Kaleidoscope / Infinite Mirrors

[LewDude]

It has been a while since I have had the time to experiment with some new setups. This came together randomly while cleaning off mirrors that had gotten dirty and ended up making a bit of a kaleidoscope-ish box. The top had to be propped up JUUUUUST a tad so a laser could be bounced "in" and the whole box was pulled off the edge of the table so I could point a camera "in"... I really didn't know exactly what to expect.

The box with the 'lid' off, showing it hanging off the table:
IMAG4933 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

A look from the outside to underneath and "in":
videotogif_2018.07.31_18.30.25 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

A bit of a party when looking at the outside of the mirrors:
videotogif_2018.07.31_18.23.12 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

IMAG4973 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

IMAG4974 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

videotogif_2018.07.31_18.18.36 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

videotogif_2018.07.31_18.24.41 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

IMAG4935 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

There was a bit of a "gap" where 2 mirrors met that caused that black section - but I like the way the other colors turned out here:
IMAG4940 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

IMAG4938 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

IMAG4946 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

A beam shot just for good measure:
IMAG4970 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

 

[paul1598419]

I take it these weren't first surface mirrors. It gets so busy in there it is difficult to pick out a single beam. I would have expected this to not be so very noisy, but maybe there was something else going on here too. Thanks for sharing them. :yh:

 

[RB astro]

Wow...
How cool is this !!
Thanks for sharing Lew.
Can't rep you again, but I owe you.


:beer:

 

[LewDude]

4 of the 5 mirrors are 1st surface. The square one used for the "base" is not. Would love to stumble across some more at a good price again.

Thanks for checking them out, Paul!

Edit: thx, RB!

 

[paul1598419]

Huh. It looked like three mirrors in a pyramid on top of one other mirror. Where was the fifth mirror?

 

[RedCowboy]

Creative, that looks neat. Thanks for sharing.

 

[brucemir]

Such great imagination. The video gifs are hypnotic

 

[BowtieGuy]

^^^^ Exactly ^^^^ those can be very hypnotic; great job, Lew! :beer
:kewlpics: +rep!

 

[LewDude]

The 1st pic in the OP is the 4 mirrors (3 "sides" and a "base") and the top/lid is off...sitting just above the rest (labeled '5'):
Mirrors_Annotated by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

Here is an extra couple of GIFs that didn't make the OP

videotogif_2018.07.31_22.43.00 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

videotogif_2018.07.31_22.50.50 by Lewie Wilkinson, on Flickr

Thank you all for the comments!!

 

[paul1598419]

Okay. That makes sense now. :thanks: + Rep.

 

[CurtisOliver]

Wow, I owe you a rep Lewie.
All of those pics are amazing, but that last gif you just shared with the cyan laser is fantastic. :gj: :beer:

 

[Gadget]

Hey Lew, I have two 40"x30" FS mirrors that I haven't cut up yet. Interested in some pieces?

GREAT pics by the way! Your skills are improving!

-G

4 of the 5 mirrors are 1st surface. The square one used for the "base" is not. Would love to stumble across some more at a good price again.

Thanks for checking them out, Paul!

Edit: thx, RB!

 

[chloderic]

Cool ! Thanks for showing ...!!!

 

[LewDude]

Hey Lew, I have two 40"x30" FS mirrors that I haven't cut up yet. Interested in some pieces?

GREAT pics by the way! Your skills are improving!

-G

Thank you

And YES very interested. I'll PM you later today!