Hi all 😁 Branching out see’s me still in Cumbernauld House Park. Holding the lensball steady in one hand & the camera in the other is quite tricky; any movement is amplified, leading to out of focus, blurry shots. One potential solution is finding something to place the lensball on, preferably without it rolling away; & so to branches 😀
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Added bonus; you get some great close-ups of the bark & lichen that the lensball is on, & inverting the picture makes it look as if the ball is defying gravity 👏 Sometimes, though, a judicious finger is required to stop the lensball disappearing (last two shots) 😂
I love your idea of placing the lens ball in the trees. I was wondering if that could potentially scratch the lens ball or is it fairly hardy? I am assuming you didn’t have an issue….
They are really solid, and no issues so far. I am thinking of getting a small bean bag to sit it on so I can put it on rocks, concrete or metal; so that it won’t roll off, or get scratched 😃
Good idea!
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I really like these.
Thanks, Anne 😊 Great to play around with 😃
You are most definitely have fun these days!! 😀 Wonderful photos.
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What a cool toy! Must get one of those. 😀 Your photos are fabulous! 👌
Thanks, Debbie 😊 A lot of fun to play with 😃
Amazing shots! The lensball seems to amplify the beauty all around it.
Thank you 😘
Very cool!
This looks like so much fun Jez and I especially love the shots where the lens ball is balanced between the two branches 🙂
Thanks 😊 Lots more fun to be had yet 😃
Oooh, I do like all these lensball shots… I might need to get me one of those sometime soon… 🙂
Would highly recommend it, Ruth; they area lot of fun to play around with 😃
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Wonderful shots in the tree branches.. I took mine for a walk yesterday.. I’ve yet to see how they turned out but I got some funny looks while shooting hahaha 🙂
Likewise 😂 Looking forward to seeing your shots 😃
How amazing!
These are both beautiful and fascinating. I love the colours and perspectives that people get with them.
Thanks, Karen 😊