spontaneous combustion

the power of the mind... or something like that ;p

Mike Gifford, my "get pushed" partner this week, has set up a very interesting challenge... i am to post a shot with minimal editing... he will take it and edit it in whatever way he likes and then hand it back to me... i am then to take a second shot which together with the first shot, tells a story...

my first shot is here:
http://365project.org/northy/365/2013-10-07

Mike's cool edit on it is here: http://365project.org/mikegifford/365-almost/2013-10-08

the lightbulb in Mike's shot immediately brought my brain here... and i needed to exorcise it... hopefully inspiration will strike in a more original direction tomorrow... in the meantime, "parting is such sweet sorrow", and all that ;p

[☠northy]

@mikegifford - the lightbulb was crying out to go poof... ;p have to say, tho', i'm having fun with this concept... very cool idea!

[Taffy]

Eek! Not what I expected at the top of my home feed! But a great spooky one.

[Kristen]

This is awesome.. loving the lighting and contrast!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

LOL! Way cool, love the smoke coming out :)

[Mike Gifford]

@northy - and yet again, alas poor Yorick!

[Mike Gifford]

@northy ...and yes, this is what I had in mind. The two final edits in a diptych should tell a story. I do think this "pass the edit" concept could be made into an interesting challenge if wrapped around a theme. Maybe in a team (2 or 3 people) or ????

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

Fav for this also... both are just fabulous.

[Spanner]

This is exceptionally well done.

[Violeta]

OMG, you've gone creepy? Brilliant. This is a fav for me!

[Robic Upadhayay]

damm creepy!

[Syanah ღ]

awesome

[emily tull]

oOOOoooOOOOooh

[Brendan Maunder]

Very cool and my type of shot

[virtualbrownie]

Great shot

[John]

Cool lowkeyness

[Sharyn's Shots シ]

Awesome results. You never cease to amaze me with your images.

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

That smoke might be my brain going "poof".

[Humphrey Hippo]

Too cool. Me likey. :)

[Penny Price]

What an interesting challenge you two gave each other. This one is a very cool shot. It looks amazing on a black background.

[Katia]

Too cool!! :)

[Spirrow]

Hmm, let me think.

FAV.

[Jocasta]

Brilliant challenge and a stunning response to it - love the smoke.

[Trevor Baird]

menacing! but brilliantly favO licious

[Colleen]

Great smoke!

[Simply Amanda]

Wildly cool. Love the smokin' sockets. Fav!

[Alexander]

A really intriguing development of this story!

[Simon]

Fantastic shot fav

[Marloes]

Very cool with the smoke!

[Rachel]

How cool! Fantastic shot

[john]

wow amazing you have some very creative pictures

[Laurie F]

sweet shot

[Mac]

Fabuloso! You own a skull!

[☠northy]

@riverlandphotos tx... i do! they opened a halloween store in the concourse of the office building i work in... i'm like a kid in the candy store ;p

[Mac]

@northy That was such a creative challenge too! Oh, and Halloween is the best! Skull envy.

[Jason Daniels]

nice skull.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Oh wow. He had a great idea for a challenge! And it resulted in this end shot, which is amazing, to say the least. Wow! Love it. My photographer niece loves skulls and would love it too! fav

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@mikegifford That is a great idea!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Where did you get a skull like that?

[☠northy]

@espyetta hallowe'en store... i'm like a kid in the candy shop this time of year... better than christmas ;p

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@northy I would not think they had one this good. I should hunt one down for my niece..

[☠northy]

@espyetta not sure how great a skull it is... the magic of photography - light and editing ;p

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@northy Yes....It would take some work to bring out the "real look" in it..for sure. But you did it! ;0)

[❀ Lynn]

Wonderfully done!

[Bankmann]

Wow! I really haven't had time to pay attention, have I...?
Fav!