On Standby by graemestevens

On Standby

This morning I had a work call-out, and when I say "this morning" I actually mean at 3am. I was completely unaware until today that Sunday morning had such a thing as this "3am" contraption. Two hours later I arrived home and there seemed very little point in going back to bed, so I took the opportunity to plug myself into the mains and gently recharge what little remained of my battery.

I actually had the idea for this shot yesterday, while listening to Muse's song "Plug in Baby"...little did I know how appropriate it would be for today. This is also the first time I've attempted a shot with this lighting...quite liking it...
Totally fav... Love the concept - and your eye is creeping me out :). And indeed... I'm with you... As far as Ian concerned, 3o'clock comes but once a day...
May 17th, 2014  
@northy Thank you very much - and don't worry too much about that eye, it's just my standby light ;)
May 17th, 2014  
Great high contrast photo.
May 17th, 2014  
@chippy1402 Thank you very much, appreciated
May 17th, 2014  
That eye is watching me. Are you off to join the Borg?
May 17th, 2014  
@ceilidh bahaaaa! brilliant comment... resistance is futile!
May 17th, 2014  
I like this Graeme - this is the nearest to normal I've seen you look for a while. There are two 3 o'clocks in my day becasuse 3 am is the time I normally go to bed!
May 17th, 2014  
Sam
A work callout at 3am? Goodness me, what do you do for a living?
May 17th, 2014  
Totally Too Cool ^^
May 17th, 2014  
@ceilidh @northy LOL, very funny
@vignouse thanks very much, under normal circumstance I would have no idea what to do with two 3's!
@gigiflower I know...I work for BOC - industrial, scientific and medical gases, welding and engineering equipment and safety. So windswept and exotic...
@livvy thanks very much :)
May 17th, 2014  
Horrifically clever. Can't look at you for long . . .
May 17th, 2014  
@lleo thanks very much...not many people can...
May 17th, 2014  
Sam
@graemestevens Aaaahhh ok. It all starts to make sense now......I have a better understanding of what is going on with your brain!
May 17th, 2014  
Fav. Fantastic idea, love the processing, very, very creepy eye
May 17th, 2014  
@gigiflower oh...that can't be a good thing...
@rachelwithey thank you very much :)
May 17th, 2014  
Great shot, very creative, love the eye color :)
May 18th, 2014  
So.......how can we tell when you're fully charged? Eye glows green?
May 18th, 2014  
@shawnasays thanks you very much
@deak68 An excellent question - knowing my luck it will be when the fuse blows!
May 18th, 2014  
Perfection! Everytime I look at your creation I ask myself "what kind of drugs does he smoke?" You are so inspiring. Dont change!!!
May 18th, 2014  
Brilliant!!! fav
May 18th, 2014  
@daneau LOL, thanks very much - it may be disappointing to know, but I'm drug free...not sure what that says about my mind...
@lynnz Thank you very much, and for the fav!
May 18th, 2014  
Hmmmm what hurts more putting the plug in or pulling it out?
Nice shot
May 18th, 2014  
so clever and the lighting works beautifully - very terminator with the red eye
May 18th, 2014  
You would win an album cover contest. Love this freakiness! Fav
May 18th, 2014  
No wonder we had short circuit in Wellington, someone in the South Island sucked out all the power supply. Great shot!
May 18th, 2014  
@peter_1966 Thanks, I believe it would be pulling it out as I removed the pins then stuck it to my head using double sided tape...sorry to spoil the magic ;)
@annied Thanks very much :)
@beschnett Thank you very much
@yaorenliu Well...I'm in the North Island too, so that would explain why I took so long to charge, there must be more than one of us plugged in ;) Thanks very much too...
May 18th, 2014  
Love the lighting! I was thinking it looked Borgish too! The red eye looks cool....but what I really want to know is how you get that one eyebrow to raise up like that?? I never wake up at 3 am but sometimes I do go to bed at 3 am (a night owl)!!
May 18th, 2014  
Brilliant Graeme..i like this shot a lot...fav
May 18th, 2014  
Love the lighting in this. And the idea. The eye is discomfiting. 3 AM? I'd just stay up..way too often that's abut when I head to bed. Last night I got caught in a genealogical conundrum & was up until 4:17 AM.
May 18th, 2014  
Having one eye dark and one eye red gives it an implied lighting that is rather cool.
May 18th, 2014  
@harbie thanks very much...the eyebrow thing...hmmm, just a thing that my eyebrow seems to be able to do
@mukeshpapd thank you very much
@johenn Never mind my eye, a genealogical conundrum sounds more than discomfiting - but thanks a bunch :)
@shezza thanks very much
May 18th, 2014  
Brillant. Totally brilliant. Your eye is fabulous..... 3am....seeing it twice too much at the moment but that's small people who have too few teeth for you. Never got it so much bother for something that falls out a few years later....
May 18th, 2014  
ps.....where did the plug come from, I need one, some days chocolate is not enough boost for my brain, this plug thing would be v handy....
May 18th, 2014  
Freakingly cool.
May 18th, 2014  
@newbank yep, been through the teeth thing too...the plug is from a now broken down appliance that we had when we lived in the UK, I took the pins out and used double sided tape to stick it to my head like the goober that I am!
@jules13 thank you very much
May 18th, 2014  
fav
May 18th, 2014  
Slightly disturbing but interesting shot and story Graeme. Like the one red eye.
May 18th, 2014  
@kaharris thanks Kirsty :)
@dibzgreasley thank you very much
May 18th, 2014  
wow. this is a little Matrix!
May 18th, 2014  
@brigette LOL, thanks
May 18th, 2014  
Well I am impressed that you can do creepy cool in the light as well as the dark! Brilliant!
May 18th, 2014  
@creativefool thanks very much - to be honest I think this could be worth experimenting with, but it takes a bit more thought than the dark ones!
May 18th, 2014  
FAV. Absolutely awesome.
May 18th, 2014  
@sangwann thank you so much :)
May 18th, 2014  
Awesome shot fav
May 18th, 2014  
Graeme i am absolutely, undoubtedly, uncontrollably, unforgivably concerned that in reading all the replies not one person mentioned Plug in baby..... What a killer song, a mate and i saw them play two years ago on one of their crazy tours...
Oh and nice photo ;-)
May 18th, 2014  
This is very cool indeed, great concept and processing, particularly love the red eye :-)
May 18th, 2014  
Very creative shot
May 18th, 2014  
@tracelee thanks very much
@longexposure more than slightly jealous - it is an awesome song
@roseolivia thanks so much
@wearing0 thank you as always
May 18th, 2014  
Kim
I might have to borrow your plug ... bit tired now
Great photo
May 18th, 2014  
@kimkyra Thank you my dear.
May 18th, 2014  
Seems a little tame for you, but I do love it.
PS: all night video games will do that to your eyes.
May 18th, 2014  
Fav! This is fantastic, and funny commentary. Love the lighting, I would like to try high contrast at some point.
May 18th, 2014  
That looks fantastic! Very clever.
May 18th, 2014  
@gardencat Thanks - it just summed up the way I felt
@jess1204 Thanks you very much, and for the fav - might have to do a bit more of it myself once I get the current jumble of ideas out my head!
@georgiat Thank you very much
May 19th, 2014  
This is great!! So creative and well done! Fav!
May 19th, 2014  
@cailts Thank you very much, it really is appreciated
May 19th, 2014  
Great high-key and facial expression! Super awesome photo! Fav!
May 19th, 2014  
@eyeamlisa Thanks very much, always appreciated :)
May 19th, 2014  
Great surreal image!!
May 19th, 2014  
@taffy thank you very much, much appreciated
May 19th, 2014  
Nice work. Fav from me too
May 19th, 2014  
@stuckinoz Thank you very much
May 19th, 2014  
I just love the way your mind works and the pictures you create
May 19th, 2014  
@denisefuller thank you very much kind lady :)
May 19th, 2014  
Lou
No. Get out. This is to rad for anyone's eyeballs.
May 20th, 2014  
@louuncouth LOL - thanks
May 21st, 2014  
FAV!
May 22nd, 2014  
@katerinatina thank you :)
May 22nd, 2014  
Love it. FAV!
July 18th, 2014  
@achoris thanks very much
July 18th, 2014  
Your crazy just got you a fave and new follower.
July 18th, 2014  
@amandal wow, thanks very much...no pressure then? ;)
July 19th, 2014  
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