The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
At our local arboretum today, looking for birds - no birds. I came to this large stagnant pond surrounded by fossilized tree-stumps. Suddenly these two bubbles caught my eye (the large one less than an inch across). Remembering @Mark Seaver’s post of this morning, I decided to include my reflection too. These were the only bubbles of their kind there, and they seemed very stable. No polarizer with me; maybe some oil or gas from below had lent its color to the bubbles’ surface, as there was no direct sunlight. The mystery remains.
Specific Feedback
There were many small bits of debris in the frame which I tidied up a bit. Any suggestions for overall improvement welcome.
Technical Details
OM1 + 60mm macro 1/60 f13 ISO 1600
Cropped quite a lot and removed a smaller bubble from TLC. Localized adjustments to Shadows in LR . Added some Vibrance in PS.
Mike, you’ve got a great collection of thin film irridescence in these two. Yes, there most likely was some surfactant coating them, which stabilizes the thin film of water making the bubbles. Without that coating, the water drains and the bubbles pop quickly. (In my pond, where the water is pretty clean, bubbles larger than about 1 cm diameter never show this phenomena.) You’ve done an excellent job of disguising yourself.
