Watching bubbles float in the air and burst is a pleasure every child and even adults enjoy. Bubbles have an exciting range of color and textures. When light shines onto a bubble it displays vivid color that changes swiftly. While we see them on regular basis, we never actually observe them closely to enjoy the beauty they hold within whether they be soap bubbles, beer bubbles or air bubbles. You can find some helpful tips in this tutorial.

Photos for P52-10-19 are to be taken and posted between Jan 21 and Jan 27.

Rules:
1. Anyone and everyone who is interested is eligible. The goal continues to be
have fun and share comments, concepts, insights, and techniques with fellow
Pentaxians.
2. Each week will feature a Theme and Sub-concept for you to explore.
3. Post your single picture in Project 52-10 thread for the week. Explain what
motivated you to take the picture or how it represents the weekly theme.
4. Some post-processing is OK (adjusting white balance, exposure, color
saturation), but let's try to stay away from heavily PP'ed images here. Try to
keep the creativity to photographic techniques and the captures themselves.
5. Since this project is about technique, and not camera, shots taken by non
Pentax cameras are allowed. Cameras may be SLRs, DSLRs, Point & Shoot,
Medium Format, etc. But no phones, please.
6. There is one “Theme Concept” labeled “black and white,” but feel free to post
black and white, sepia, monotone, etc., for any of the other themes.
7. The picture you post should be taken during the week in which the theme is
active to be eligible for judging.
8. Any picture taken from thread start date to listed closing date is acceptable.

[djb47]

This project is now closed and ready for judging.

[turbo_bird]

Reminds me of an abstracted coke float.

I tried the same shot with beer in the glass, but it didn't let enough light through for the same effect. Then I drank the beer and didn't bother trying different lighting techniques with it, but a darker liquid might look good with a snoot to backlight just the glass. I might also try it with a glass of whiskey with an ice cube too.
Kristian

[djb47]

Beer and whiskey, like those bubbles much better than dish washing liquid.

I'll need to try those in the future. :-))

[turbo_bird]

Here's one of the ones I took of the beer. I liked the way I was able to have the edge of the table blend into the background better with bubble solution in the glass though. I'll probably revisit it later and work on my lighting a bit.

Kristian

[noelcmn]

I have the honor and pleasure of judging this edition of Project 52, and the winner is djb47, wonderful macro shot, or should that be a heavy crop to create a macro-ish shot! Gotta love those colors, those abstract patterns, and the repetition. Congrats Don, and thanks for sharing your technique with us. Had a look at your other photos too! Very nice set. 2nd spot would go to Turbo_bird's 2nd umage (even if that is not allowed)

Over to you Don to judge the next edition of Project 52

[turbo_bird]

Thanks Noel, I was trying to get something similar to what Don posted, but couldn't get the lighting and angles to work for me. The patterns and colours showing up in those bubbles are great.
Kristian