Just a bubble - what do you think?

I was sitting on a jetty waiting for flying birds that never showed... bored to bits I photographed a 2-inch bubble that sailed by on the water. I think it came out cooler than I expected, what say you - is this anything?
-Anders

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GREAT SHOT! I espeically like the first one. The second one seems to have less "context". Very nice, and this is the perfect answer to the Significant Other question, "Why are you taking a picture of that?"

Thanks!

People do look at you like you're mad sometimes, pointing the camera at totally uninteresting objects...

Very nice

I too like the first one far better.

Semi-abstract, or minimalistic photography can be the greatest peice of wall material if you do not want a definite subject.

Yeah, I used to get that all the time!

Nice shots! You could probably sell a few thousand of 'em!

Very, very nice capture. Good work!

Interesting shots! I prefer the first as well. I wonder if it might work a tad better if the bubble was off-center...Probably not as I think about it. So much for the rules

Absolutely gorgeous. Well done for thinking laterally. How did you get the water to look so silky?

Thanks everyone for your nice comments!

I agree on the composition, I generally don't like to leave objects centered. I've tried a couple of crops (the best is probably cutting off a bit on the left and the bottom) but I felt I was removing some of the context with each attempt. I'll try some more...

The camera was set to ISO 400 as I was waiting for flying birds, so the images came out a little noisy. I prcessed them quite aggressively in Neatimage and Intellisharpen to get the silky/sharp combination. And the usual color/curves/saturatio​n of course.

-Anders

Maybe your instincts against cropping are right? IMNSHO, look at #1 again. The dark area above & to the left (ripple) creates a diagonal & plays off against the dark area above the (C) notice at the bottom right. Then there's the diagonal coming down from the upper right. It all creates a nice frame for the bubble & leads my eye around the pic.

If I were to crop it at all, maybe a small amount from the left edge. Make a couple of prints. Put one on the 'fridge & one in the bathroom. Then see which one grows on you the most over time.

Very nice!,. I like them both, but I must say I think the second image is the winner here.

Speechless

That is amazing, I had a few ideads about trying to capture some bubbles but nothing that would look like that Incredible

The only thing I can add is:

So simple but so effective

Great image
David

Thief!!! You stole the words right out of my mouth. Or is it fingers?