Tracks In The Snow.
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Double, double toil and trouble; water freezing, and corn syrup bubbles. Not exactly a Shakespearean moment…
I happened upon some remarkable images of bubbles, frozen and held intact. They where quite beautiful with great detail in wonderful light. <<read/see more>>
I thought to myself, “how hard can this be.” I searched for a bubble solution recipe, acquired my supplies and readied my mix. 6 cups water to 1 cup dish soap to 1/4 cup corn syrup. I equated this to 7:1/4 or 3.5:1/8 as I had bubble solution from the store and wasn’t going to mix completely from scratch. This is where I may have went wrong right from the start. I needed bubble-blowing implements and they naturally come in the store-bought solutions. I didn’t feel any need to dump that and start from scratch. After an initial failure, I began to dabble. I steadily and generously continued to add corn syrup until the bubbles held and froze. I ended up at 3 1/2:1 1/2 ratio of bubble solution to corn syrup. The other issue I encountered was wind on the deck; that just doesn’t work. I move my operation into the garage and blew my bubble on to an old card table. The whole exercise was not a complete fail. I succeeded in making a few frozen bubble. I certainly succeeded in make a mess.
The bubbles didn’t freeze fast enough with the garage door closed. The freeze time greatly improved with the door open, but the wind popped a lot. I’ll have to give this another whirl tomorrow perhaps when it will be even colder and I may not need the garage door open. We’ll see.
I think I have the solution mix down and just need to practice in creating and placing the bubbles. Here are my prize shots of the afternoon.
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Previously published @ outdoorguyphotography.com // iPro Lens System Parts: 1 |2 | 3 | 4
My fish eye arrived and I was instantly enthralled by the extreme field of view (FOV). This lens is even more fun than the super-wide or macro. With a 35mm equivalent of 12mm – this is super duper ultra wide lens 2.5 times wider than the iPhone all on its own.
| LENS | iPhone | Fisheye |
| DESIGN | N/A | 3 elements |
| FOV STILL | 62° | 160° |
| FOV VIDEO | 46° | 120° |
| 35MM EQUIVALENT STILL | 30mm | 12mm |
| 35MM EQUIVALENT VIDEO | 42mm | 16mm |
I volunteered at the local Humane Society to do pet photos with Santa this past season. We were in a small room at the facility. This appeared to be a perfect place to demonstrate the seemingly all-encompassing fish-eye. You can see from the two images below the difference this lens makes.
iPhone only
iPhone with Fish Eye lens
The 160 degree FOV really captures the scene. I was able to get a fellow photography completely in the frame as he AirDropped his Christmas list on couch as we waited for the next wave of pets.
I can wait to get this lens out in nature when it warms up some. There is no doubt unlimited potential for fun with it.
Wrap Up
If you are looking to expand on your iPhone’s photographic capabilities, definitely check out the iPro Lens System from Schneider Optics. Just so we are square, I was fortunate enough to receive this IPRO 5S TRIO KIT SERIES 2 kit free, no strings attached in the mail. Schneider Optics did not ask for a review or have any other stipulations; it just arrived in the mail. I was very surprised and impressed. I have enjoyed it so much that I bought the fish eye lens and some other accessories.
I do believe this is a solid, quality product. There is a telephoto lens available, but I struggle to see the point and only mounted it once. Additionally, there isn’t a whole lot of difference between the wide and super-wide. Either one or the other would be adequate I am sure. The only other item to note is the case required to use the system. This is only a minor annoyance given the fun I’ve had with this product.
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