Nucleus

[Steve Adkins]

Started with a smoke image lit with a multiple (strobe) flash. Change image to square.
Then applied polar coordinates...copied layer and flipped and blended. Some adjustments in LR. Used 45% quality to reach size limit. :eek:
Almost named it "Eye of Sauron" from Lord of the Rings.
Will post original strobe smoke...
All C&C welcome.

[Steve Adkins]

Here is the original strobe effect smoke image.

[Kerry Perkins]

This is a seriously cool mini-world! I really, really love this organically intricate and delicate image. Super job! The colors are out of this world. It's like gazing into a crystal ball, I think... Definitely reminds me of that eye.

[denise ippolito]

Fantastic base image and I love, love, love the smoke designs that you are capturing. The world is full of interest and delicate lines!! Nice job

[Dan Brown]

Amazing creation Steve! Love the base image also! Is the base image strobed strobes? 5 firings?

[Richard Lovison]

Oooo, cool liquid effect. The image seems full of energy... it's like looking at the source of creation. Beautifully done.

Richard

[Indranil Sircar]

This is one fantastic creation, Steve. Love the base image but the mini-world is out-of-the world! Excellent creativity!

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Amazing creation Steve! Love the base image also! Is the base image strobed strobes? 5 firings?

Dan,
My Sigma ef610 super flash has a “multi-pulse flash” setting which you can set to 1-100 hz (per second) at various power settings. I connect the camera to the flash with a sync cord and (in a dark room) I set my shutter to 1.3 sec and had it fire at the 5hz rate at 1/4 power.

[Christopher Miller]

Excellent work, Steve! I like all the intricate patterns in the sphere. The center pattern is especially cool. Well done!

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks Christopher, that's my favorite part, too.

[Judy Howle]

Wonderful creation Steve! The blue smoke in the mini-world reminds me of neon lights. I love the base image too, well done!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Steve this is another one of your awesome creations from smoke imagery. Very cool

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Steve.

Guess those Midwest winter blizzards are starting to inspire you!

[Susan Candelario]

The smoke image is fantastic, Steve. Your pp is over the top. Great job all around.

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks Mark, Susan, Andrew and Judy! Appreciate your comments very much.

Mark, I'll take all the benefits a snow storm has to give.

Hope you all are staying safe and warm.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Steve, the smoke image is incredible so I'm not surprised the mini-world turned out so well. I love the hearts in the center

[Steve Adkins]

It's neat you noticed them! Thanks, Cheryl.