Refraction

$Refraction$

Trying out stuff on the tabletop again using natural light.. I think this turned out OK for a first try. There's another example in the PiP. You'll notice the PiP is much brighter.......but that only increased the reflections in the glass.

Notes to self for next time: figure out a way to control the reflections on the glass, let the air bubbles in the water settle down before taking the photo, make sure the glasses are cleaner!

Au Cœur... diagonalhorizon, E. Adam G., Rachel J Bowler, Daniels Photography and 26 other people have particularly liked this photo

42 comments - The latest ones

Stephan Fey ^club

Nice work, Keith!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Thank you very much Stephan.

2 years ago.

bonsai59 ^club

Gegen die Reflexionen auf dem Glas könntest Du einen Polfilter verwenden. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizer

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to bonsai59 ^club

You're a genius Frank..............I actually have polarising filters and it never occurred to me to use one with my tabletop photography. Thank you so much for the advice!

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful colour play.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks very much Jaap.

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

How so so beautiful!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks very much Annemarie.

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Deine Fotoideen und Umsetzungen sind einfach immer genial lieber Keith,das ist immer schön zu sehen,wie du dich damit beschäftigst,deine Ergebnisse sind richtig schön geworden :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Thanks Güni..............I'm discovering that tabletop photography is very relaxing. Even when the photos don't turn out as well as I would have liked it's still fun trying.

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Jeder Versuch ist es wert lieber Keith,mir gefällt das immer wieder,welch Ergenisse du hast :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

A superb thought process to even think of this Keith!
The main image works best for me, and a few bubbles do nothing to detract from the quality of the shot,
A terrific and interesting shot!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

I can't claim the credit for the idea Roger............there's lots of similar stuff about. I'm really glad you like the results though. Thank you for being so kind.

2 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

Mooi en Goed Keith

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

Thank you Fred. Glad you think so.

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

Reading your notes, you must be a perfectionist Keith! I actually like the water bubbles. Both pictures are excellent in my opinion. I keep going from one to the other and conclude that I like them equally. A good idea and great work!

Have a good new week Keith. Rather cold here today!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

I don't think I'm a perfectionist (otherwise I wouldn't have posted them at all), but I do realise that sometimes I am my own worst critic :-)

I'm really pleased you like both shots Rosa..........and thank you for dropping by as always.

Have a good week yourself. Cold and grey here with short periods of sunshine here, but at least it's dry.

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne has replied to Keith Burton ^club

I get that Keith. We definitely are our own worst critics ;-)

2 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

How extremely effective Keith. I love the patterns that have been made through the glass, it obviously took you some time to get them to match up from the position you were in.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Thanks Jenny. I'm pleased you like these. It's much easier to do than it looks as the light going through the water bends naturally, but it's the little details you have to work on, which I've already mentioned in my comments.

Its's very absorbing while you're setting it up and taking the photos though.

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wow ! That’s great, Keith ! A fantastic picture !

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you kind sir!!

2 years ago.

Jan

Fantastic shot Keith

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jan

Thank you kind lady!!

2 years ago.

John FitzGerald ^club

An excellent idea well realized.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to John FitzGerald ^club

Thank you very much John.

2 years ago.

Joël Mocoeur ^club

Intéressant, joli résultat.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Joël Mocoeur ^club

Thank you very much Joël..........good of you to drop by.

2 years ago.

Amelia ^club

I really prefer your main photo. The refractive qualities do show up with the choice of background.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

I agree Amelia.........the vertical stripes definitely worked better! Thanks for commenting.

2 years ago.

Xata ^club

I prefer the main photo too and I love the composition, I feel you enjoyed doing it !

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Thanks Isabel...........and yes, I also think the shot worked better withe the vertical stripes. I really enjoy experimenting like this.

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

stripes in color

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to aNNa schramm ^club

Thanks aNNa......appreciated.

2 years ago.

Eunice Perkins ^club

Excellent idea, Keith. I'd say these are a triumph! It is nice that you showed both versions. they are both great!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Eunice Perkins ^club

Thank you so much Eunice.............you're very kind and I'm happy you liked both of these.

2 years ago.

Jean Paul Capdeville ^club

La question est:: est ce de l'eau de vie de prune ou est ce de l'eau ? Quoi qu'il en soit le résultat esthétique est trés réussi

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Definitely water Jean Paul.............I don't drink and shoot..!! Glad you like it though and thank you.

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Keith, du hast so großartige Ideen! Die optische Wirkung ist phänomenal!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Thanks Wilhelm...........I do my best to keep trying different stuff!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Both versions are great! Haha, I always think I have cleaned things before taking photos of them and then I see all the dust and stuff I have overlooked;-)

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Glad you like them Gudrun. Same here.........as you can see!

2 years ago.

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