High Speed Bubble-ographs by Heinz Maier

"It never ceases to amaze me: just when I think I’ve seen every possible permutation of an artform or technique—be it figurative sculpture, stop motion animation, or in this case, high speed photography—somebody comes along and manages to do something radically different.

German photographer Heinz Maier  says that he began taking photographs less than a year ago in late 2010. He claims to not know what direction he’s heading in just yet, right now he’s experimenting with macro photography, mostly insects, animals, and these delicate high speed water droplets. Personally, I think he’s found a great direction.

There are so many things happening here to make these photographs simply outstanding: the lighting, the colors, the occasional use of symmetry in the reflection of water, let alone the skill of knowing how to use the camera itself. It’s hard to believe these aren’t digital. See much more of his work here."  
via thisiscolossal.com

 

Frozen Bubbles

Photo and caption by Emmanuel Coupe

"This image was taken in winter time in a arid area of the Canadian Rockies. Temperatures where below -30 degrees Celsius yet because there was no snow fall the surface of the lake was uncovered allowing me to see and capture the bubbles (gas release from lake bed) that were trapped in the frozen waters."

via travel.nationalgeographic.com

 

Sea-foam Gems

Photographer: Bill Oterson Photographer: Bill Oterson

"While walking a local beach earlier this month on Long Island, New York, I was amazed by these colorful sea-foam “jewels.” The structure of sea foam is related to the structure of clouds but where clouds are tiny droplets surrounded by air, foam is composed of air bubbles surrounded by water. Like clouds, sea-foam appears white. However, coloration can occur if a thin interference film is present on the bubbles, which acts to deflect sunlight. The colors that are viewed result from variations in the thickness of the film and the angle of the observer’s line of sight with the bubbles. These colors, shown here on a piling, lasted until the bubbles were jostled by the rising tide. Note my silhouetted image reflected in the bubbles. Photo taken about 10:00 a.m. May 15 in Great South Bay, Sayville, Long Island, New York."
via epod.usra.edu