This might look like a satellite image of an alien planet or the cover of a questionable sci-fi novel, but it’s neither. Incredibly, it’s a photograph of a humble soap bubble.
It was captured by photographer Jason Tozer for his project titled “Bubbles”. He creates bubbles using household detergent — with a little bit of glycerine so they last longer — and used a complex lighting system to create the fascinating surface patterns. He explains:
All of these bubbles are sitting on a wet ring. This gives me time to set the focus and size of the bubble, and manipulate the colours if I choose to. I blow down a straw to excite the surface of the bubble & spin the colour bands around. Occasionally a bubble will last much much longer than the others and it becomes increasingly clear as the colour bands move to the base. If I blow carefully on these, I can sometimes create the almost colorless textures, the more moon like ones.
The project was born out of testing a new camera for a magazine by photographing bubbles to test its colour capabilities. We’re glad he continued. [Jason Tozer via Peta Pixel]
Image: Jason Tozer