Have you ever seen flowers made of moving liquid? These awesome images are the painstaking work of photographer Jack Long, who spends months planning and experimenting to create each stunning piece.
“Armed with superhuman patience, a high-speed camera and lots of paint, Jack Long set out to create a series of beautiful images called Vessels and Blooms in which he tried to create liquid flowers out of colored paint droplets captured in mid-air. The skilled photographer spent several months planning and testing different techniques in order to achieve the best results possible, and judging by his photos, I’d say his work paid off in the end.
The clever artist uses water mixed with dyes, pigments and thickeners and as this cocktail is suspended in the air for just a split second, he takes high-speed photos hoping to capture the right moment. Jack won’t reveal the exact technique used to create his paint flowers, though. “This series was a culmination of months of planning and testing. Hundreds of captures are made in testing and then many more during the actual final capture stage. A very few stand out as being the best,” the artist from Wisconsin said about his latest series.
You’re probably looking at these gorgeous liquid flowers and thinking ‘wow, these are so Photoshopped’, and I don’t blame you, but Jack Long says he uses the popular software just to clean up his photos and enhance them with basic tools. ’All of my images are created in one single capture. One picture. I do not make composites from multiple images, unless otherwise noted. All of my fluid flowers are as captured,” says the American photographer. He adds that the thing he likes most about his art is that it’s different from other splash photography.”
For more mind-blowing liquid flowers and other examples of brilliant splash photography, check out Jack Long’s Flickr profile and 500px page.
[via Oddity Central]
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These little kids that my mom babysits are always so amusing.
I wouldn’t mind if they screamed a little less in the mornings, though. Hahah
You know… maybe I don’t want to make lots of money. Maybe I don’t want a luxurious life. Maybe I don’t want to put myself in a position where I take advantage of others. Maybe I don’t want society’s version of success.
Maybe I just want to jump from gig to gig. Maybe I just want to rent a room here and there. Maybe I just want to take random classes at community centers for fun every now and then. Maybe I just want to ride my bike all the time. Maybe I just want to explore museums and public libraries on the weekends. and live with uncertainties… and enjoy the freedom that comes with no extensive commitments or obligations.
Because maybe I’ve lived a very happy and serene life this past year. And time will only assert this for me when I start aiming for the higher things in life that are supposed to make me happy. And I guess that’s when I will consequentially distance myself from the simple lifestyle that has kept me quite content all this while.
Maybe the least I can do is to be able to recognize that life has been good.
Then again, maybe I’m just too young and naive to know what I’m talking about.
My first mile time within the 6 minute range! Phew.
And that’s it for the semester!
Although this one was on the treadmill. Not sure if I can yet get the same time on the track. x_x
Anyway, estimated Vo2 max:
Start of semester:37 ml/kg/min
Currently:44 ml/kg/min
:)
Final assessment for the semester. Time for 1.5 mile (above).
Started the semester at 14:23.
Breathing air never felt so wonderful.
UC San Diego Lip Dub Sneak Peak
A sneak peak of the first official UC San Diego Lip Dub! The video is a glimpse of the amazing students and campus community UC San Diego has to offer. Our team had a blast putting this event together -we hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for the official Lip Dub soon!
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