It's been a while (years) since I shot frozen bubbles, and today was a reminder why. It has to be very cold, and I'd rather be inside where it's warm :) It was 4 degrees Fahrenheit when I shot this.
@kali66@catwhiskers Thanks guys! I was out for a while before I got one to stick without popping on the ice crystals. Also, many just wanted to float away and it was fascinating watching them burst into shreds of frozen confetti as they surrendered themselves to the inevitable. I considered trying to capture that on film, but opted instead to simply watch and enjoy :)
Very cool. Ha ha, I tried this the other day too. I had no luck as it was a bit too breezy and they kept disappearing or just popping. Today was -18C here, about 0F I believe. Too cold to ski, that's for sure.
wow. thats pretty amazing. What was it resting on? And did you literally blow a bubble and it froze? ... probably a very stupid question but Ive never seen this done before :)
@colorfade Thanks Andrea! The bubble is resting on snow, and yes, when you blow bubbles in freezing temperatures, they freeze almost immediately. You can watch the frost cover the bubble in a feather pattern, only takes a couple of seconds. The trick is to keep it from popping :)
@bristolrose Thanks! Yes, I blew the bubbles, but most of them either floated away or popped right away (the ice crystals were sharp)! It usually takes me a while to get one to stick :)
@grizzlysghost that's interesting to know...we are supposed to be getting as low as 3f this weekend..colder than I have ever known..but maybe a good photo op! 😄
Beautiful.