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By Alex in Pictures on Jul 14, 2009 at 4:05 am



Photo: richard.heeks [Flickr]

We’ve featured a lot of really neat photos on Neatorama, but I think this one is definitely in the top 10. Here’s a photo by Richard Heeks of a soap bubble bursting:

The lighting of this shot is natural – sunlight through cloud. The Nikon D90 is great for giving clear images at high ISO (here ISO 800); making this shot possible.

N.B. This is a real photo of a soap bubble bursting. I’ve made slight edits to raise colour and light, but this is just to add some punch. This is not a Photoshop creation!

More photos of bubbles at Richard’s Flickr photoset: Link – via happy mundane


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  1. Briannana
    Jul 14th, 2009 at 7:54 am

    Did I just get marketed to? AHHHHH!!!! VIRAL MARKETING!

  2. Xinavera
    Jul 14th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    Gorgeous! I don't care if it's viral marketing or not, there's some astonishing physics caught in these shots; everything from surface tension to optics.

  3. Him
    Jul 14th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Awesome.

  4. Jeff26
    Jul 14th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    I love that you can see the photographers reflection in the remaining bubble

  5. fun games for kids
    Jul 14th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    It's amazing to actually be able to capture that shot. I mean it takes less than half a second for a bubble to burst, and the photographer manages to take it in "half-burst" position. Great photography!

  6. Ali S.
    Jul 15th, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Awesome! To me the little sharp looking droplets makes me imagine them as some futuristic flechette based weapon.

  7. PartyPooper
    Jul 15th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Photoshop!

  8. Scooter
    Jul 15th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    If you have the capability to take shots in rapid secession you are bound to catch something cool.

  9. humphery
    Jul 21st, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    be nice,wow. troll be gone!

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