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The Last Breath

© Jonathan Lucas

The Last Breath

Uploaded: February 17, 2005 21:42:57

Description

ISO 100 : : f4 : : 15 secs
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Self portrait. Achieved by lying very still and wafting a colour-changing LED torch to and fro, in and out of my mouth!

Very little post-processing other than a little dodge + burn, some levels adjustment and very slight noise reduction.
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This is intended to depict my perception of the last moments of life slipping away.

Enjoy it while it's still inside you.

Comments

Kay Beausoleil February 17, 2005 0

Oh. my. goodness -- what impact!! Congratulations on the concept and the realisation, Jonathan! #216481

Mellanie February 17, 2005 0

WOW.....very creative! I think you just might have a winner here, Jonathan! #1109870

Susana Ms Heide February 17, 2005 0

This is INCREDIBLE!!!! Unbelievably awesome!!! Doesn't get more creative than this! #1109968

Noel Baebler February 18, 2005 0

Other worldly! Hats off! This is a winner! #1110172

Jim Kinnunen level-classic February 18, 2005 0

You should have added "professional die-er, don't try this at home":-) Very creative work and title, Jonathan!!! #1110187

cj patterson February 18, 2005 0

fantastic - yes, a winner! #1110193

A C February 18, 2005 0

When I first glanced at this, I thought it was all created in PS. I'm very pleased to see that this is not the case. What creativity!!! Bravo! #1110254

Detrick V. Martin February 18, 2005 0

Wow! Well done! #1110361

February 20, 2005 0

I think this really shows the true colors of the soul! This is pure! I love it! #1118832

Jonathan Lucas February 20, 2005 0

Thank you for those comments - very much appreciated! It was difficult to stay still for 15 secs while moving my arm so much. Every other 'outtake' had my jaw moving or something.

Ultimately, I wanted to depict something that was very ethereal (I was in quite a melancholy mood) without the use of editing to achieve it, and I don't think I could have made it look more interesting in Photoshop. The 3D nature of the light tendrils are more easily achieved by photography I think.

Thanks again. #1119360

Kay Beausoleil March 16, 2005 0

Congratulations again, Jonathan, and good luck for the next step! #1180135

Susana Ms Heide March 16, 2005 0

CONGRATS Jonathan for making the finalists! I am crossing my fingers for this one to be in the next round. It is absolutely BRILLIANT!! #1180183

Jim Kinnunen level-classic March 16, 2005 0

Congrats on this very creative and well done finalist, Jonathan!!! #1180352

Costas Partassides March 18, 2005 0

congrats for your winning !

Fabulus self portrait I may say . nothing I ever imagined before ! #1186204

Jim Kinnunen level-classic March 18, 2005 0

I love this image, Jonathan! Congratulations on this very excellent winning image!!! #1186284

Susana Ms Heide March 18, 2005 0

Way to go, Jonathan!!!! CONGRATS!! #1186500

Robert Mann level-deluxe March 18, 2005 0

Very cool,Jon! Glad to see this here. Many congrats on your win! RoB #1186596

Robert Mann level-deluxe March 18, 2005 0

Very cool,Jon! Glad to see this here. Many congrats on your win! RoB #1186597

Kelly Abernathy level-classic March 18, 2005 0

Congratulations on your win! This is very cool! -K #1187015

Ed Heaton March 18, 2005 0

Congratulation on an outstanding image! #1187923

Laura Clay-Ballard March 18, 2005 0

wow. Congrats. #1188243

Leonard Pierce March 20, 2005 0

Congratulations on your Second Place win, Jonathan!!! #1191886

Jonathan Lucas March 21, 2005 0

Thanks very much for the encouragement! I was expecting that many would view this as a Photoshop excursion, but I'm glad they didn't.

Thanks for spending time viewing it. #1194776

Gianna Stadelmyer March 25, 2005 0

I saw this for the first time to do and think it's INCREDIBLE!!! Such a creative concept and execution. I can imagine how difficult his was to capture so perfectly, but you did it. Congratulations on this beautiful image and well-deserved win! #1204905

Nancy Grace Chen March 27, 2005 0

Very, VERY cool! Creative and incredibly well-executed. Congratulations.

Nancy #1208908

Cora Miller level-classic March 29, 2005 0

Amazing!!! Well deserved win! Congratulations, Jonathan. #1213494

Murtaza H. Saeed April 01, 2005 0

The last breath - many of us don't think about it. Many congratulations on getting the message across so well. It's a message worth talking about. I have isolated images from real worthwhile discussion for far too long. I hence congratulate you, not on the image, but on refining the art so well, for the sake of the undiscussed discussion, which is God. All praise is for God. #1222436

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