Here, Paul will discuss and show some of his photography.
Kaleidoscope projections
I have been taking photos through a kaleidoscope but wanted to show them in a different manner. I decided on using ball-like projections, some of which looked quite interesting. What do you think?
I am showing these using a comparison slider so you can see the difference between the ‘standard’ look and the ‘ball projection’ – drag the slider to reveal the ‘standard look.
This first image was taken using a vintage 50mm enlarger lens to see into the Kaleidoscope:
Kaleidoscope image-1 standard lookKaleidoscope image-1 ‘Ball projection’
These next 2 pairs were taken using a vintage 24mm Pentax 110 system lens which is tiny (see the setup photos at the end):
Kaleidoscope image-2 standard lookKaleidoscope image-2 ‘Ball projection’
Kaleidoscope image-3 standard lookKaleidoscope image-3 ‘Ball projection’
These next two pairs were taken with a mobile phone:
Kaleidoscope image-4 standard lookKaleidoscope image-4 ‘Ball projection’
The ‘ball projection’ for this one also has the hues ‘shifted’:
Kaleidoscope image-5 standard look Kaleidoscope image-5 ‘Ball projection’ with colour shift
The following 2 photos show the setup for taking the middle 2 image pairs using the vintage lenses from the Pentax 110 system (110 Instamatic cartridges). As you can see, these are taken very close up – a close-up filter on the front of the lens helped a lot:
View of the camera with the tiny lens peering into the kaleidoscope
View from behind the camera showing the setup
This ‘ball projection’ has, I feel, made the images more interesting – I shall try other methods…
Author: Paul L.G. Morris
I am an amateur photographer whose photography is mostly of gardens, nature and the rural environment. My specialities are close-ups, panoramic views, or a combination of both that I call 'Nearscapes'. I work mostly for my own interest having closed my business PM Studios Ltd.
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