Light Interference on a Soap Bubble

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by Lesley Williamson

Uploaded 25 Jun 2009 — 57 favorites

© Lesley Williamson

The phenomenon of light reflecting off a soap bubble is rarely observed. The iridescent colours are caused by interfering light waves, some of which reflect off the outer surface which is oily and fluid. I used a macro lens in order to capture this in detail. No adjustments were made to colour or saturation in Photoshop, only a simple square crop!

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