veteran

A veteran, as in "a veteran of the marble wars", this one shows its scars from many battles. It was retired from active use when I found it laying against the curb in front of the house and placed it on the brick ledge next to the front door. It's been sitting there untouched for weeks until this morning.

While checking the weather I noticed that it was acting like a water drop will to invert the scene behind it. Looked neat so I shot it.

NEX-5N    E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS    55mm    f/5.6    1/13s    ISO 100

 

This is the kit 18-55 @ 55/5.6 1/13 seconds from about 6 inches from the lens. It's a shooter, not a regular marble. The red is a pickup truck across the street. I braced the camera on my thumb and the lens hood, so it was braced pretty well.

Not to shabby for a kit lens, eh?  

 

Hahaha! I doubt if I can still hold a marble properly to shoot it. Used to be pretty wicked at it though. That's a trip down memory lane.