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Photo from a session i had way back.I just really like the glow in the ball, so i converted it to duo tone and gave it a massive blur-layer in photoshop.
It is a water ball on a cd, very regular with water on cd, but hopefully it is a tad more abstract than the regular.
Some might find the empty space a bit much, but i wanted a left centered composition here.
And i think the empty space enhances the zen feeling i was going for.
welcome to use as a wallpaper, but not for re-use.
Thats about it, if you have any questions, just ask!
Oh, and i don't know the English word for these "waterballs"
Not really the Norwegian either.
But it is tiny plastic like objects that expands and become bigger with water. ( about 500% its original size )
They have no practical use, other then giving me photo sessions and decorating a home.
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finally, the video is done. Hope you like the feature of your work!
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Perfect! and another that I would love to use it in a short video that I am making about emptying the mind. Credit would, of course, be given. Please let me know your thoughts. My written work is at www.BlazingLight.net and the free online meditations that I offer are at www.LivingAwarenessMeditation.net Looking forward to hearing from you. Peace!
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I know why a word to describe this doesn't exist... It's too beautiful. I think I'll stay here and stare at it.
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i love the way you capture the beauty of the things in your photography<3 keep going with the great work n__n
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Very beautiful indeed.
When I looked at your photo the following came into my mind,
"Alignment with the present moment is the end of karma."
Thank you for sharing your art!
Angelika
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This is absolutely beautiful, this picture.
Also, I searched "Waterballs" on Google, looking for the name, and checked out a YouTube video to see if the description said anything.
They are Water Absorbing Beads, and are more commonly knows as imbibition balls., and they can be found in flowershops. (:
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I love this. The way the water is spherical adds to the peacefulness really effectively.
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Amazing! I love the colour combination and peace of the whole photo
p.s. Can those waterballs be brought somewhere ?
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Thank you
Yes, i think they can be bought in flowershops.
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I've featured this beautiful piece of art in my latest journal. If you want me to remove it, just note me. Have a great day!
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Thank you for the features
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This is so beautiful and soothing to look at. The softness and the blues are so dreamy and nice, I really love it.
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something about all your photos makes me happy
beautiful
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Your photography is amazing! ^___^
I love this drop, it's so perfectly round shaped 
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ps. I had never heard of these waterballs, but they sound really cool! Where could I buy some?
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ah..I have some "waterballs" at home and I just love staring at them
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This is a beautiful piece of work. I am curious as to how you achieve your split-toning: do you use Lightroom?
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Thank you
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Interesting stuff; I've always just used colour balance adjustments then hue/saturation after switching to black & white to get any split toning effects when not using Lightroom's intuitive system, so this is informative indeed. Thank-you for that. ;)
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This is an amasing photo.
I want to do something likethis for my end of year pohotgraphy portfolio but im not sure how i would go about it.
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Well first of you need a macro lens or a lens capable of taking close-ups, then you need to find out how you want to compose the shot.
It is best to set up everything before you try, that is the beauty of still-life, there is no randomness.
A light source needs to be placed if you want a strong light and shadow effect, here i placed it from above, it is up to you
the texture the object is on is also important, in this case i had to blur it due to the fact that it was to harsh. Oh, and it is taken in a dark room, only the Ikea lamp lightning up, that way you can get a nice surrounding darkness, and need less contrast and vignette work in the post processing. Hope that was a tad helpful. Good luck!
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it will get back to you, it us currently figuring out my future
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How do you get this effect, I've been trying to do it forever but fail every time.
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The reflection effect on a circular surface.
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Ah, i find the reflection easier to achieve with one light source in a dark room. In this case i had a 60w lamp over the object to bring out a good contrast and shadow.
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