Macro Bucket List 6: "Child's Play" by daisymiller

Macro Bucket List 6: "Child's Play"

I have always wondered if I could get a shot of the designs inside a kaleidoscope. A kaleidoscope is what I call that child's toy that usually looks like a cylinder with a hole at each end. When you turn the kaleidoscope, the colored bits move and form symmetrical patterns. I was unable to capture the whole symmetrical pattern, but this is the part I captured in my old kaleidoscope. This is my favorite of the three kaleidoscopes I own. This kealiedoscope is so old that the plastic window you look in is cloudy and scratched. Therefore, the pattern seems a bit blurry even though I got my focus as crisp as I could. I like to get out that old kaliedoscope and look at all of the patterns that are created. AND now you know that even though I am retired, I am still a child at heart.
This is so great! It looks like some kind of super hero or bug to me.
March 27th, 2014  
Great Macro daisy.
March 27th, 2014  
Not sure how you managed to do this. Neat shot!!
March 27th, 2014  
Great child's play. Please show us more!
March 27th, 2014  
What a neat idea for a shot! Like John, I'm not sure how you pulled this off - it's super!
March 27th, 2014  
Good idea! I've taken a few shots through the window of a kaleidoscope. I love the patterns.
March 28th, 2014  
cool idea!
March 28th, 2014  
Have had and did play many times with a kaleidoscope in my youth. If you turn it the colors did changed.
Beautiful colors and capture
March 28th, 2014  
@archaeofrog @tonygig @jle__ @deu49097 @milaniet @olivetreeann @lynnz @pyrrhula Thanks for all of your wonderful comments. I placed a collage in my extra album which demonstrates how I got this picture and which shows how my kaleidoscope looks like.
March 30th, 2014  
Looks great.
March 30th, 2014  
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