Bubble planet

Mrs H thought I was being good tonight in the kitchen and offering to do the washing up (which of course I always do!) when I reached for the bottle of extra strong fairy liquid. Little did she realise my camera was set up elsewhere ready to take some macro shots !
Having made up a nice strong mixture of 50% washing up liquid and 50% water in her favourite Tia Maria glass I blew some big soapy bubbles and took this shot.
Couple of tricks and notes .... 1) blow some little bubbles first then blow gently into them to make big bubbles using a straw 2) when blowing the second bubble blow into the right end of the soapy straw or your mouth gets full of bubbles 3) close up diffused light gets bright colours 4) if you blow gently onto the bubble you’ll get the swirls of colour 5) use a black piece of card as background 6) go manual control on the camera with a small aperture for large depth of field

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Steve Hermitage says:

Set up :

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belinhaah__ says:

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carlossergio.santos says:

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guti 70 says:

You've been Dazzled
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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Leonardo Favio says:

Impresionante!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

photocillin says:

steve you are a bloody genius. but post this one to the fromt of your stream otherwise most people will miss it
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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

K J Morris says:

Wonderful colours, thumbnail really stood out.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

jeremy :: jpmvc says:

Spectacular!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

James Green (jag) says:

This is great! It really does look just lik some sort of mysterious planet!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Hermitage says:

Thanks everyone !
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

There and back again says:

AWESOME! seen in :

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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

santir07 says:

Woaaaah!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

guernseyliz14 says:

I thought it was a moon shot worked up in Elelments from the thumbnail! Super shot and love the colours. Thanks for the advice too.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Sara*H says:

Absolutely cracking shot - I love this sort of thing. And thanks for the set up photo and tips.

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Roccotaco says:

very cool=thanks for the bubble making tips :)

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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

SteveP! says:

Stunning shot ... Thanks for the info too!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Hermitage says:

Thanks again for your lovely comments - very much appreciated
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

CarolAnneS says:

Hey Steve. Looks like you've got a new job as an astronaut exploring new planets :0) Excellent image.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Thunderbolt_TW says:

wow... thanks for sharing.....
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Minh and Rochelle says:

Good stuff, well done my friend!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Jackie & Dennis says:

Wonderful....hope you did remember to do the washing up too :-)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Andreas-photography says:

excellent Steve hope you finished the washing up or had the water gone cold
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Winkey-break says:

Nice macro, and thanks for the how-to-do
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Ilia says:

nicely framed
Great Shot! Please join us at:
I Think this is Art !
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Major P says:

Stunning work Steve, out of this world :o)
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

elora.daphne says:

wow fantastic!! And inspiring!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

elora.daphne says:

wow fantastic!! And inspiring!!! A well deserved Explore!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

haelio says:

Great lighting in this one :)

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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

SkyeWonder says:

Great work Steve, it's like the edge of the world. You are a great source of ideas (if I could ever be bothered setting them up!).
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

brian_clippard says:

Thank you for sharing the setup of his beautiful shot. As a aspiring amateur photographer seeing how thing like this are created it helps to inspire and learn.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

dorsetlass says:

Lovely shot Steve - very inspiring!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

dizzyanna says:

Stunning shot. Thanks for the tips.

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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

lorraine says:

Incredible shot
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

madcrow says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Explored <100, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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Congratulations on Explore
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brandy869 says:

Luving da pic wicked
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海豚先生 says:

fun! original!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Bern@t says:

Congratulations!!! your photo reach Explore Front Page
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Congrats on making it to Front Page! You can grab the FP screenshot here:
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You can keep track of your FP photos in the future here. :)
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Your VERY BEST ever / Invite Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Aylesbury_Mark (busy - renovating kitchen) says:

Beautiful soap bubble macro, the colours and clarity are excellent! Thanks for the setup tips, they answer quite a few questions.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

michy66 says:

thats fabulous.. very clever, I thought it was some strange planet too from the thumbnail.. super colours.. hope you didnt swallow too many bubbles :)
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Seattle Miles says:

Very creative, really like this!
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Tausif Farooqi says:

awesome concept!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called My Interestingness, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Luis Ripoll says:

What an outstanding work! Very original, colorful and efective.

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sim2city says:

Great shot!
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Collagen Rock says:

Wow!! This is fantastic Steve, I don't think I can add anything else.
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Your photo has been nominated as a beautiful
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Ha Ha nice work.
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jordi51 says:

I have seen this amazing picture in the "IQ" - Image Quality Group.
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

sonofwalrus says:

Magnificent.
The colour and detail is amazing.
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Adrien Galiano says:

You are a very good and creative Artist and I really like your Creative Photo.
After five awards from Creative Photo please post in our MASTER-group!
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This is definitively a Ooh! La La picture
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Cool and interesting
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Undertable says:

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haberlea says:

The best bubble I have ever seen!
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

charcarson says:

Inspirational shot!
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Nancy Rose says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Winner of 'One of the best on Flickr' (15+Faves & Invited), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

love it!!!! thanks for the tips!
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

mgw_wgw says:

This is beautiful :) I will have to give it a try :)
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Astonishoot says:

Bravissimo!!!
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Autofoter says:

Thanks for sharing! :) Here's one of my tries:

Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Madhouseof5 says:

Wow, amazing! Now I better add a macro lens to my xmas list.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Schlüsselbein2007 says:

This is epic. I hope to set foot on planet fairy liquid one day
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

puckers52 says:

I love these and was inspired enough to try them myself :-D

You have a great stream and its great that you show set -up shots!
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

scott masterton says:

that really is awesome Steve, I want to go to the panet, it looks like it is full of all the colors that I love.... :o)

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Geoff Budd says:

Wow!
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Adrian HÂNCU says:

Fantastic!
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