Robert's Ramblings

'We're Free' started as an experiment to see what happens when you place small similar object onto a loudspeaker cone, in the case rice.

I first tried simply playing random music but the inconsistency of cone movement meant that nothing would happen until quite loud levels and then one decent hit of bass would send rice flying onto the table and the floor.

Next I used a synthesizer to generate controlled low frequency sine waves and this is where the fun really began. I could create all kings of crazy effects with different frequencies and levels but nothing I could easily photograph.

In the end I simply cranked up the level until rice flew everywhere taking this image! I'll clean up the mess in the morning!


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 193 - We're Free'. 1/200s f/11 ISO-200 100mm macro + strobe x 2