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December 15, 2004
Newton's Apple
An apple and its shadow.
It's cold outside, so you'll probably start to see more indoor photography from me.
All images copyrighted, and unauthorized use prohibited. Please contact me for permission. Posted by claire-obscure at December 15, 2004 1:57 PM
Comments
2 words: Wow! & How?
Posted by: Stuart at December 15, 2004 3:11 PM
Oh come on, you can't just post that and walk away without telling us how you did it, now can you?
Interesting choice of black and white. Seems to lend it some gravity. (Sorry, I totally couldn't resist.)
Posted by: tamara at December 15, 2004 4:52 PM
It's pretty simple really. You have an apple, and it's levitating over a white surface. A little desk lamp placed above was used to create the shadow, and I took a picture of it. Oh, and there might also have been a thin thread and a little clone-stamp involved. :)
Posted by: chiaroscuro at December 15, 2004 5:03 PM
ingenius!!! ya got me. nice one.
Posted by: frisky? at December 15, 2004 6:40 PM
still puzzled... very cool shot. :-)
Posted by: tomo at December 15, 2004 11:41 PM
Very cool shot. I love the contrasts and shadows here.
Posted by: RainKing at December 16, 2004 5:53 AM
Yes, awesome! I don't know how you came up with this, but it's great. Besides the idea I also like how the shadow is the only part of the background that has any detail.
Posted by: ViSuaLLyMiNDeD at December 16, 2004 11:15 AM
Wow.......love it.
Posted by: photographer52 at December 16, 2004 11:27 AM
Cool effect, it really seems to be levitating. I think the effect is so strong because you managed to remove any discontinuity in the background. Have you tried with a less textured shadow (using a smooth surface)?
Posted by: Massimo at December 16, 2004 12:08 PM
You are so darn good and creative. I ordered my first alien bees and they arrive today, but the more I see your photos, I believe it has got every thing to do with just talent and not equipment :)
Posted by: Anand Sankaran at December 16, 2004 1:09 PM
Do a levitating cat next! :)
Posted by: karenology at December 16, 2004 1:39 PM
A few responses...
Karenology: good idea, but no amount of thread will hold up our porcine little furbags.
Anand: when I first read your comment, I thought, "Dang, he's ordered alien bees to photograph? I wonder if those sting." Then I looked up what alien bees really are, and wow, I'd really love to have some of that equipement.
Massimo: Ideally, I would have rather used a smooth surface. The texture is somewhat distracting isn't it? But this was the only large sheet of white paper I had.
Posted by: chiaroscuro at December 16, 2004 3:46 PM
Actually.. the texture is what draws me to the shot.
Posted by: Zach at December 16, 2004 6:15 PM
I agree, the texture is great, but the idea is genius :)
Posted by: miles at December 16, 2004 11:02 PM
May I use this for a promotional flyer I'm creating? It's such a wonderful picture, and it would be great if I could use it.
I'm also wondering if I could tweak it?
Please contact me at my email:
sevillafam5@aol.com
Posted by: Lawrent at July 26, 2007 2:53 AM