Strange, I didn't notice this when I took the picture, but the marble appears to be floating. Did I stumble across the secret to anti gravity? Is that all there is to it? Glass marbles and fire hydrants?
Scientific American is waiting my phone call.
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This photo was taken on August 4, 2007 using a Nikon E3200.
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Dusty_73 (55 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot! And yes it does appear to float!
Mona's photo's (55 months ago | reply)
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Macro! Macro!! Macro!!!
It really seems to float :)
A1sling (55 months ago | reply)
Absolutely wonderful! I loved the three little marbles, particularly the 'floating' one!
blogrodent (55 months ago | reply)
Thanks CV, Mona, and A!sling! — Rich
Alexia´s (55 months ago | reply)
Awesome!! Love it! Great balance between the ball and the red colour!! Perfect!
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ratkimo (55 months ago | reply)
what a great image
blogrodent (55 months ago | reply)
Thanks Alexia and paulmingo, I had fun shooting it!
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medhekar2000 (54 months ago | reply)
Amazing optical illusion! I like the sharp focus and the colours. Great shot!
R&B
Sujit Mahapatra (54 months ago | reply)
R&B
v.plessky (54 months ago | reply)
Great photo!
lynnedfw (54 months ago | reply)
R&B
blogrodent (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks, guys!
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