Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]GORGEOUS! My wife Kitty (retired teacher and bubble enthusiast) says you might try adding some glycerine to the bubble solution, tends to make them a bit tougher and longer lasting. Like maybe a tablespoon in one of the small (4oz) bottles is where she starts. ric > On Jan 30, 2023, at 3:13 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > My wife got me some bubble solution for Christmas thinking I might try > freezing them when it got cold like I did a few years back. Well, last > night it got down to 9F (-13C) so I gave it a try. Not quite cold enough > as they were popping as they hit the ground, so I tried a few things and > finally got a few bubbles to survive and freeze. > > Frozen Bubble-3138-Edit (leica-users.org) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w23/Frozen+Bubble-3138-Edit.jpg.html> > > Frozen Bubble-3146-Edit (leica-users.org) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w23/Frozen+Bubble-3146-Edit.jpg.html> > > A closer crop of the second one > > Frozen Bubble-3146-Edit-2 (leica-users.org) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w23/Frozen+Bubble-3146-Edit-2.jpg.html> > > But what caught my eye was when peeping around on the first shot I saw the > ice crystals on the blades of grass. Here if a very tight crop. > > Frozen Bubble-3138-Edit-2 (leica-users.org) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w23/Frozen+Bubble-3138-Edit-2.jpg.html> > > I was just using the 24-120Z lens for these. It is suppose to get cold > again tonight so I will have to bring out the big gun (100/APO) and try > the ice crystals w/o having to crop much. > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > > -- > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information