Photography

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:15 PM Dec 2

Trying something new: Bubble photography

I mixed water, dish soap and cooking oil in a plastic lid; blew bubbles in the mixture using an angled drinking straw; and took closeups of the bubbles using a 100mm f2.8 macro lens.

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Trying something new: Bubble photography (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Dec 2 OP

Beautiful! SheltieLover Dec 2 #1

Thanks, SheltieLover! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #3

I really appreciate the beauty you bring into all of our lives through your photos! SheltieLover Dec 2 #6

Wow! That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for lifting my spirits! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #14

SL is a keeper... littlemissmartypants Dec 3 #31

Thanks for your kindness, littlemissmartypants. Mousetoescamper Dec 3 #32

❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 3 #34

Pretty Clouds Passing Dec 2 #2

Thanks, Clouds Passing! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #5

Cool! 2naSalit Dec 2 #4

Thanks, 2naSalit! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #9

Beautiful. Srkdqltr Dec 2 #7

Thanks, Srkdqltr! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #10

You sure come up with some very creative and beautiful ideas, Mouse! Diamond_Dog Dec 2 #8

Thanks, Diamond_Dog! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #12

These are lovely. Mind went to Buckminster yorkster Dec 2 #11

Thanks, yorkster! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #13

Very cool. Speaking of cool I saw a pic of a frozen bubble. It was like a giant round snowflake..nt mitch96 Dec 2 #15

Thanks, mitch96! I'll be freezing a bubble tonight! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #16

I think it was on of those soap bubble toys kids get to make and blow bubbles. They just made a bubble mitch96 Dec 2 #23

I'm using my freezer. The outdoor temperatures would have to be in the teens to get the best results. Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #25

Great stuff, my dear Mousetoescamper! It kind of resembles plastic bubbles. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2 #30

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Dec 3 #33

Nice proud patriot Dec 2 #17

Thanks, proud patriot! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #18

there's an alien NJCher Dec 2 #19

Ha! Here's what I'm seeing ... Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #20

Wow, my dear Mousetoescamper! These are creative and great as well! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2 #21

Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #22

I look forward to seeing what your frozen bubble looks like! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2 #24

I've posted the photo above in my reply to mitch96 Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #26

Hey, the link works like crazy and wow! Really mind-bending! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2 #29

I like it. Kinda like "Cerebral spider in the 7th dimension". chouchou Dec 2 #27

Thanks, chouchou! Brain webs. Mousetoescamper Dec 2 #28

SheltieLover

(60,252 posts)

1. Beautiful!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:16 PM

Dec 2

TY for sharing with us!

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

3. Thanks, SheltieLover!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:19 PM

Dec 2

Getting feedback on the photos I post makes my day. DU is my only creative outlet.

You are most welcome!

SheltieLover

(60,252 posts)

6. I really appreciate the beauty you bring into all of our lives through your photos!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:21 PM

Dec 2

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

14. Wow! That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for lifting my spirits!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:58 PM

Dec 2

littlemissmartypants

(25,898 posts)

31. SL is a keeper...

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #14)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 03:57 AM

Dec 3

Just like you.

TY for bringing so much fun, beauty and talent to our lives.

❤️

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

32. Thanks for your kindness, littlemissmartypants.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #31)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 10:41 AM

Dec 3

You are most welcome.

littlemissmartypants

(25,898 posts)

34. ❤️

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #32)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 05:15 PM

Dec 3

Clouds Passing

(2,697 posts)

2. Pretty

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:18 PM

Dec 2

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

5. Thanks, Clouds Passing!

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:21 PM

Dec 2

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)

4. Cool!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:20 PM

Dec 2

Fun idea.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

9. Thanks, 2naSalit!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:30 PM

Dec 2

It was fun but a tad tedious. The bubbles deflated pretty quickly. I used to make monster bubbles--using a wand with a big fabric loop--for my kids when they were in grade school. I'd add glycerin to the water and soap blend to make the bubbles stronger. I could have used some last night!

Srkdqltr

(7,775 posts)

7. Beautiful.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:23 PM

Dec 2

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

10. Thanks, Srkdqltr!

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:31 PM

Dec 2

Diamond_Dog

(35,164 posts)

8. You sure come up with some very creative and beautiful ideas, Mouse!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:29 PM

Dec 2

These are way cool!

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

12. Thanks, Diamond_Dog!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:40 PM

Dec 2

I'm retired with too much time on my hands. Imagination and getting creative with music and photography give me a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

yorkster

(2,515 posts)

11. These are lovely. Mind went to Buckminster

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:33 PM

Dec 2

Fuller and his geodesic domes.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

13. Thanks, yorkster!

Reply to yorkster (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:47 PM

Dec 2

Bucky! I was quite interested in his ideas, once upon a time. He was a national treasure.

mitch96

(14,767 posts)

15. Very cool. Speaking of cool I saw a pic of a frozen bubble. It was like a giant round snowflake..nt

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:59 PM

Dec 2

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

16. Thanks, mitch96! I'll be freezing a bubble tonight!

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 05:39 PM

Dec 2

mitch96

(14,767 posts)

23. I think it was on of those soap bubble toys kids get to make and blow bubbles. They just made a bubble

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 07:24 PM

Dec 2

and left it out in the cold. A time laps vid showed how the bubble froze. Way cool

I found a good tutorial on making frozen bubbles.. I live in Florida so this would not work for me..
It was 47 this morning and I was a popsicle. I know.....cold weather wimp..
m

https://runwildmychild.com/frozen-bubbles/

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

25. I'm using my freezer. The outdoor temperatures would have to be in the teens to get the best results.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #23)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:57 PM

Dec 2

Thanks for the link! I'm using the same formula sans the corn syrup, which I don't have on hand. When the daytime temps get into the teens here in PA, I'll do the experiment outdoors. Here are my freezer bubbles:

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,459 posts)

30. Great stuff, my dear Mousetoescamper! It kind of resembles plastic bubbles.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #25)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 11:05 PM

Dec 2

There are things that look like seams! Wow.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

33. Thanks!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #30)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 10:48 AM

Dec 3

proud patriot

(101,208 posts)

17. Nice

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 05:50 PM

Dec 2

really cool

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

18. Thanks, proud patriot!

Reply to proud patriot (Reply #17)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 05:55 PM

Dec 2

NJCher

(38,224 posts)

19. there's an alien

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:04 PM

Dec 2

in the fifth one down.

Prol'ly ticked off over the election.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

20. Ha! Here's what I'm seeing ...

Reply to NJCher (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:24 PM

Dec 2

It looks like The Brain from the cartoon "Pinky and The Brain"--or a little ale-e-inn.

I love pareidolia!

Thanks for the chuckle, NJCher!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,459 posts)

21. Wow, my dear Mousetoescamper! These are creative and great as well!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 06:54 PM

Dec 2

Glad to see you playing and having fun at the same time.

Wonderful shapes and colors!

Amazing!

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

22. Thanks, Peggy!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #21)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 07:12 PM

Dec 2

Guess what? I actually froze a bubble! After 15 minutes in the freezer it was frosty but without the snowflake-like crystals. I'm giving it another shot now with a longer freeze time. Ultimately, it might require changing the formula.