Showing posts with label orbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orbs. Show all posts

Sunday, January 25, 2009

How to Photograph Orbs

Jim's Waterfall Photo
Jim's Icicle Photo

To get orbs it helps to use a compact camera with its flash on.

Then go into a dusty atmosphere, or rain, or underwater, or a swarm of midges, or pollen - if you can't find them you can make your own:

Backscatter from Dust

The above was after shaking a dusty rug in the air.

The next are from water droplets sprayed into the air:

Backscatter from Water 2

Backscatter from Water 3

Backscatter from Water 4

Backscatter from Water 1

And maybe you can see the backscatter from flour here:

Backscatter from Flour


Update: It just started to rain so I got this:

Flashy Rain