My perception of life finally slipping away.
Taken with Canon EOS 20D over 15secs, using a colour-changing LED torch. Had to stay very still while wafting it around with my right hand.
For those who are inquisitive, it took around 30 shots to get the one I wanted. In total, around 2 hours from start to finish (incl editing).
This photo was taken on February 15, 2005.
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elkie v7.1, Mark Strozier, ronky, golo, and 444 other people added this photo to their favorites.
elkie v7.1 (89 months ago | reply)
You are indeed a Wizard of Light and Time!
Fantastic
Mark Strozier (89 months ago | reply)
Phenomenal concept and image!
Good job.
hira3 (89 months ago | reply)
I feel you a reasonable, "dry" sensibility in this photograph.
hanni (89 months ago | reply)
Unparalleled in it's execution.
Wonderful photo and very original idea.
whatsnext (89 months ago | reply)
what a creation! and applause for holding your breath for 15 seconds!!!!
x3magic (89 months ago | reply)
10 stars out of ten for creativity and innovativity!
Nearlydown (89 months ago | reply)
Fantastice Photo. I want to try it now!!! But I can't I'm at work :o(
pmorgan (89 months ago | reply)
Amazing photograph and the description of how it was taken adds to the wonder of it.
Paul Watson (89 months ago | reply)
I thought it was a nice photo with some handy Photoshoping. Then I read the description and suddenly it becomes a great photo. To have got those wisps of coloured life so right is amazing. That it is a self-portrait is even more so.
Tahirah Shadforth (89 months ago | reply)
Brilliant.
Hey Paul (89 months ago | reply)
Amazing. Is this something you just set up and shoot or does it take you tons of trial and error? Please say the later.
nobleviola (89 months ago | reply)
great work - and stamina and patience!
grass (89 months ago | reply)
Great result (as per usual :)
Lorrie McClanahan (89 months ago | reply)
most intriguing, and powerful...can't believe you used yourself as a model...not only for the content, but because of the technical difficulty. Bravo....
jurvetson (89 months ago | reply)
Was it really your right hand? It looks like the torch was dipping behind your head (to your left).
GustavoG (89 months ago | reply)
Excellent effect, but doesn't match the "from BELOW" concept. (sorry!)
siguy (89 months ago | reply)
holy schnikeys! I am very impressed. Way to go on an awesome image that I could have sworn was a manipulation of some sort untill I read the description!
Special (89 months ago | reply)
Just brilliant. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me.
The Rocketeer (89 months ago | reply)
Well done! You have a lot of fun with that color changing gadget, don't you?
TomLA (89 months ago | reply)
Fantastic
yuleng (89 months ago | reply)
fab work!
hot_luscious [deleted] (89 months ago | reply)
amazing!
lifeinpixels (89 months ago | reply)
Dog, you're the bomb!
Stitch (89 months ago | reply)
WoW!
coryandfarah (89 months ago | reply)
This is unreal! Wow!!
justinyeh (88 months ago | reply)
How did you get to photo all these wonderful stuff???!!!
Bobby Alcott (88 months ago | reply)
Simply. Amazing.
Phillip (88 months ago | reply)
Ooooh, thats good!
world_of_noise (88 months ago | reply)
holy crap
The Gender Society (88 months ago | reply)
Phenomenal. Inspiring.
lina35mmcamera [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
Never seeeeeeen anything like this, great JOB!!!!!
(nf) nunoferreira (88 months ago | reply)
Well executed! It's a great idea.
Straight to my favorites.
Eartha Goodwin (88 months ago | reply)
very fun image...would go great in the LIGHT PAINTING group. www.flickr.com/groups/lightpainting
patisfaction ~ censored [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
woooo
anutha breathtakin killa!
stayin very still & wafting it around?!
O_O
artofgold (87 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!!!
hundrednorth (87 months ago | reply)
that's amazing!
fictures (87 months ago | reply)
one HELL of a shot!!!
njwineguy (87 months ago | reply)
that is cool
lysdexia [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
That's okay... but I see something like this everyday from my screensaver.
aqui-ali (87 months ago | reply)
impressive
Fillllll (87 months ago | reply)
that is awesome! kinda looks like the OSX screen saver =P
YF [ yffoto ] (86 months ago | reply)
Totally worth the two hours.
Kieran Campbell (86 months ago | reply)
that is soo damn cool!!
Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) (86 months ago | reply)
!!! so amazing
tarotastic (86 months ago | reply)
What a great concept!! Apparently a newly deceased person is around 21g lighter than they were a few seconds earlier before death!! Maybe those spectral emissions are where that mass mysteriously dissapears too?!!
Lola Lyndon: Stone Cold Fox! (85 months ago | reply)
This depiction of the Soul Exiting the Vehicle has been selected for inclusion in the famed Library of Hell.
Behold the Seal of Apocalyptic Approval!
!efatima (85 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! This awesome photo is featured in Catchy Colors PhotoBlog Please do all away all your awesome colors to Catchy Colors please.
Silent Image (85 months ago | reply)
beautiful
mariarenee (84 months ago | reply)
it's just amazing...speechless.
baboon™ (84 months ago | reply)
brilliant!
stunning work