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Jan 04, 2015 14:11 | #1

Something different from my usual winter splashes.

Johnson's baby oil in water that has a few drops of detergent in it.

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Christmas card used for the bg of this one.

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The set-up. One upturned glass bowl resting on 4 coasters which gives me that bit of space at the base so I can swap and move backgrounds. Another bowl on top filled with water with a few drops of detergent added to stop the oil from clumping together and forming one huge oil slik. Two flashes, one at each side with black card on top of them to try and reduce the glare from hitting the oil drops, need to work on that a bit more me thinks.

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Jan 04, 2015 14:33 | #2

These are fabulous,George.

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Jan 04, 2015 15:35 | #3

nice and cheery

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Jan 04, 2015 15:37 as a reply to @ racketman's post | #4

Very, very nice

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Jan 04, 2015 16:48 | #5

This is awesome! Any chance you could post a pic side on of the setup?

Love it, want to try this myself! :-)

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Jan 05, 2015 00:59 | #6

Lovely series
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Jan 05, 2015 13:49 | #7

Cracking shots again. Really like these - they would make superb abstract canvass pics

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Jan 05, 2015 16:24 | #8

Thanks for the comments folks. Great abstract canvas idea, Linda, will def look into this.

Nortonski wrote in post #17366076

This is awesome! Any chance you could post a pic side on of the setup?

Love it, want to try this myself! :-)

Thanks for the comment. I only took one more shot of the set-up, hope this helps.

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Jan 05, 2015 17:41 | #9

Worcester Lad wrote in post #17367767

Thanks for the comments folks. Great abstract canvas idea, Linda, will def look into this.

Thanks for the comment. I only took one more shot of the set-up, hope this helps.

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Perfect!

Thanks, I'll get some time to play shortly so will give it a go

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Jan 05, 2015 18:09 | #10

Wonderful shots, George. This is something I should try during this dreadful winter but the backlog still awaits me...

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Jan 05, 2015 18:43 | #11

George - these are great! Big thanks for your sharing of the bts shots. Very inspirational! Also agree with Linda that these would look great as abstract enlargements. Nice job - thanks again for sharing!

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Jan 06, 2015 16:44 | #12

Thanks Ish & Ken.

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Jan 07, 2015 04:46 | #13

Worcester Lad wrote in post #17367767

Thanks for the comments folks. Great abstract canvas idea, Linda, will def look into this.

In fact the more I look at these, acrylics would look even better.

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Jan 07, 2015 12:14 | #14

Beautiful shots George.

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Jan 07, 2015 12:28 | #15

Great shots!! I did this a few years back and found that by using different oils I could get the drops much more spherical and uniform. Give it a go. I'm sure you'll have fun.

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