LSD Turns 72 Years Old on April 19, 2015

On April 19, 1943, Dr. Albert Hofmann performed a self-experiment to determine the true effects of LSD, intentionally ingesting 0.25 milligrams (250 micrograms) of the substance, an amount he predicted to be a threshold dose (an actual threshold dose is 20 micrograms). Less than an hour later, Hofmann experienced sudden and intense changes in perception. He asked his laboratory assistant to escort him home and, as use of motor vehicles was prohibited because of wartime restrictions, they had to make the journey on a bicycle. On the way, Hofmann’s condition rapidly deteriorated as he struggled with feelings of anxiety, alternating in his beliefs that the next-door neighbor was a malevolent witch, that he was going insane, and that the LSD had poisoned him. When the house doctor arrived, however, he could detect no physical abnormalities, save for a pair of incredibly dilated pupils. Hofmann was reassured, and soon his terror began to give way to a sense of good fortune and enjoyment, as he later wrote...
"... Little by little I could begin to enjoy the unprecedented colors and plays of shapes that persisted behind my closed eyes. Kaleidoscopic, fantastic images surged in on me, alternating, variegated, opening and then closing themselves in circles and spirals, exploding in colored fountains, rearranging and hybridizing themselves in constant flux ..."

This is what it looks like when you aim your Macro Lens skyward.
West Bernardo Drive, mid-block betw/ George Cooke Express Drive & West Bernardo Court
Rancho Bernardo
San Diego, California

[Anita Campbell]

Whoa, what a narrative..... What a story, and what a creative shot with your macro lens.

[John Rambo]

@aglennc Been there, done that.

[Stephanie Swift]

Love the abstract of (presumably) trees and sky, fav for me. Macro lenses can be used for lots of things besides macro photographs.

[John Rambo]

@tristansmum Yep. This kinda reminds me of an early Pink Floyd LP cover, although the name escapes me.
Funny, when I shot this, then looked at it on the little LCD screen on the back of the T3i, I thought, "Well, that was a waste of time...."
But upon review I thought it looked pretty cool.