Comments on: Ephemera

Ephemera

From Bklyn — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:18:19 -0800

(Same flickr set, regular view.) Even if it isn't P a b l o P i c a sso, my own flashlight 'drawings' never came out this well.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:59:12 -0800

A wonderful post! The "bear" made me squeal with delight, for instance. I used to do sparkler "drawings" (I guess some of those involve sparklers of some sort, judging by this photo), but after setting fire to a rug I left that area to the pros.

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:42:43 -0800

Hey that was pretty cool.

By: The Ultimate Olympian

The Ultimate Olympian — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:43:14 -0800

Beautiful. Thanks for posting.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:44:14 -0800

Not sure what this is exactly, but it isn't graffiti. Even though graffiti is, by it's nature, ephemeral and semi-permanent, it surely has to last long enough to get *some* viewers. It also, IMO, has to exist in a public or semi-public arena (thus transforming all those graffiti 'artists' into plain old 'artists' and graphic designers. I mean, if this stuff counts, why can't we have conceptual graffiti, where I exhibit 'We don't need another anti-hero': a postcard describing my idea of a dipper, rifling through the purses and handbags of Women of World War II Also, where are the classics of the canon? His knob and two balls with a single globule of jism spurting from the tip? The quadraplegic nude, urinating into a handle-less chamberpot? Guy needs to learn to walk before he can run.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:58:18 -0800

I spent all evening working writing my name. Yes, I just self-linked. Nail me up.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:59:12 -0800

(the bear is pretty awesome, but I like the arrow... they must have had a roller of some sort to keep it that straight...)

By: Etta Hollis

Etta Hollis — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:23:10 -0800

totally geil. the bear was great!

By: anotherpanacea

anotherpanacea — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:36:29 -0800

Thanks for this. How did he get the dotted pattern? Also, I can't help but notice that some of these are indistinguishable from screensavers.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:36:34 -0800

they must have had a roller of some sort to keep it that straight... I was thinking that maybe he held his arm out or at an angle using the railing as support to keep it straight.

By: DU

DU — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:48:45 -0800

Seems like you could do the same thing with a lot less effort using Photoshop.

By: desjardins

desjardins — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:55:51 -0800

Awesome. I liked the guy walking the dog/monster.

By: handee

handee — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:16:34 -0800

I think this one is great. Nice find.

By: empath

empath — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:23:42 -0800

Some of those are just stunning.

By: Acey

Acey — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:47:24 -0800

Great idea, superbly executed. I love it.

By: Nedroid

Nedroid — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:11:11 -0800

Can someone explain to me how this is done? Is it just a long exposure? I've always been curious but I've never learned the specifics.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:46:35 -0800

We used to do this in college but with acid instead of cameras.

By: rare_g

rare_g — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:58:33 -0800

nuyce

By: ORthey

ORthey — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:15:19 -0800

Seems like you could do the same thing with a lot less effort using Photoshop. Oh my God - someone please tell them right away! We can save them some future embarrassment. Imagine, all this time wasted!

By: The Deej

The Deej — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:44:59 -0800

Awesome find! I've been doing a lot of night shots lately (a few of them in this flickr slide show - self link obviously) and have been considering adding some light-painting to them. Although this style is more quirky than what I want to do, it's excellent, and challenges me to see what I can come up with. Thanks, From Bklyn!

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:41:52 -0800

Cool. The dotted patterns are flashing LEDs.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:45:23 -0800

Nedroid: Time exposure. Camera fixed, as on a tripod. Must be done in semi-darkness so as not to overexpose the background. You can also carry around a flash and light up various parts of the scene, including multiple exposures of yourself.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:47:43 -0800

The Picasso pics were done in darkness with a flash or two to illuminate and "freeze" the master artist.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:23:02 -0800

We used to do this in college but with acid instead of cameras. Finally, now I know why they were all so eerily familiar...

By: lester the unlikely

lester the unlikely — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:59:33 -0800

(squeals!) handee's find will be my background for a while...

By: Kadin2048

Kadin2048 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:10:43 -0800

I tried this once, long ago, on film with a flashlight, but never got anything close to this ... truly amazing.