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Jun 30, 2013 20:18 |  #1

Playing with water beads with my MPE65. These beads are about 5mm wide fully expanded

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Jun 30, 2013 20:41 |  #2

First one is very cool :). Second a little too close I think but the first is very good.

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Jun 30, 2013 23:12 |  #3

I like it!!!
Wonderful!

I am looking forward to learn something here.:D

  
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Jul 01, 2013 00:54 |  #4

Like #1 - what are water beads though ?
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Jul 01, 2013 01:45 |  #5

LordV wrote in post #16079794 (external link)
Like #1 - what are water beads though ?
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Water beads are small polymer beads that absorb up to 100x their weight in water.
They practically look invisible when in liquid water. Google them. Cheap too.
They form great lenses too for effect.
I place a layer if them on glass and then on a glass which had coloured spots on them.
I shot down with the MPE, and had my twin flashes below firing into the glass. Happy to post a pic of the setup if people are interested.

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Jul 01, 2013 04:53 |  #6

nice ones paul

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Jul 01, 2013 05:46 |  #7

Here is the setup
Also, here is a link to water beads (external link) -

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Jul 01, 2013 05:56 |  #8

Nice ones!

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Jul 01, 2013 13:23 |  #9

Great shots Paul, I love these.

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Jul 01, 2013 21:33 |  #10

Lovely shots. Never heard of water beads until now also.

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Jul 02, 2013 10:41 |  #11

Great shots

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Jul 05, 2013 13:08 |  #12

Neat! nice shots

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Jul 05, 2013 13:36 |  #13

nice effect

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Jul 05, 2013 14:03 |  #14

Great idea!I heard about them but never seen in shops.

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Jul 06, 2013 03:22 |  #15

Thanks for sharing.

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