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― Scapes Critique ⇒ Convict Lake Snow Globe
- St3v3M
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Convict Lake Snow Globe
Convict Lake - August 2014 - The Lightbulb Experiment
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- Charles Haacker
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THAT is SO COOL! 

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All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

(I prefer to present pictures in albums because I can put them in specific order.)
All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

- St3v3M
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Charles Haacker wrote:THAT is SO COOL!
Thank you! It's easier and harder than it may look, but loads of fun! S-
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- Charles Haacker
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St3v3M wrote:Charles Haacker wrote:THAT is SO COOL!
Thank you! It's easier and harder than it may look, but loads of fun! S-
Oh, I have no doubt! It's like anything pretty much: if it was easy everybody'd be doing it. The more I tinker the more I realize that it is, in fact, harder than it looks, but easier with practice, but mostly fun when it turns out well.

Friends call me Chuck.
This link takes you to my Flickr albums. Please click on any album to scroll through it.
(I prefer to present pictures in albums because I can put them in specific order.)
All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

(I prefer to present pictures in albums because I can put them in specific order.)
All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

- LindaShorey
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Having major brain cramp: is this how the scene looked through the bulb or is this a composite? Please explain!
"What's important in a photograph and what isn't." http://photographylife.com/whats-import ... -what-isnt
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LindaShorey wrote:Having major brain cramp: is this how the scene looked through the bulb or is this a composite? Please explain!
The project started when I saw an image shot through a glass ball, much like Bob's but not having one on hand I looked for something else.
I found a big clear bulb and used some tools to remove the bottom part of the metal base. I removed the filament, used a file on the rough edges and cleaned inside. The hardest part of the project was learning how to hang it and keep it from swinging. I used black thread and hung the bulb from a tension line.
To answer your question, it's a single shot with very little editing. Tread the bulb, fill it with water, hang it, frame it, shoot it, and rotate it.
I like the bulb over the glass ball because it has a base, but I've seen some really cool images with both so it's a choice. I'd do it again! S-
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St3v3M wrote:The project started when I saw an image shot through a glass ball, much like Bob's but not having one on hand I looked for something else.
I found a big clear bulb and used some tools to remove the bottom part of the metal base. I removed the filament, used a file on the rough edges and cleaned inside. The hardest part of the project was learning how to hang it and keep it from swinging. I used black thread and hung the bulb from a tension line.
To answer your question, it's a single shot with very little editing. Tread the bulb, fill it with water, hang it, frame it, shoot it, and rotate it.
I like the bulb over the glass ball because it has a base, but I've seen some really cool images with both so it's a choice. I'd do it again! S-
Really fascinating; thanks so much!
"What's important in a photograph and what isn't." http://photographylife.com/whats-import ... -what-isnt
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Knowing how it was done is even cooler. I assumed it was a composite! 

Friends call me Chuck.
This link takes you to my Flickr albums. Please click on any album to scroll through it.
(I prefer to present pictures in albums because I can put them in specific order.)
All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

(I prefer to present pictures in albums because I can put them in specific order.)
All the great photographers use cameras! No, really.

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