Back in December, I was stalking checking on my Facebook friends when I saw a really neat picture. It was the Eiffel Tower, but it was upside down and appeared to be inside a glass sphere. What is this devilry? I immediately reached out to my best friend Google and, in no time, learned this sorcery comes from a contraption brand named Lensball. Now, we all know, I’m not much for brand names. Come to find out, lots of companies produce crystal glass spheres for photography (or meditation or sorcery). I had to have one!! I mentioned it to Steve, in passing, asking his thoughts. “Wouldn’t it be fun to play with?”
A few days went by and I couldn’t stand it any longer, I HAD to have one! So, I ordered one off of Amazon. Little did I know, my most thoughtful husband also ordered me one. Well, now they’ve arrived. What can I do with them?
First, I took it into the back yard at my dad’s house, looked around and thought, “Gee, what can I take a picture of?” Oh, I know…daddy’s neighbor’s house…
Or, maybe just the landscape…
These pictures were “ok” but nothing like the ones I’d seen on the internet. It must just take practice. So…I’ve been practicing!
First I drove to a local beach at sunrise to try and capture the moment…
Then, I took it with us on a long weekend. We went to Ponce Inlet Lighthouse…
I took it to the park with my friend Dawn from Random Bits of Trial and Error…
Then, back to the beach…
I certainly haven’t mastered it yet, but it sure is fun playing with it!
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You’ve got it down! I like when you rotate the sphere image (especially the one of the beach and birds) and blur out the background. I loved watching you play with it while we were in Inverness. I’ve been contemplating getting one. You always take such lovely photographs, though. Happy Manatees and safe travels. Can’t wait ’til we meet up again.
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Thanks Dawn. You’d really enjoy playing with one! Happy Manatees and hugs to you too!
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Wow! What a neat gadget! I’ve seen those photos before too and always thought they looked so cool. It would be great to play with them in a place with great sunsets and distinct horizons (the beach) or foregrounds … (the Arizona desert with some saguaro cacti comes to mind.) So much fun to imagine what you could create with a simple piece of glass! And that’s a damn good hubby you got!!!!
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Yep, he’s a keeper! I’m really looking forward to experimenting with it some more.
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Very cool. I think I like it better rotated, but the best ones are the creative uses like the lighthouse, I think. Anything like this that boosts creativity is good.
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Thanks Jeff, it’s been fun trying something different.
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That looks like a lot of fun. I agree with Jeff that increasing creativity is always a fabulous thing. I like the lighthouse one as well but the two balls together is also very cool.
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Thank you Sue. I’ve really been having fun with them.
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