You’ve likely seen those lawn ornaments, shiny, colored glass orbs, the size of soccer balls, that sit on stone pedestals. They’re usually iridescent, glowing a variety of hues of one main color. Well, this weekend I used one at in-laws place to take a few self portraits, using my reflection in these decorative spheres.

The balls give an automatic fish eye effect to the photos, but the multicolored filter that it puts on the shots is wonderful. Also, the dried dirt and dust on the orb created a very nice texture, which stands out more when I changed the photo format to sepia or black and white.

Enjoy.

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