Crystal Icons

So I saw Scott's blog a ways back and decided to buy a crystal ball and play around with it last summer. ; It was a lot of fun, especially when I would ask a stranger to hold it up for a shot. ; I had the help of my wife and daughter for these four shots. ; The one of Cinderella Castle you can see that the ball when held up to the sun can act much like a magnifying glass and my daughter's thumb was getting fried!

Animal Kingdom

A Crystal Icon: Animal Kingdom by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

Hollywood Studios

A Crystal Icon: Studios by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

Magic Kingdom

A Crystal Icon: Magic Kingdom by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

Epcot

A Crystal Icon:Epcot by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

 

Very cool effect. I've got to get one one these. ; - Garry Rollins

 

The only weird thing is looking at the icons upside down...


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Great idea. I love it.

 

Thanks guys. ; Yep, I played around with turning them, but then the hand appeared to be more weird. ; I may try it again and be closer to the icons so that they will appear a little larger, except maybe Spaceship Earth.

 

These are great! I wonder if you could look thru 2 balls to turn the image upright?



Erich

 

Or have the holder hold the sphere upside down and rotate photo 180 degrees. ; Although you would run the risk of dropping the sphere...


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Thanks Erich! ; Do you think that Disney would frown upon the idea of shooting through "two balls?"

 

I realized that I could just have the holder rotate their hand some and then it would not look too weird if I flipped it.

 

Wouw great effect ;

 

Thanks!!!

Here is another from last summer


Through a Crystal Ball by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

 

Found this one today looking through last summer's photos.


Through a Crystal Ball IX by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

 

Thanks Jeff!