A dream of what thou wert

April 15, 2007 9:24 AM

Soap Bubble Photos.
posted by Wolfdog (20 comments total)

Also.
posted by Wolfdog at 9:24 AM on April 15, 2007

There is something very menacing about those bubbles.
posted by bigmusic at 9:29 AM on April 15, 2007

but isn't our lives just one tiny soap bubble hovering in eternity - we dance on air for one eyeblink, and the next we go 'poof' ?...
posted by growabrain at 9:34 AM on April 15, 2007

Yes, and the finest among us are iridescent, well-rounded, and highly reflective.
posted by Wolfdog at 9:47 AM on April 15, 2007

Ha. Thanks, Wolfdog, these are great.
posted by mediareport at 10:04 AM on April 15, 2007

These are great. And this artist is, well, perhaps great, possibly has far too much time on his hands. Thanks for posting -- I just sent the link to my other list (where I send stuff headlined "Stolen from Metafilter").
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 10:35 AM on April 15, 2007

Astounding. Thanks for posting this.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 11:10 AM on April 15, 2007

If you add food colouring to water+detergent, the bubbles you blow will have a little pool of colour on the bottom but the rest of the bubble remains transparent... until now.

Zubbles, the coloured soap bubble the article in one page [popsci.com].

Or you can make your own [about.com].
posted by porpoise at 11:11 AM on April 15, 2007

Neat! Gotta get me some soap and try that!
posted by Quietgal at 1:18 PM on April 15, 2007

Beautiful pictures, wolfdog. I have a new screen saver!
posted by annieb at 2:01 PM on April 15, 2007

This thread is a fitting tribute to Don "Tiny Bubbles" Ho.
posted by ericb at 2:02 PM on April 15, 2007

I first read the post as "Stop Bubble Photos."
posted by treepour at 3:02 PM on April 15, 2007

They say that an artist can't help but reveal himself through his work.
posted by malocchio at 4:53 PM on April 15, 2007

Beautiful. Thanks!

They say that an artist can't help but reveal himself through his work.

Yeah, when I saw that, I unfortunately thought of that famous eBay teapot photo, and wondered if it was safe to keep clicking "next."
posted by Gator at 5:38 PM on April 15, 2007

Nice photos. And Gator, what's the eBay teapot photo? It may be famous, but it passed under my radar. A cursory Google turns up nuthin'.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 9:11 PM on April 15, 2007

The best soap bubble photo ever belongs to Ryan Kitson (scroll down three).

This dude passes WAYYYYY under the radar........
posted by odasaku at 9:19 PM on April 15, 2007

flapjax, google for "reflectoporn"... Don't blame me, though. I can't afford being sued for emotional trauma.
posted by Iosephus at 2:40 AM on April 16, 2007

"reflectoporn"...

Well, goddamn. Learn something new every day. What a wacky world!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:20 AM on April 16, 2007

See also Paris reflected in soap bubbles.
posted by FastGorilla at 11:06 AM on April 16, 2007

The Cornelius video for Breezin' has some great bubbles.
posted by subtle-t at 2:02 PM on April 16, 2007