Through the Onion Skin by Chipka
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Funny things happen with a simple sheet of white paper, a cigarette lighter endowed with a colored LED…and the fragile skin of an onion that should be eaten before it sprouts.
Funny things happen with a simple sheet of white paper, a cigarette lighter endowed with a colored LED, the fragile skin of an onion that should be eaten before it sprouts. And a camera. The camera is what made all of the difference on the day I made this shot and other shots.
There are lots of onion skin shots, this is the first of them. Well, actually it’s the second that I made, but the first that I’m posting. It’s a macro shot, as you can tell, with minimal postwork. In fact the only postwork is a bit of resizing for Renderosity. All other special effects are simply the end result of creative lighting: a desk lamp, a cigarette lighter with a white LED—funny how it reads as blue…and a sheet of white paper. I have multiple LED-endowed cigarette lighters; they come in handy when the urge to create strikes me. That happens quite often. Yesterday, it happened during a viewing Airplane!. Surely you’ve seen that movie…and no, I’m not calling you Shirley.
The onion-skin (as well as the onion it came from) belongs to Corey. He hasn’t cooked with it yet. The white sheet of paper, largely invisible here, also belonged to Corey; there’s an upcoming 2D post involving the sheet of paper before this one in the stack. The vague insanity of a Zucker Brothers comedy (if it even made its way into this photo) is…well…it’s probably somewhere off screen, but present, nonetheless.
As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and I hope you’re all having a great week.
Comments (31)
You amaze me Chip. Always thinking - always looking. Wonderful shot and hope to see more onion skin shots. Dana
look like the end ot the tunnal as ones dies. I guess as that what I heard.. anyway I like this
I was thinking the movie you were watching must have been a Bond movie! A careful unwrapping of that onion skin for a wonderful abstract image!
Stunning capture my friend.
Beautiful.
LOVE THIS...BIG WOWWW :)
I love the colors in this and the vague uneasiness from seeing veins in the skin, as if it is part human or we are part onion? Wonderful.
What a really fantastic image! From such simple beginnings you've given us art...gorgeous!
I love the simplicity of this image. Lovely colors, textures, and view!
Yeah. My friend Chip said something to me the other day ... anybody could have taken this shot, but nobody else did! This rocks! The color, textures, light, composition, dof ... and it's fascinating on top of that! I can't wait to see what else you're coming up with!
What a wonderful photo here, splendid depth and colors, superb capture! congratulations!
cool capture and great idea!!
GOODO!
almost looks like some kind of spectral tunnel--very kewl shot!
Fantastic work. Outstanding.
This reminds me of a kaleidescope, looking thru it and seeing all sorts of shapes and colors. But it also brings to mind another world, as seen thru some strange sort of sprial cloud or something. I'm sure it looks like other things too and if I look at it long enough, I'll see them!
Perfect example of seeing photos in the most unexpected places and things. Inspiring, Chip!
Something different and interesting. Aloha
Your shear endless imagination never ceases to amaze me. Splendid work!!!!
Like a delicate teepee.
Nice shot.
Impressive and funny capture. Very well done
AAAH! What a great idea to take a shot inside a shell of an onion. The result is excellent. I have also once taken a shot of an onion shell but from outside :-) It was so glossy. Just never posted it, I think.
superlative concept!! marvelous work!
EXCELLENT AS USUAL!
Just perfect, orginal work. Congratulation!
Fabulous and unique image. You have the most amazing eye. ^=^
did you cry when making this lol Creative as heck! wow loving it
a very cool and fantastic picture! GREAT!!!!!!
Funny idea and a great view.