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Posted by Teresa Hanafin, Boston.com Staff  February 1, 2010 08:02 AM
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Photo by Carl_Reid


And the winner is ...

Sara, who wrote, "I think this is a layer of (olive? veggie?) oil on water ... probably in a holographic container that is relatively flat due to clarity. The oil has been stirred to call separate circles and different sizes."

That was the closest guess, Carl said: "It is olive oil on water and I've used some holographic wrapping paper to provide the background colours!"

Carl shot this photo with a Samsung GX10 using an exposure of 1/20 sec. at f/8, ISO 100, and a focal length of 105mm.



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36 comments so far...

  1. Oil droplets in water. I'm guessing that the colors come from internal reflection due to the thinness of the film. There are air bubbles in the oil drops - perhaps the mixture was prepared on a microscope slide with a coverslip on top?

    Posted by Jill Henry February 18, 10 08:50 AM

  1. Oil and water.

    Posted by Matt February 18, 10 09:28 AM

  1. condensation beads

    Posted by Steven 1 February 18, 10 10:09 AM

  1. Oil and water

    Posted by JZ February 18, 10 10:12 AM

  1. poppy seeds, oil and water on glass

    Posted by ChelleR February 18, 10 10:40 AM

  1. Hand sanitizer

    Posted by Dawn February 18, 10 10:57 AM

  1. Bath beads.

    Posted by Mary Bufis February 18, 10 11:32 AM

  1. I think this is a layer of (olive? veggie?) oil on water ... probably in a holographic container that is relatively flat due to clarity. The oil has been stirred to call separate circles and different sizes.

    Posted by Sara February 18, 10 11:52 AM

  1. Beer bubbles in a glass of beer

    Posted by s rubin February 18, 10 01:59 PM

  1. a portion of an art print/painting

    Posted by Arleen February 18, 10 06:38 PM

  1. oil and water from a lava lamp

    Posted by KGibb February 18, 10 06:44 PM

  1. oil in water with some colorful background

    Posted by danegirl February 18, 10 08:32 PM

  1. Salad dressing (vinagrette).

    Posted by Nicole February 18, 10 11:39 PM

  1. Part of a Microsoft packaging box.

    Posted by Nancy February 19, 10 11:30 AM

  1. oil and water droplets between two glass plates

    Posted by Frederick Parena February 19, 10 11:36 AM

  1. salad dressing

    Posted by snowfields February 19, 10 11:46 AM

  1. Somewhere in the vast universe...

    of a glass of champagne

    Posted by Linda McManus February 19, 10 12:24 PM

  1. sand or pepper in water bubbles

    Posted by CJ February 19, 10 01:50 PM

  1. oil in water with a sunset for the background

    Posted by wendy Kump February 19, 10 02:35 PM

  1. Frog/amphibian eggs.

    Posted by Lizzie1355 February 19, 10 02:38 PM

  1. condensation

    Posted by coriann February 19, 10 03:12 PM

  1. Water droplets in Vegetable oil.

    Posted by lisa February 19, 10 03:42 PM

  1. ginger ale

    Posted by dk February 19, 10 03:45 PM

  1. carbonation in a glass , maybe soda?

    Posted by Jennifer Bennett February 19, 10 05:52 PM

  1. Carbonated water splashed onto a piece of well lit glass.

    Posted by patti McDermott February 19, 10 06:47 PM

  1. oil and dark glass beads on a piece of glass

    Posted by Alison February 19, 10 09:31 PM

  1. a spotted glass with water droplets on it. (Color in the background, too.)

    Posted by Soph February 19, 10 11:22 PM

  1. carbonation

    Posted by carol jonah February 20, 10 08:29 AM

  1. Cells in a petri dish mixed with watery and oily substances

    Posted by susan February 20, 10 11:13 AM

  1. bubbles in a carbonated drink magnified

    Posted by Shannon February 20, 10 06:02 PM

  1. water and oil with beads inside

    Posted by Ryan Stavros February 20, 10 11:44 PM

  1. oil in bubble bath or dish soap

    Posted by debbie young February 21, 10 08:40 AM

  1. beer

    Posted by michael February 21, 10 10:54 AM

  1. effervescent bubbles against a multi-colored lit background.

    Posted by Frank February 21, 10 01:36 PM

  1. bubbles on the side of a mug of beer

    Posted by Eduardo Santana February 22, 10 08:16 AM

  1. Shampoo/liquid soap.

    Posted by alayna February 22, 10 10:20 AM
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