do not hesitate to ask. I am happy to share my knowledge.

If you think this is Spam, why did you read this far and why the fuck bother you? Move on from your self-righteous mind state and bury yourself. Don't bother about what others may find interesting. Just stay in your bubble and ...

All there is left to say is Cheer Up and Merry Christmas!

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