Eyeball benders

[Clix Pix]

Nope, not a bowling ball! You've got the "ball" part right, though. It's a 4" crystal ball. These things make wonderful photographic subjects in-and-of themselves, plus lend themselves quite neatly to creating abstract images as well.

So how did I get this image? I set things up on a dresser which is near a couple of windows. My plan was to position the iPad so that the crystal ball would pick up the colors and icons on the home page. The crystal ball actually reflects things upside down. While I was getting ready to do the shoot of the iPad, I noticed that in the meantime the crystal ball was picking up the colors of my bedspread on the nearby bed, so I tinkered around with positioning things just so, including my camera angle, and the result was this image. I liked the colors but also it intrigued me because of the additional reflection of the iPad itself and the lines of the window panes, too.

Shooting the iPad, my original idea, didn't come out as successfully as I had hoped, so one of these days I'm going to take another shot at that.....

 

[kallisti]

Nope, not a bowling ball! You've got the "ball" part right, though. It's a 4" crystal ball. These things make wonderful photographic subjects in-and-of themselves, plus lend themselves quite neatly to creating abstract images as well.

So how did I get this image? I set things up on a dresser which is near a couple of windows. My plan was to position the iPad so that the crystal ball would pick up the colors and icons on the home page. The crystal ball actually reflects things upside down. While I was getting ready to do the shoot of the iPad, I noticed that in the meantime the crystal ball was picking up the colors of my bedspread on the nearby bed, so I tinkered around with positioning things just so, including my camera angle, and the result was this image. I liked the colors but also it intrigued me because of the additional reflection of the iPad itself and the lines of the window panes, too.

Shooting the iPad, my original idea, didn't come out as successfully as I had hoped, so one of these days I'm going to take another shot at that.....

Very interesting. The reflections are falling into place now. Very cool idea

 

[Clix Pix]

Thanks! Sometimes things just happen that way. I start out with one idea and then as I'm tinkering around, other ideas pop into my head or make themselves known in the viewfinder......

 

[Prismonic]

#6 looks like a brown paper lunch bag... the little notch at the top, that is.

And #4 looks like the top (eraser) of a Ticonderoga branded pencil.[

You win. It's actually a larger bag, but the notch is the same as on a lunch bag. Nice job!!

Still waiting for comments on image #5.

Is this a fun little game for everyone? Others want to post similar eyeball benders?

Toilet paper roll.

 

[kallisti]

@Prismonic
Kind of a strange way to necro this old thread. Not even sure how you found the thread as it's over 3 yrs old. I'm guessing you liked the idea behind this and hoped to get some new posts in the same vein?

I haven't been shooting much macro lately, but I'll think about doing something similar in the future (either here or starting a new thread). Problem is I don't have a macro lens for the body I am using now.... Might be able to kludge something together though.

 

[Heruhur]

Here's a challenge for you.
70mm f/2.8

a Razer mouse