- great reflexions!!! - kleiner_kolibri
- looks like a Van Gogh painting here! - sheriberi1
- Wow! - eLdudorino
- Bad habit. Stop that! ;) - Siava
- Spot - AirPhotoMasterDX
- The point of no return :) - Décio Telo
- OHH my good lord !!!
so amazing! - humanaesthetics - WOW!!! Amazing!!!! - ♬ Happy ♬
- Stunning!! Juz cant take my eyes off it :-o - Tanu Nejagal
- Nice Capture.. Just Amazed by that - Rohan Valvekar
- This is just AMAZING!! - JJD.Photography
- hats off to your great work - Dr.Ajay Krishnan
- Congratulations, It's a wonderful capture. - itslefty
Bubble Pop: Reflection Perfection
I think this is approaching perfection, in terms of what I set out to capture. Maybe nail varnish would complete this. ;-) There's something so satisfying about picturing something in your head and then finally seeing it on the camera!
The weather conditions this morning were perfect. There was absolutely no wind, the bubbles just hung in the air, and there was even cloud cover - like a giant diffuser created just for me.
The lighting of this shot is natural - sunlight through cloud. The Nikon D90 is great for giving clear images at high ISO (here ISO 800); making this shot possible.
N.B. This is a real photo of a soap bubble bursting. I've made slight edits to raise colour and light, but this is just to add some punch. This is not a Photoshop creation!
This photo is featured in Digital Camera Magazine, October 2009. Chuffed!!
This shot was also flickr blogged on the 4th and 5th of Jan 2010 in the Your Best Shot 2009 group. Great to watch the comments pouring in..... Got 2000 faves in one day! Thanks.
(N.B. From Oct 2011 - 2014 this photo is on loan to illy coffee, c/o Saatch and Saatchi, Milan, as per www.flickr.com/photos/illycaffe/6273629595/
I've reduced the image size massively. The full sized image is more than 3000 pixels on its longest length and prints out very sweetly on A3.)
Comments and faves
StephenCotterellPhotography, Alcosinus © On/Off , mister_tom, GFX69, and 3442 other people added this photo to their favorites.
kelly ann t (36 months ago | reply)
awesome! fantastic idea too
Passie13(Ines van Megen) (36 months ago | reply)
It's beautiful!
kleiner_kolibri (36 months ago | reply)
wonderful pic!
GFX69 (36 months ago | reply)
really amazing work
helen sotiriadis (36 months ago | reply)
wow!
Fifi 1968 (36 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stunning shot Richard, amazing reflection...poor Sarah, not content with having her as your loyal unpaid assistant, you now want her to wear nail varnish lol!! :-)))
Craig B 73 (36 months ago | reply)
Wow. Great capture.
.banzai (36 months ago | reply)
Wow, absolutely amazing! All that needs to be said here!
greeblemonkey (36 months ago | reply)
WOW!
TomFalconer (36 months ago | reply)
This is as good as it gets! Congratulations on capturing your vision! This is just such an amazing shot Even it was just an un-popped bubble it would be brilliant, but this is just beyond cool.
dominiqs (36 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
Scottdd222 (36 months ago | reply)
Wow - incredible shot!
I can see two reflections, one from the popper and one from the photographer. This is surely a rare shot and would be very difficult to replicate - nice job.
stephenvangorkum (36 months ago | reply)
That is sooo cool!
γαηηιςκ (36 months ago | reply)
wowawewo! too cool! trippy reflections. and bokeh! haha =]
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Mathia Coco (36 months ago | reply)
fantastici colori, ottimo istante, bella composizione...complimenti una gran bella foto.
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This is amazing. By far one of the coolest high speed shots i've seen in a while.
Croakx (36 months ago | reply)
It's totally awesome !! Wonderful !!
:)Davis (36 months ago | reply)
Was the Sigma 70-300 2.8 was used handheld? Awesome shot.
WUNDERFOOL (36 months ago | reply)
wow
richard.heeks (35 months ago | reply)
Thanks all. :)Davis! It's a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8, and yes, it was handheld. I use shutter priority at 1/500 of a second, which is quick enough to cut down on blur, so I don't need a tripod or VR. Hope this helps.
rdhill316 (35 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
.bunnybum. (35 months ago | reply)
this is incredible. congratulations!
©Komatoes (35 months ago | reply)
Absolutely superb!
marie-josé. (35 months ago | reply)
wow!
meocon83808 (35 months ago | reply)
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it
Sguà! (35 months ago | reply)
Sorprendente!
Esta imágen es sorprendente, te invito agregarla al Grupo:
This image is amazing, I invite you to add the Group:
Awesome shot!!
Please add this cool image to :
"Photographers Gone Wild" Post 1 Award 3
lunatepetal (35 months ago | reply)
simply just so amazing!
pwillow1 (35 months ago | reply)
This is really lovely. The natural and relaxed position of your assistant's hand reminds me of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Do you suppose the spark of life given to Adam by God was something like a soap bubble popping?
Alice Yumi Sinzato (35 months ago | reply)
absolutely AMAZING
@nick2101 (35 months ago | reply)
a MASTERPIECE my friend
Dórap (35 months ago | reply)
cool shot!:)
Sue Talbert Photography (35 months ago | reply)
wow! so impressed that you didn't create it in PS... what a great capture!! :D
neilalderney123 (35 months ago | reply)
Nice! Amazing capture ( Seen on Neotorama.com)
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Fra_zz (35 months ago | reply)
eccezionale
Sylvain photostream (35 months ago | reply)
Incredible!
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walk slow (35 months ago | reply)
holy geez!
hitanshu (35 months ago | reply)
I have seen THE light and it has blinded me.
Simply amazing :)
Couldn't have believed the shot till I saw this - Incredible!!
flyinfiddlesticks-deleted [deleted] (35 months ago | reply)
How-the-hell-did-you-do-this??
(And how many attempts?)
Amazin mate.
talishliman (35 months ago | reply)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutt hat/5813506/...
Thought you may want to see this as i was shown this photo by two different people using two different websites... interesting how the article makes it look like you were interviewed...
talishliman (35 months ago | reply)
Oh, and really cool photo - I've done similar but it was using a flash under studio conditions... and not with a hand ;)
Diotallevi73 (35 months ago | reply)
absolutely stunning :)
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Allyson Correia (35 months ago | reply)
stunning shot!!!!
just in the perfect moment....
d00dsta (34 months ago | reply)
Hi- really like the work and the shot is incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Reg the Sledge (34 months ago | reply)
I read about this in the national paper so i looked it up on here , Simply amazing!!!!
lukewratten (34 months ago | reply)
This photo makes me want to vomit and then drown on said vomit!
Sorry, I just like injecting some negetive comments into the sea of praise. Good photo though
justaddmidget (34 months ago | reply)
Down right perfect timing. Awesome
Kev Greenhill (34 months ago | reply)
Wow this is a brilliant shot!
yeboah_81 (34 months ago | reply)
abosuletly awesome......seen it on Digital Camera mag and thought I'd look it up. Nothing short of genius!!
richard.heeks (34 months ago | reply)
Thanks yeboah_81. I'm looking forward to seeing the magazine.
DianeRocks is Relaxing (34 months ago | reply)
Hi there, firstly what a cracking photo. I saw this in the Dig Mag yesterday and it blew me away. Hope your hands are not too wrinkled after all the washing up you're doing for your wife.