Does anyone have any insight as to how this could have happened? I took approx. 34 shots of me blowing bubbles with bubble gum, but this was the only one that I got this amazing reflection. I did everthing the exact same way each time. Same lighting, settings, pretty much the same postion (maybe just a hair different from time to time), but this was the only shot that I got this reflection of my bedroom and ceiling fan. The only thing I can come up with, and it is not very technical or scientific, is the bubble was a bit larger and thinner and maybe there was more saliva on the surface of the bubble. If anyone can shed more light on this phenomenon, I would love to hear it.
Would love to see more pics similar where you got a reflection on a strange surface that you would never in a million years see a reflection on and you had no idea how it occured ;)
I think your comment about it being larger, thinner and saliva could have been the reason it turned out. It's a neat picture to say the least. Sometimes we never know why one picture turns out and the other one doesn't.
Yeah, I would assume it was the size of the bubble that did it. Unless the bubble was the same size in all your other shots...then kindly disregard my theory. :-p
Could the sun have been going in and out behind clouds outside? Maybe it was a little cloudier for the other ones and the sun came out enough on this one and shined more light through the window? Just a thought.
@mittens That a great thought Marilyn, but the blinds were closed and we have had no clouds the past few days (there was just a hint of clouds on the East Horizon last night, but nothing above or on teh western horizon) which has messed with my sunrises and sunsets, LOL It was clear as a bell yesterday.
I don't know how it happened but I foresee a new wave of globe shots having seen this. Very cool photo.
Below is a shot of mine with unexpected reflections, have no clue as to what caused it and didn't see it with the naked eye.
@scooter That is amazing, I have to admit I had to study the photo for a few seconds, but then it hit me the plane reflection on the rainbow like cloud....How awesome is that???????
@lorraineb Good tought process, here is what I did. I took it in a darkened bedroom with the blinds drawn. At this time of day the sun was not coming through the windows, there is shade on that side of the house. Not a single cloud in the sky. The only place natural light was creeping in was through the bathroom door which would have been on the wall in the direction my top of my head is pointed and the bedroom door which would have been to the left and at the direction my feet are pointing. None of the light source changed at all during the whole shoot. I set a black piece of foamboard on the bed propped up with pillows and lay on the bed on my back. Used Auto setting on no flash, so there was no other source of light. I am totally baffled, like I mentioned I am sure I would not be able to recreate this one if I tried. A mystery to me! I think like @sparkle mentioned it must have something to do with the viscosity and the size of the bubble ???
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Below is a shot of mine with unexpected reflections, have no clue as to what caused it and didn't see it with the naked eye.
I thought this reflection was cool that I took.