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Macabre Mud
Published: 2008-08-24 10:53:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 45860; Favourites: 2070; Downloads: 0
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This is a REAL photograph of REAL mud in Iceland. It is NOT a photo-manipulation or 3D render.Macabre patterns are formed as volcanic mud bubbles up to the surface in Iceland.
Huge single bubbles were growing and bursting in a volcanic mud pool. The bubbles grew to about 18in (45cm) in diameter then burst suddenly and the heavy mud collapsed in on itself. This image shows the instant of collapse, just a tiny fraction of a second, but incredibly complex shapes are formed as the surface of the bubble breaks up.
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I hope you get to visit again
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I argue with my sister-in-law(?) that photography is as much "being there" as actually being a good photographer... She doesnΒ΄t agree, but I think this picture, in a way, proves my point.
Awesome picture!
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I agree with you that 'being there' is essential, but your sister-in-law is right in as much as it is all worth nothing without carrying the right camera, lens and the technical and aesthetic skills to use them.
I know from experience that if you send a bad photographer to a great location, no matter how perfect the timing, how advanced the equipment and no matter how good the subject, you'll still end up with disappointing results.
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Bad is always bad.
I noticed on DA that for example nude photos tend to look the same except for a very few photographers (there are also some really, really bad). Then there is an example of a technically good one (no names) that takes really boring pictures.
We also argue over B/W is cheating (I donΒ΄t like B/W)...
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Truly incredible that you captured the collapsing of the bubble.
It is a down-right amazing shot that I doubt could've been captured if you had waited a second more to go.
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I can't make a comment worth the awesomeness. You are truly amazing for capturing this.
I don't even like photography that much but this is amazing.
Do you have a book I can buy?
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Wow, incredible work! That is seriously unique and intense. Well done.
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Really interesting shot!! The more you look the better it gets XD, Fave (:
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Yes, it is quite hypnotic when you stare at it for a while.
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Hi!
I just wanted to let you know that this has been featured in the APN Daily Deviations - March 2011 news article
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Nothing less than fantastic alien sculpture...
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beautiful i love looking at pictures like this it make me really think
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That is absolutely outstanding. Nature really does create some of the greatest art on it's own.
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Nature is truly incredible.
Capturing an image at just the right moment is one of the best feelings in the world.
When it's taken from nature - the terrifying, uncontrollable beast - it makes it even more so.
It's as if something so much more powerful then you, chose to let you glimpse something wonderful for just a moment.
I get the same feeling of satisfaction seeing others success with photography.
This is truly beautiful.
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Wow...don't really know what to say for this as I'm just totally blown away by its stunning intricacy. It's beautiful in the complex simplicity of the shot; one that only a Nikon would make so grand. 
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I did not realise at the time, just how complex the patterns would turn out to be.
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It's rare we ever remember the little things like that, that they can make such a big difference, but indeed they do make all the difference in the world. They make pictures like this epic! 
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it make me really want to stick one of my fingers into it ...
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The mud is in a volcanic vent, so probably not a good idea!
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this is just...amazing!!!!
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This so amazing, I am unable to tear my eyes away from it. I keep peering deeper into the structure of it, amazed at the complexity. Kudos to you!
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Looks amazing
but i got one question
Why is the Shutter Speed:10/10000 second... doesn't it mean 1/1000 second? It kinda confused me
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It is a quirk of the way that the camera saves exif data. Yes it does mean 1/1000 .
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3D render = months and months of work.
Actual photograph = one instant of awesome.
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This is gold - great shapes and diffuse light . Does look like a 3D render with occlusion but shapes are super complicated. ten thumbs up
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wow this is simply amazing! I love the shadows and all the different shapes!!!! U must have an amazin cameral to capture this and a really fast and precise finger to click it!!!!!!!!!^^
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I LITERALLY said out loud the second I realized this was a photography. "OH MY GOD!" 
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You're wrong, you are wrong, you're so very very wrong. It's a fake, you can't tell me it's real, I'm a pessimist and a realist, and there is nothing you can ever do to convince me it's not a 3D program.......just kidding, looks like it's full of awesome-sauce, though. And no, there isn't a 3D program out there than can simulate this....at least not this real. Carrara can come close, but no cigar, and maybe some of the water simulation plug ins, but nothing else comes close, not even them, to the work of Mother Nature, or God, or whatever powers that be created this....I mean beyond the people who created your camera, and your vehicle to get there, and.....so on and so forth, LOL!
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Superb capture! This is where such moments require patience and fortunate timing to reveal something so wondrous the instance before it disappears!
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Wow. What a nice picture! It looks unique.
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