kaleidoscope

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I shot this handheld through the viewing lens of the giant kaleidoscope at the museum not long ago. It uses colored liquids to achieve the multicolored effect. It looks out through the second floor window onto East Ave. There always seems to be a car parked there every time I go up there. I’ll post another photo if I can get one without the car.

12 thoughts on “kaleidoscope”

Malin H February 5, 2015 at 3:12 am

Kaleidoscopic cosmos! Great work, K.

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oneowner Post authorFebruary 5, 2015 at 8:07 am

Thanks, Malin. I have more work to do on this subject.

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1. Malin H February 5, 2015 at 8:31 am
  
  When there’s no car parked, I guess. 😉 Look forward to see more in the future.

TomDills February 5, 2015 at 8:09 am

That’s really cool, Ken! You can’t really tell that there’s a car there but it would be interesting to see how it looked without.

We have a sculpture here in Charlotte that is covered with mirrored glass. It makes a good spot for self portraits but is hard to keep out other distracting reflections.

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oneowner Post authorFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:48 am

Thanks, Tom. The installer could not achieve the proper angle of the eyepiece and it looks farther out than the design intended. I don’t think anyone really notices, though, especially the kids.

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Meanderer February 5, 2015 at 10:02 am

What a great idea! Love it.

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oneowner Post authorFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:58 pm

Thanks, Meanderer. You can do this, too!

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Howard Grill February 9, 2015 at 1:00 pm

Very cool abstract. Do the elements and liquid move around and change shapes and colors?

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oneowner Post authorFebruary 9, 2015 at 3:46 pm

Thanks, Howard. There is some color differences as the disks rotate and the circles and triangles move. Since the color comes from the liquid at the far end there is some limitations on the variety of hues.

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1. Howard Grill February 12, 2015 at 1:32 pm
  
  Wonder what a long exposure would look like?