Ignis Fatuus

Jackolantern 2007

The design should look familiar to anyone who has visited here (as opposed to reading the feed) this month. Unfortunately, I had trouble getting a decent picture of it lit, it kept blurring. I didn’t have time to pull out the tripod and take a picture that way (to avoid the blurring) because i was already running late on getting everything set up for the Halloween party, and by Sunday morning, the finer pieces (like the tree branches) were already wilting pretty badly.

Update: Well, as I said, I was unfortunately unable to get a decent lit shot this year because I didn’t have time to set up the tripod for one before the party and the heat and humidity caused this guy to wither in record time (plus I don’t know what health it was in in the first place with the drought and all. All of the pumpkins for sale seemed kinda small this year). What I did though for those who really want to see it lit is digitally “light” the above photo in photoshop. It’s below the fold check it out. And remember you can click either picture for a larger view.

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5 Responses to “Ignis Fatuus”

1. 1

   October 23rd, 2007 at 4:17 pm
   nm says:
   

   You are one talented hand with a knife, that’s for sure.

2. 2

   October 24th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
   Lesley says:
   

   Wow!

3. 3

   October 24th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
   Southern Beale says:
   

   The design should look familiar to anyone who has visited here…

   Hmmm … any chance we can get a picture of it in a dark room with a candle inside? I’m having a hard time getting the full effect …

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   October 24th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
   dolphin says:
   

   any chance we can get a picture of it in a dark room with a candle inside?

   I didn’t manage to get a lit shot this year, but I’ve added the picture virtually “lit” in photoshop.

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   October 25th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
   Dawn says:
   

   Dang! I don’t even want to THINK about how long that must have taken. You sure are blessed with awesome knife skills and a steady hand!

   Here via Blogexplosion.