Kaleidoscoping... (addicting)

[shyanni]

You're right! Kaleidoscoping is truly addictive! I've been doing it for over a decade using wedge templates to get a full circular kaleidoscope. Sometimes I trim the edge of the first wedge, so when it's repeated I get a really interesting shape, like in this one, from a photo of puddle ice and pebbles:



I've tried some of the filters available for kaleidoscoping, but I prefer to use the templates, so I get to 'audition' different parts of the source image and choose the design I prefer. More control. Here are a few more of my favorites:

From a photo of an iris

From a photo of campfire flames

From a photo of an unidentified blue flower in my friend's garden

From a photo of a rhododendron

If anyone is interested in trying this, I have attached the template and I can provide a visual tutorial how to use it if needed.