watching from the shadows

Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 6 November 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

The shadow was taken by placing Stephen's pumpkin facing the wall and since I didn't have a tripod, I stood there trying not to breathe and move for 10 seconds. I need a tripod.

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Photo taken in Washington DC on October 29, 2007.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

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Comments (19)

Rags from Plano, United States

freaky!

6 Nov 2007 5:29am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

Really freaky...suits the season.

6 Nov 2007 6:49am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Cool, so a nice way to make somehting scaryyyyyyyyy....

6 Nov 2007 6:58am

Inés from Namur, Belgium

It's time of halloween ! brrrrrrr !!!!!

6 Nov 2007 7:57am

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Wow, really freaky shadow!

6 Nov 2007 8:06am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Oh! my thats scary, you did a great job, 10 seconds Wow!

PS. for some reason I can't post a picture today!, (but I can comment!) there is an error on the page and it won't let me!! :( but as soon as we get it sorted I'll be back :)

6 Nov 2007 8:22am

Simon from Finegold, Taiwan

Wow, this is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

Seriously, did it take the artist hours to carve this? Some of the details seem impossible to attain through conventional carving techniques. Did he have a lot of tools or did he just use one knife? Did he have to go through multiple pumpkins before getting this one?

Sorry for all the questions, but seriously, this pumpkin was exquisitely carved. I just want to learn how to carve like that. Mine don't even come this close and I like to think of myself as artistic.

6 Nov 2007 9:32am

Illuci from Netherlands, Netherlands

Wow! I agree with Simon. Very impressive and artistic and I admire your standstill capacities!

6 Nov 2007 10:05am

tyan from Singapore

but this is still so lovely!An amazing play of shadows dear e.!

6 Nov 2007 10:30am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Definite Halloween mode here. I can't believe how steady your hand is, shooting this without a tripod is a real achievement. And yes, it is exquisitely carved.

6 Nov 2007 11:14am

juant3 from Bremen, Germany

A very scary shadow which I would not like to see on my wall at night!!! Though, great composition and the movement shown while you "tried not to breath" gives the photo a mood of its own...

Did you think about placing the cam on something to solve the "not having a tripod"? Cheers!!!

6 Nov 2007 1:05pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

That is sooo artistic, I love it!!!

6 Nov 2007 1:17pm

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

Pretty good for no tripod - i know how blurry my photos get when i do that. I always try to find something i can set the camera on. That usually involves several boxes to things in a box shape to just keep stacking until i get the camera where i want it.

6 Nov 2007 3:35pm