Originally posted by paulyrichard 
Very good images, Rense. They hold some lovely colours and effects, with nice compositions.
Thanks Paul! These are crops I had to make because of the unsharp edges.
Originally posted by ikonographics Really cool images!
Thank you!
Originally posted by axl good stuff Rense.
I love the last one... tips & how to s ?
Thank you Peter! That last one is how the colours are at the end of a bubble's life, more dark red and ochre. I have one terrible picture of my set-up, here it is.
My camera is in the lower left corner. The bubble is produced with the wire frame, which was wrapped in foam to give the bubble a longer life. Underneath is my bath with water-soap, which can be lifted.
The most important part is the light, it has to be under the right angle. Behind the frame I've a black cloth, to get rid of the distractions in the background. The lamp is aiming at the white sheet - my improvised reflector - that reflects the light under a sharp angle towards the foam. It's important to have the bubble as flat as possible in relation to the camera of course, because the DOF is very narrow. I used the A 100/4 macro for these shots. The shots in this thread are made with a set-up under slightly different angles, causing considerable unsharpness in the edges. The pics in my blog are way better in that respect. I tried to document the life of a bubble in different stages
there, you can have a look here if you want.
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