Dawn of a New World

[xxpinballxx]

I finally got my Chrome Ball Bearing...2" diameter and am starting to play around with it...wont get much out of it until l I get my SB-600 but all the same...still fun trying to create new things with it....
I just took this with a shallow DOF and blocking some of the flash from going to far back with a piece of white posterboard....
what do you think....

[Marmalade]

Great title. l love the sunburst effect on the ball bearing. Not sure what the gold/yellow squiggle is on the left edge of the bearing is though, It's kind of distracting.

[xxpinballxx]

you know that was a lamp that was on that I didnt even notice till uploaded and cloning it out proved to be a bit harder than one would think.....
wish I saw it in camera.

[praesentire]

Wow! It almost looks like I'm looking into starry sky through the sphere. The lamp, if blurred a bit, could look like a nebula. I love the way what looks like a fuzzy blanket seems like a lunar landscape in the ball.

I think this subject has a lot of opportunity for creativity.

[Taallyn]

Nifty item to play around with. Have fun with it and share the photos.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

Brilliant shot pinball. Great imagination.

[kerbechard]

What about cropping out everything but a close up of the sphere. Doing so kind of reminds me of the Earth Rise photo taken from the moon.

[neonfish3]

I cant believe a towel and a ball bearing could make such a great photo.
Good Job!

[xxpinballxx]

funny you should say that...i just got done looking for a great picture of the earth...a map that is that I can hold in front of it and have the reflection show in the ball bearing.
I got a bunch of ideas just need to execute them with a bit more preparation.
thanks for looking!

[FocalFrenzy]

xxpinballxx, I love this shot! It almost looks like an alien eyeball. what is the distance from the bearing to your lens? My set-up is limited to 2 feet and beyond.