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posted: December 18 @ 6:04am

"Not only does light fly from the sun with a velocity a million and a half times greater than that of a cannon-ball, but it darts from every reflecting surface with like velocity, and reaches the tender structure of the eye so gently, that, as it falls upon the little web of nerves there spread to receive it, it imparts the most pleasing sensations. Philosophers once tried to weigh the sunbeam. They constructed a most delicate balance, and suddenly let in upon it a beam of light - the lever of the balance being so delicately hung that the fluttering of a fly would have disturbed it. Everything being prepared, they took their places and keenly watched the result. The sunbeam that was to decide the experiment had flown 95,000,000 of miles in eight minutes, and shot upon the balance with unabated velocity. But the balance moved not, and the philosophers were mute." - Marcus Aurelius Root, The Camera and the Pencil, 1864

mims attack says:: I have quite a few really old photography books, and this one, in particular, is filled with the most grandiose writing and references to the supernatural. I'll try to post some more quotes sometime.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:07am - ∞

tedford says:: I'm not really sure what's going on here, but i know i like it.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:07am - ∞

Nate Frog says:: Wow. Trippy. And cool.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:11am - ∞

jnonfiction says:: Is this a camera obscura?
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:12am - ∞

mims attack says:: @tedford, I took a picture of myself with my bedroom.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:13am - ∞

Daniel says:: Wiggin' me out.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:13am - ∞

mims attack says:: @jnonfiction, yes, the very definition of.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:17am - ∞

Ramsey says:: this caused me to have a seizure.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:27am - ∞

mu says:: there you are. took a bit to find you. This is cool.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:39am - ∞

MarkyMadBeard says:: Man, this is some weird shiz!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:48am - ∞

jnonfiction says:: I have Kinged you. I actually did it earlier, on the safe bet that you did this for real. Because I knew you could, and you would. And you did. And it is absolutely stunning.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:25am - ∞

KnoxAndy says:: umm...that's badass.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:27am - ∞

julialikesbeards says:: This is amazing x infinity. And as jnon said, the thumbnail sells it soooo short.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:28am - ∞

mc sauce says:: this is the stuff dreams are made of. well done
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:29am - ∞

Andrew says:: wow, I had to wikipedia the camera obscura entry. This is really well done. KINGED
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:32am - ∞

Ploafmaster says:: You win photography.

I'm glad @jnonfiction pointed this out in the chat, because I'd overlooked it. This is brilliant, and I've also king-fav'd this.

Superior.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:33am - ∞

mims attack says:: for those who might be curious, I used a piece of electrical tape to hold down the shutter on the camera while I ran outside, around the house to get in the photo. exposure was around 4 minutes. aperture was around f/360, I guess.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:57am - ∞

dizzywizard says:: far out. very well done.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:03am - ∞

mynameisjason says:: this is amazing! kinged and favorited!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:17am - ∞

mOtke says:: You may already know this, but sometimes I sneak into your house while you're sleeping and eat your cereal. I really like the cereal in the white box, but you may need to get more milk at some point.

Oh, and one more thing.

This photo is really neat.

I knew you were going to do this today. Your mumbling about it in your sleep last night interrupted my cereal eating.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:27am - ∞

digihurl says:: very neato.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:35am - ∞

Jar says:: wow, that is way cool.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:45am - ∞

Fledgling Brewer says:: Is Jefferson Airplane performing in your bedroom? Either way I like it. A bunch.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 9:24am - ∞

hale. says:: absolutely blown away. camera obscura greatness x 1000. thank you for doing this.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:23am - ∞

shularbrau says:: this is absolutely stunning.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:27am - ∞

Brian says:: Took me a moment to visually process that. Well done!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:27am - ∞

ben says:: superb.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:27am - ∞

Yogi Beard says:: This blew my mind. Amazing. Kingfav'd.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:28am - ∞

Ned Kelly says:: excellent!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 12:23pm - ∞

Finn MacCool says:: My lack of photographic knowledge aside this looks fantastic.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 1:19pm - ∞

Patchy Stache says:: So crazy/bizarre. Fav'd!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 1:31pm - ∞

pcain says:: Kinged for building this in your room
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 1:46pm - ∞

Caronna says:: amazing!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 1:54pm - ∞

brandon says:: This may not win king, but it wins "one of the best all time" from me. I want to take a picture with my bedroom!
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 2:13pm - ∞

Dschonn says:: Why do I even try anymore?
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 3:08pm - ∞

hale. says:: i keep coming back to this. seriously one of my favorite whiskerino shots ever.

i'd love to know if you took other shots, and how you gauged your exposure times, as well as how you determined the size for the aperture. did you use a simple lens or just a circular opening?
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 3:08pm - ∞

mackle says:: wow. way to educate us AND impress us thoroughly. insane.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 3:12pm - ∞

Gavin says:: you are like a quiet genius. quietly doing genius things.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 3:13pm - ∞

wondermade says:: Incredible. I'll spend some time thinking of a more appropriate accolade and pass that along later.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 3:18pm - ∞

Pip says:: Wow.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 4:13pm - ∞

ThatGuy says:: This is...i don't know. I feel like I type the words awesome and great so much that I can't use them on this. So I'll go with...ART. kingfav'd.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:20pm - ∞

SoulGlo1976 says:: What's he building in there?
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:26pm - ∞

Ace says:: hmm... eric, i dont like this. its making me nervous and claustrophobic at the same time.

i think because im realizing that you are a lot more amazing than i once realized and now i dont think i am worthy of even leaving you a comment.

also, i cant believed i even called you once. im glad you didnt answer now. i probably would have died.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:28pm - ∞

elldub says:: Please turn this into a series. I'm sure the booke will lend a th inspiration you need to make this happen. Well done sir.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:56pm - ∞

elldub says:: I'd also like to add that I hate typing on a phone.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 6:56pm - ∞

zackle says:: Dope as all getout. I could just sit and stare at it for a while.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 7:56pm - ∞

mynameisjason says:: this had better be king.

i want to vote again, but i can't.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:14pm - ∞

mynameisjason says:: maybe i'll unking you and then reking you just so i get the feeling of kinging this bit of awesomitude again.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:15pm - ∞

Hirsutius says:: LOVE it! I'm definitely having a "wish I'd thought of that!" moment...
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 8:43pm - ∞

mims attack says:: hey thanks for all the comments everyone! I'm going to take a few more and if they come out, I'll post them.

just a fun fact. a professor I had in the UK told me that, a long time ago, he poked a hole in his garage wall, covered the opposite wall with photo paper, floor to ceiling, took an hour exposure of his house and yard with model airplanes everywhere, then used a mop and bucket and brushed on developer and fixer. The image was about 15' across if I recall.
Posted: Dec 18th, 2009 - 11:03pm - ∞

hale. says:: hey, thanks for the additional information, i really appreciate it. this is really something i would like to attempt myself someday.

i can only dream of what you have planned for old camera day.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2009 - 9:58am - ∞

jnonfiction says:: @mimsattack you were robbed. this was definitely the most mindblowing picture that day.
Posted: Dec 21st, 2009 - 12:10pm - ∞

Barefoot says:: i can't believe i missed this. I am sorry. I now have fav'd this.
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2009 - 4:31pm - ∞

Ula O cealleigh says:: @mimsattack This is spooky I was researching doing this exact thing but never worked out how i could manage to get the photo with a digital camera.

Also i was worried people might think i used a projector.

We studied this in art history at college.
This is astounding.
& better than my photo. @flainez had a great one too & i would have done that if i had the idea - which was better.

no idea how or why i missed this. Or why people voted for my photo that day.
I wouldnt have been that bothered if hadnt won. This totaly rules over. peace.
Posted: Mar 1st, 2010 - 3:31am - ∞

Site closed!: Whiskerino. fin.

mims attack

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AKA Music City. Honky Tonks, cowboy hats, country music and redneck stereotypes galore. Truth is, none of that is entirely true.
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mims attack

throws caution to the conventions of everyday society.

Nashville

AKA Music City. Honky Tonks, cowboy hats, country music and redneck stereotypes galore. Truth is, none of that is entirely true.