... This is a little bit of a new look for me. I am wondering what you think? My profile has quite a few of my typical fluids to compare. Usually m fluid work is bright, colorful and cheery but I seem to be slowly getting darker! Maybe bo surprise since I love my moody dark shots too.
Feedback welcome!
Your fluid shots always remind me of memories as a child. The 2nd and 3rd makes me think of Disney Land.
I always get a kick out of what people say these remind them of. :)
I prefer the simpler ones at the bottom, especially the fourth from the top.
How do you make them?
Thanks Arthur! I really like that one too!
I saw your explanation of dropping ink into water. Seems to be simple enough to try.Thanks.
I hope you give it a try! Please post if you do. It would be great to see what you come up with! .
I love them and it reminds me to do them again as well. I tried it two years or so ago. I used acrylic color, I wasn't that successful... ;)
My favorite is the last one!
I use ink because i like the motion it gets. If you want the 'solid' look of acrylics, try using food coloring or ink mixed with heavy cream. I would love to see what you get!
That's an awesome idea! Thank you!
Rather amazing work Ruth ... all of them are singularly unique. Reminds me of life in the ocean way way way down deep where it's dark.
Thanks Sandra! I agree that these like like sea life - from another planet maybe! :)
I like the effect with the dark background, Ruth. The simple (and apparently more difficult) ones appeal to me more immediately, but I do like the balance of the bright yellow in the first one against the less contrasty background. I really like the fourth as you know from your portfolio, and the sixth would rate highly but for being just OOF enough to distract.
Thanks Chris! I should try to re-upload that last one. It is the victim of fStoppers compression process. Interesting how this happens to random images. Thanks for the the thumbs up! I have a few to post in the next few days that are simple like the one you like in this series. Stay tuned! ;)
Hey Ruth. As with Sandra I believe each has individual character. I really like #4 & #6 due to their simplicity.
I think your technique on #4 offers so many future possibilities, the lighting on #6 gives it so much depth.
Great job as always.
Thanks Alan! I was telling Chris earlier that these are the hardest to do, even though they look the easiest. (Hint - the last 3 aren't in plain water for one thing.) Not that i mind the challenge! I can feel myself starting down a new path with these. I am enjoying the evolution of this work.
These always make me think of diffuse nebula in space, like planetary nebula and star formation regions. Maybe that's because I'm an astronomer, who knows? Of course, in both cases you have mixtures of fluids flowing into one another. Very different regimes though.
If you want to see some of what I'm talking about, Hubble has a few nice galleries.
https://hubblesite.org/images/news/34-planetary-nebulas
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/category/nebulae/