Spiritual
A couple of nights ago Matt (of Disenchanted Photography ) and I spent a couple of hours in his garage with the intention of experimenting with lighting and off camera flash.
We actually ended up shooting smoke trails for four hours and had a ball!
The experimentation with flash position, ISO and shutter speeds was very beneficial and I got alot out of the shoot! :D
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Erin Lyall
As I said in the journal, I love it.
Mel Brackstone
Fab work, Paul! (I’ve been banned from burning incense at my house!....sigh)
raae
I love this!! I bet if you look closely in the smoke trails there are demon faces or messages from the universe or something
Adrian Rachele
So detailed and so simple a subject.
Sharon Hammond
Top stuff Paul. I too am not allowed to have somke in the house….bloody smoke detectors
Paul Scarsella
awesome work!!!
PJ Ryan
this looks so fabulous .. before i opened this image up .. and i was looking at the thumbnail .. i thought it was a dancer (light).
meh there goes my cuuurrrazy head again lol
Holly Werner
Love this.
Klaudy Krbata
Delight image, love the treatment!
StacyLee
How awesome PLV! Love the clarity of this image!
Wanagi Zable-A...
wow awesome shot!
Lesley Hill
Cool ! Love it!
bodymechanic
great shot!!
cdwork
An absolute stunner!
Paul Louis Vil...
Love ya’s!! rin, Mel, raae, Adrian, Shannon, Paul, Nicole, Holly, Klaudy, StacyLee, Wanagi, Lesley, bodymechanic and cdwork! :D
Kylie Reid
The smoke trails and lighting looks great, well done
Caroline Gorka
Good work … and the colour of that smoke is just beautiful
Jewd
Its so good to see some of your new work…these sensual trails are wonderful..lighting excellent..x
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Kylie, Caroline and Jewd! :D
Gabriel Popa
I love these experiments, and this smoky shot prooves that we can push the limits of photography as far as our imagination can ….first I thought this is jellyfish underwater shot…lol
atomikboy
Awesome!!!
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL!! Thanks heaps Gabriel and atomikboy! :D
Lisa Defazio
Wonderful Stuff!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you Lisadee! :D
Danielle Espin
Wow this is Fantastic! Great work, I love the colour
shanmclean
thats gorgeous! just prefect
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Dani5elle and Shanmclean! :D
gypsykatz
Awesome shot!!!
Ann Marie Barnes
Wow that’s amazing love the image!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much gypsykatz and Annmb78! :D
Rose Moxon
you see things in the most unusual way paul… this is wonderful.
Vanella Mead
looks so good the colour of the smoke is amazing
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Rose and Vanella! :D
Mugsy
Nice one,Paul!
Tracey Mac
Amazing…..love the translucent blue smoke against the black….and love the lighting…...gorgeous…
reflexio
Great work PLV, love your creativity.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Mugsy, Tracey and reflexio! :D
Uncle Napoleon...
Beautiful work guys.
Rhana Griffin
It’s a woman… with her legs crossed… COOL!!!!!
Shanina Conway
How cool Paul…magic!
AthenaBlanco
love it it’s very cool
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very much Umbra101, Rhana, Shanina and Girl WithACamera! :D
LisaG
I imagine when my time is done here, I shall depart exactly like this….perhaps a fantasy…but I love the idea of my essence swirling blue & white into the ether…
A very spiritual capture..
XO
Paul Louis Vil... replied
Knowing what a beautiful soul you are, I have no doubt you will depart this world in more than just blue and white… for you only a rainbow would suffice!! :D
Tessa Bishop
Stunning capture, love the title
Caroline Gorka
You are sweet Paul :D
LisaG
Now you’ve gone and made me blush ;) thank you kindly, dear PLV….XO
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Tessa, Caroline and LisaG (hehe
:D
Adrian Donoghue
You’ve captured some wonderful shapes here Paul.
Jeff Burns
Brilliant shot this is absolutely amazing awesome work
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Adrian and Jeff! :D
Jamie Lee
This is fantastic..the lighting rocks
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Jamie! :D
karolina
spectacular!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Karolina! :D
Will Barton
Great work Paul. I started doing this sort of stuff a few years ago and it really is addictive waiting for the figures to appear on the screen afterwards. It’s amazing how they can be interpreted.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Will! :D
Rosina Lamberti
awesome work!!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Rosina! :D
Alan Findlater
Really good work well done
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Alan! :D
Liz Wohlrab
Paul i love it fantastic capture, I’m speechless
SaRaHKnOwDoG
It’s beautifull. And you know it.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Liz and SaRaHKnOwDoG! :D
PhotogeniquE IPA
what a really wonderful shot. I can just see the movement. the lighting is superb.
we are but smoke…..............
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Photogenique! :D
Martin Mullen
Really,really good!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Martin! :D
Craig Watson
Very, very well done!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Craig! :D
tserio
Wonderfully done. Very artistic! Love the color of the smoke, looks so graceful. I took time to look at your photos and have to admit you are one of the most talented photographers.
Paul Louis Vil...
You are so very kind and generous!! Thanks heaps tserio! :D
Steve Chapple
Clever from concept to outcome. Quite ethereal!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks Stephen! :D
Sensiworld
Wow, great !
Thanks for adding me to your watchlist :))
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you Sylvia! :D
crackgerbal
great color!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps crackgerbal! :D
Carlos Solorza
amazing capture of colors and movement
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you Carlos! :D
Zsuzsa Korody
Simply fantastic!!! Great shot!!!
Martin Rowe
Great use of light and exposure to capture the texture of the smoke.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Zsuzsa and Martin! :D
JaneAParis
Really pretty. Smiles from Jane:-)
Jo Hobbs
wow, love it :):):)
this is on the top of my list for my next purchase.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very much JaneAPAris and Jo! :D
Ian James
Super cool shot Paul. I like the colour of the smoke against the black background. I can image you shot millions of images while experimenting.
Stuart Chapman
How did I miss this! Wow Paul – I can only imagine the fun you must have had and what must have been even better is discovering just how magnificent they look when they came out. The light on that smoke is just sublime.
Elana Bailey
Fantastic capture.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Ian, Stuart and Elana! :D
Bruce Watson
Great smoke capture paul. Very ethereal.
Thanks for ‘watchlisting’ me too.
Paul Louis Vil...
My pleasure Bruce, thanks! :D
Shane Walton
This is awesome, love the smoke and colors.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Tempest501! :D
Rosie Collins
ooo wow…im impressed! x
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Rosie! :D
Valerie Simms
Gorgeous!
MuscularTeeth
looks great.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Valerie and MuscularTeeth! :D
josiem
wow! beautiful result
Birgitta
That’s so cool…... :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps josiem and Birgitta! :D
midnightdreamer
beautiful imagery my friend!
Peace,
Leah ♥
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Leah! :D
Madalena
A’ class photography!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very kindly Madalena! :D
Steven Sandner
Stunning work!
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Van Cordle
So cool!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Steven and Van! :D
opiumfire
You got this shot down to a T
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps opiumfire! :D
Corey Bigler
Amazing work!!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Corey! :D
fullcirclemand...
wow! i’m stunned – wish my camera could do that! love the image – its very evocative and beautifully shot – congratulations:)
David Lade
Very cool Paul!
LindaR
love the blue and curl ~ light and comp is perfection xx
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps fullcirclemandalas, David and LindaR! :D
theyellowfury
Superlative photography.

Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps yellowfury! :D
Simon Aberle
Sick!!
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL!! Thanks a mil Simon! :D
DApixara
WOW….Gorgeous work
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps DApixara! :D
Christian Hartung
you have an amazing portfolio, well done
Paul Louis Vil...
You are very kind, thank you Christian! :D
John Beamish
Fantastic
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps coolhandzz! :D
GerryMac
outstanding capture Paul!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so much GerryMac! :D
blamo
fine image simple but so effective
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps blamo! :D
oddoutlet
I’d love to try this- it’s incense sticks right? sorry don’t know how to spell incense- the sticks that smell!
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL!! That’s it!! Thanks heaps oddoutlet! :D
Kathryn Potempski
it all been said,magic that’s what it is wonderful.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Kathryn! :D
narabia
the result is great
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly narabia! :D
Larry Hartshorn
a facinatiing smoke plume, I like how it grabs the light. And of course, your capture of the nature of smoke. The inscense nearly burned out, charred remnants fallen all symbolic relative to interpretation
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment Larry! :D
Wzard
Definately well worth the time you spent this result is excellant
Paul Louis Vil...
Too kind! Thanks Wzard! :D
digitalpoetry
Very cool good work.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps digitalpoetry! :D
Chetan Raghuram
its awesome.. i love it.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Chetan! :D
BornToRoam
Very cool
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps BornToRun! :D
davidautef
Hi, very cool shoot i love light trail, smock trail it s cool too something i need to try…..you re a good photographer i went through your work pretty cool keep the good work dav.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very much dav! :D
Vellu
A beautiful photo Paul. Very Zen?
Paul Louis Vil...
Cool! Thanks heaps my zen friend Vellu! :D
Jens Helmstedt
Interesting photo! Looks great!
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous;
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Jens and Scott! :D
Th3rd World O...
nice work
randomdumping
Totally flippen cool stuff indeed.
Etienne RUGGER...
Pure smoking time !!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so much ThirdWorldOrder, randomthumping and Etienne! :D
Scorpion9
really nice image mate and yes its quite interesting shooting smoke, for all the shapes and info you can get out of it…..great job..
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Scorpion9! :D
apey
Great shot
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps apey! :D
Rachel Hofton
Beautiful shot, lovely lighting! fantastic work!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Rachel! :D
Maria Moro
This is wonderful work..
Please consider one of your artworks for our Shapes in SMOKE & FOG Challenge
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you Maria, will do! :D
blueeyesjus
Beautiful shot Paul, it’s really nice to see the incense stick itself too, I had a crack at this the other night and it’s not as easy as it looks…nice work
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps blueeyeskus! :D