Oil on water.

coopers · 19 Jan 2015

Had my first proper go at Oil on water this weekend.
I used a Pyrex dish,raised it about 3 inches above some Lego themed wrapping paper,shone strong LED lights through frosted Perspex for lighting,about 2 inches from dish and used Rapeseed Oil as it was the clearest I could find.

First shot has gone bonkers on Flickr !! but I have ever so slightly clipped a bubble and the white light top left is a bit wrong.

Oil on Water by Clive Weedon, on Flickr

But the simpleness of this shot is my personal favourite.

"Simple Circles" by Clive Weedon, on Flickr

Comments and crit welcome.
Clive.

lightshipman · 19 Jan 2015

Brilliant, very well taken, as you say the sharpness is great

T0p cat · 19 Jan 2015

Really cool.

G.K.Jnr. · 19 Jan 2015

Couple of nice shots Clive, with some great colours and good composition.

George.

Masked Bandit · 19 Jan 2015

Excellent images, Clive. I like them both equally.

Philip

Doodle Moo · 19 Jan 2015

Awww those are cool - excellent for a first go :clap:

and something id like to try
the second pic does it for me

ChrisA · 20 Jan 2015

Very nice set - second for me.

coopers · 20 Jan 2015

Thanks for taking the time Ladies and Gents

appreciate you comments.

Clive.

Mart61 · 20 Jan 2015

Cool! Must give that a go.

LCPete · 21 Jan 2015

Really neat Clive

Pinkbikerbabe · 21 Jan 2015

Fantastic shot, nice sharp and very clear.

susiejb · 21 Jan 2015

Hi there...they are really very nice ...I've tried marbling ink but not oil ....you've made me really want to have a try....very well done with those :clap:

coopers · 21 Jan 2015

susiejb said:
Hi there...they are really very nice ...I've tried marbling ink but not oil ....you've made me really want to have a try....very well done with those

Go for it....I realised after a while the best method was to swirl the oil around and then wait very patiently until it all stopped swirling around in the dish,then find your favourite clusters and shoot away,when I was just dropping the oil in the dish and getting ready for the shot,I found the oil just kept merging into one big blob !!
Good luck

and hope we can see your results.
Clive.

susiejb · 21 Jan 2015

Thanks Clive ...you've set a very high standard there, but I will definitely have a go at it.

TimmyG · 21 Jan 2015

These are very nice, i like the soft lighting and lack of reflections. I think on the first I would clone out the drop touching the right of frame, and maybe crop a little of the right to make it more central.