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 12/28/2013 12:02:13 PM · #1
Frozen bubbles

Wow! I have to try this one cold day!
 12/28/2013 12:08:53 PM · #2
Oh wow! We have some really cold temps coming Sunday night, I will see what I can do!
 12/28/2013 12:09:39 PM · #3
That's awesome!
 12/28/2013 01:05:02 PM · #4
No freezing temps forecast for now but I wonder if this would work in the freezer as well?
12/28/2013 01:09:41 PM · #5
Originally posted by Enlightened:
Frozen bubbles

Wow! I have to try this one cold day!


Beautiful. Almost makes me wish for a nice little freeze. (but not a very big wish)
It's interesting that the author suggests Karo Syrup for the bubbles.
I've always used a mix of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid and glycerin for bubble blowing.
Wonder if that would make a difference in the cold bubbles.
 12/28/2013 01:25:03 PM · #6
Wow, looks like fun to try!
 12/28/2013 01:30:46 PM · #7
Thank you for enlightening me. Purchasing a bottle of these bubbles is now part of my short term plan.
 12/28/2013 01:43:23 PM · #8
LOVE
 12/28/2013 04:03:48 PM · #9
Those are so beautiful! I can't ever attempt to simulate these as I never experience such low temperatures.
 12/28/2013 04:24:37 PM · #10
Originally posted by jomari:
Those are so beautiful! I can't ever attempt to simulate these as I never experience such low temperatures.


I wonder if you took stuff out of your freezer for a few minutes and blew a few into there if that might work for you. Just a thought.
 12/28/2013 04:27:19 PM · #11
It is 7:30am here. The temp outside is 30 deg C (86F). I am looking at those bubbles, wishing I could be there to try that, too. Sadly, our lowest temps on a VERY rare winter night might get as low as 6C/42F, so that will never happen.

Later on this afternoon when we hit the expected 42C/107F, I'll come back and do some more daydreaming over those lovely, lovely photos.

Thanks for sharing!
 12/28/2013 04:29:19 PM · #12
Originally posted by Trotterjay:

I wonder if you took stuff out of your freezer for a few minutes and blew a few into there if that might work for you. Just a thought.


Interesting idea, but when the kitchen is stupidly hot, I bet the temperature of the freezer with an open door would rise very quickly, and then there is the lighting and background issue, too. I don't think we can pull that one off :-(
 12/28/2013 04:31:56 PM · #13
Originally posted by Trotterjay:
Originally posted by jomari:
Those are so beautiful! I can't ever attempt to simulate these as I never experience such low temperatures.


I wonder if you took stuff out of your freezer for a few minutes and blew a few into there if that might work for you. Just a thought.


Or maybe make arrangements with a large supermarket, restaurant, or big-box store which has a walk-in freezer ...

Message edited by author 2013-12-28 16:32:54.
 12/28/2013 04:53:06 PM · #14
ooooh. excellent idea.

I like bubbles :)
 12/28/2013 04:59:11 PM · #15
Very beautiful! I wonder if we have some supplies around the house here. Right now it is +3°C, but Sunday night we are looking at lows between -22°C and -24°C (-8°F and -12°F).
 12/28/2013 06:58:09 PM · #16
Why didn't you post this 3 weeks ago when it was -10F here?! I can't wait till it gets freezing cold again now!
 12/29/2013 01:01:06 AM · #17
Originally posted by Beetle:
It is 7:30am here. The temp outside is 30 deg C (86F). I am looking at those bubbles, wishing I could be there to try that, too. Sadly, our lowest temps on a VERY rare winter night might get as low as 6C/42F, so that will never happen.

Later on this afternoon when we hit the expected 42C/107F, I'll come back and do some more daydreaming over those lovely, lovely photos.

Thanks for sharing!


Originally posted by aliqui:
Why didn't you post this 3 weeks ago when it was -10F here?! I can't wait till it gets freezing cold again now!

jomari tanguera and anyone else who wants to join in!

Maybe it's time everyone visits Ottawa! Ray is close by as is Snaffles and RyanW! It will be -28C on New Years day, we can celebrate with bubbles, both the ones in a bottle and the soap ones! :)
 12/29/2013 01:09:05 AM · #18
Originally posted by Enlightened:
Originally posted by Beetle:
It is 7:30am here. The temp outside is 30 deg C (86F). I am looking at those bubbles, wishing I could be there to try that, too. Sadly, our lowest temps on a VERY rare winter night might get as low as 6C/42F, so that will never happen.

Later on this afternoon when we hit the expected 42C/107F, I'll come back and do some more daydreaming over those lovely, lovely photos.

Thanks for sharing!


Originally posted by aliqui:
Why didn't you post this 3 weeks ago when it was -10F here?! I can't wait till it gets freezing cold again now!

jomari tanguera and anyone else who wants to join in!

Maybe it's time everyone visits Ottawa! Ray is close by as is Snaffles and RyanW! It will be -28C on New Years day, we can celebrate with bubbles, both the ones in a bottle and the soap ones! :)


Anyone wishing to visit with me had best do it soon as I will be departing on January 3rd to visit with my dear friend Beetle and her husband plamprec in Australia. We will, amongst other things, be visiting Tasmania.

Here is hoping I can cope with the heat... and yes I will keep an eye out for the spiders :O)

Ray
 12/29/2013 01:14:50 AM · #19
Originally posted by Beetle:
Originally posted by Trotterjay:

I wonder if you took stuff out of your freezer for a few minutes and blew a few into there if that might work for you. Just a thought.


Interesting idea, but when the kitchen is stupidly hot, I bet the temperature of the freezer with an open door would rise very quickly, and then there is the lighting and background issue, too. I don't think we can pull that one off :-(


You could ask Paul to take you to that meat warehouse that he and I visited a few times... trust me when I tell you it is rather cool in there... I almost felt like I needed long pants in there. :O)

Ray
 12/29/2013 08:32:40 AM · #20
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Trotterjay:
[quote=jomari] Those are so beautiful! I can't ever attempt to simulate these as I never experience such low temperatures.


...Or maybe make arrangements with a large supermarket, restaurant, or big-box store which has a walk-in freezer ...


A walk-in cooler is what I think you mean. Could work but they're usually not very big and uhmm tend to be full of food which depending on where you are, is either well-wrapped or sloppily done! Would have to be careful to not get soap splatter on stuff.
 12/30/2013 10:54:41 AM · #21
This morning I woke up to -14F (-26C) temps, so I figured I would grab a container of bubbles and see what happens.

They really do freeze before they hit the ground. Some of them shatter, some don't. The ones that don't like to roll away in the wind!

I didn't get any photos yet, as I'm just trying to figure out what works best.

Things I learned from 3 minutes of playing (that's all the time I had):
1. I need a better soap solution. The one I have doesn't make good bubbles. I am going to look into adding Karo Syrup, to see if that strengthens the bonds.
2. We had a spell of warm weather which made the snow icy. Whenever a bubble hit the ice topped snow, it would shatter. I need some fresh/soft snow to hopefully make these fall gently
3. At these temperatures, the sun shine didn't seem to matter. The article talks about the sun instantly melting the bubbles, but it's too cold for that here :)
4. Having a second person to blow the bubbles while I run around with the camera could help a LOT.
5. A gelled wireless flash in one hand could be useful for lighting the bubbles in interesting ways.

We are supposed to get some new fluffy snow soon, followed by similar frigid temps, so maybe I will get another chance soon.
 12/30/2013 11:00:15 AM · #22
Originally posted by giantmike:
This morning I woke up to -14F (-26C) temps, so I figured I would grab a container of bubbles and see what happens.

They really do freeze before they hit the ground. Some of them shatter, some don't. The ones that don't like to roll away in the wind!

I didn't get any photos yet, as I'm just trying to figure out what works best.

Things I learned from 3 minutes of playing (that's all the time I had):
1. I need a better soap solution. The one I have doesn't make good bubbles. I am going to look into adding Karo Syrup, to see if that strengthens the bonds.
2. We had a spell of warm weather which made the snow icy. Whenever a bubble hit the ice topped snow, it would shatter. I need some fresh/soft snow to hopefully make these fall gently
3. At these temperatures, the sun shine didn't seem to matter. The article talks about the sun instantly melting the bubbles, but it's too cold for that here :)
4. Having a second person to blow the bubbles while I run around with the camera could help a LOT.
5. A gelled wireless flash in one hand could be useful for lighting the bubbles in interesting ways.

We are supposed to get some new fluffy snow soon, followed by similar frigid temps, so maybe I will get another chance soon.


Hey Giant,

That was really helpful. Thanks for sharing some pointers. I'm looking forward to trying this myself.

Message edited by author 2013-12-30 11:01:03.
 12/30/2013 11:28:26 AM · #23
Originally posted by Trotterjay:
Originally posted by giantmike:
This morning I woke up to -14F (-26C) temps, so I figured I would grab a container of bubbles and see what happens.

They really do freeze before they hit the ground. Some of them shatter, some don't. The ones that don't like to roll away in the wind!

I didn't get any photos yet, as I'm just trying to figure out what works best.

Things I learned from 3 minutes of playing (that's all the time I had):
1. I need a better soap solution. The one I have doesn't make good bubbles. I am going to look into adding Karo Syrup, to see if that strengthens the bonds.
2. We had a spell of warm weather which made the snow icy. Whenever a bubble hit the ice topped snow, it would shatter. I need some fresh/soft snow to hopefully make these fall gently
3. At these temperatures, the sun shine didn't seem to matter. The article talks about the sun instantly melting the bubbles, but it's too cold for that here :)
4. Having a second person to blow the bubbles while I run around with the camera could help a LOT.
5. A gelled wireless flash in one hand could be useful for lighting the bubbles in interesting ways.

We are supposed to get some new fluffy snow soon, followed by similar frigid temps, so maybe I will get another chance soon.


Hey Giant,

That was really helpful. Thanks for sharing some pointers. I'm looking forward to trying this myself.


+1
Try this Recipe I can't wait to try. If I can get it to work with the small bubbles I will then try it with the big bubbles!
 01/01/2014 07:30:26 PM · #24
Ok, another try down. This time I got a few photos, but not great. Lighting was an issue. The blow has good lighting from the rising sun. I had overcast skies, and no external flash available.

More lessons learned:
1. Big bubbles are the enemy. They are weaker than smaller bubbles. Big bubbles popped when they hit the new soft snow of today. The little bubbles more often stayed for a bit.
2. It's really helpful to let the bubble solution cool down. If you have it at room temperature (70F), it takes a while to freeze down to -10F. Instead, if its cooled down to 40F, that is a lot less cooling needed to freeze the liquid.
3. The Karo syrup recipe worked ok, but not really that much better than store bought bubbles.
4. Manual focus is your friend, as these bubbles didn't give much to focus on (at least not with the light from overcast skies)

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I will certainly give it another shot. If only I could get someone in my house to blow the bubbles while I moved a flash around and took photos.
 01/01/2014 10:19:46 PM · #25
Gave this a shot. I think I prefer 'live' bubbles, but this was an interesting experiment. I opted for the whole group instead of just one.. pretty cool results actually

Message edited by author 2014-01-01 22:25:46.
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