Fingers
cancer: a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death
Taken for active assignment weekly - body parts.
What it took:
Camera on tripod.
Flashlight with butterpaper for lighting.
Dim lighting, higher exposure to get the glow from the cigarette.
Tungsten white balance.
Adjusted the curve in Gimp
Looks better on black :-)
Comments and faves
Raul Takeshi (53 months ago | reply)
Nice !another quality photo !
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SkeenaValleyGirl (53 months ago | reply)
Great shot. Love the cigarette highlite.
shaekae81 (53 months ago | reply)
Fascinating photo!! I love the lighting choice and the glow from the lit cig in contrast! Amazing! Love the over-all mood! GREAT JOB!!
Prozac74 (53 months ago | reply)
First I wondered why it was not perfectly sharp (given that you used a tripod. But then I realized the 2 seconds exposure. I guess you can add tremors to the effects of smoking...
Beautiful lighting nevertheless.
fromky (53 months ago | reply)
The lighting, essay, and detail are all wonderful. What a terrific choice.
Thingo (53 months ago | reply)
Very thoughtfully done. Thanks too, for providing reasonable details about your process.
wild locks (53 months ago | reply)
what i really loved about the foto is the lighting....
it just fades from the centre...
First I didnt realise that it is a long exposure shot until i read WIT.... great shot and and a thoughtful message...
Light and Life -Murali முரளி (53 months ago | reply)
Good one. Nice lights compose...
and great theme.
I voted this "BestOfWeek1" (from Active Assignment Weekly group).
piggley (53 months ago | reply)
Great shot, love the lighting.
jessi. (53 months ago | reply)
Yep, the light is fantastic here. And great texture on the hand.
shaekae81 (53 months ago | reply)
This gets my vote for "BestOfWeek2"
hpebley3 (53 months ago | reply)
Nice. Voted BestOfWeek3.
spikeblacklab (53 months ago | reply)
Awesome lighting, and the red glow of the cigarette is wonderful. Would have gotten my vote if it were just a bit sharper.
aloshbennett (53 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone for the comments and votes. Will certainly be more careful with the shakes next time :-)
Kunal_Clicks (53 months ago | reply)
great shot! the lighting is immaculate ...
Framed Thoughts (53 months ago | reply)
Neat !
The dark, grim n gloomy light effect serves well too.
heather.harrigan, Muzark, and derekmarkham added this photo to their favorites.
derekmarkham (41 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
I used it here: ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/13/childrens-health -care-reform... and linked back.
Thanks for using the CC license.
aloshbennett (41 months ago | reply)
You're welcome :-)
ChrisLeporini, Public-Republic.com, carpecollum, and bizzmiss added this photo to their favorites.
E.T. Phone Home! (27 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All Hands On Deck!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!