Drops
November 5, 2011 4:04 AM Subscribe
Markus Reugels takes amazing pictures of drops of water. For example, Dancing Colors or Cherry on Top or Into the Coffee. Check out the whole photostream.
Part of this is guar gum and food coloring. Part of this is high-speed photography (à la Edgerton.)
Part of this is guar gum and food coloring. Part of this is high-speed photography (à la Edgerton.)
incredible! thanks for sharing
posted by greenhornet at 4:49 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by greenhornet at 4:49 AM on November 5, 2011
Wow, gorgeous. Thank you for posting this!
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars at 4:58 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars at 4:58 AM on November 5, 2011
whoa!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:08 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:08 AM on November 5, 2011
Here is his website (auf Deutsch) with more info. If you don't read German, the pictures give you an idea of how he sets it all up.
posted by TedW at 5:43 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by TedW at 5:43 AM on November 5, 2011
Reugels was born too late - he could have been the superstar of prog rock album covers.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 5:50 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 5:50 AM on November 5, 2011
And here is a guy he gets some ideas from, with a page explaining what is going on with the drops.
posted by TedW at 5:50 AM on November 5, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by TedW at 5:50 AM on November 5, 2011 [4 favorites]
That's incredible. Viewing the dynamics of water in motion opens your eyes to the myriad forces constantly working on our largely liquid bodies. It also helps explain the struggles many women have drinking water.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 5:54 AM on November 5, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 5:54 AM on November 5, 2011 [1 favorite]
I keep looking and these pictures and try to trace the path of the splashes in my head, but it's twisting my melon! Part of me would love to see video of this process to better understand exactly what's happening. But the other part of me knows that mystery really adds to the overall package.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 5:59 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 5:59 AM on November 5, 2011
A lot of them look like blown glass at first glance. Very nifty.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 6:47 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by Mister Moofoo at 6:47 AM on November 5, 2011
Those are indeed amazing. If I had seem the images without explanation I would have assumed they were computer-rendered.
posted by Wolfdog at 7:18 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by Wolfdog at 7:18 AM on November 5, 2011
Yay Vivitar 285!
posted by Drab_Parts at 8:08 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by Drab_Parts at 8:08 AM on November 5, 2011
In a similar vein, Making Paint Dance in Slow Motion Using Sound Waves.
posted by heyho at 10:24 AM on November 5, 2011
posted by heyho at 10:24 AM on November 5, 2011
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