Optical Illusions Etc...: Light is Weightless Illusion

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Monday

Light is Weightless Illusion

What is truly amazing is the fact that he was able to capture and weigh light with these scales.

This is a great effect caught in a photograph and to top it off this photo has not been manipulated in any way.

Light is weightless
Flickr Artist: nelmaf
Tags: photos, optical_illusions, illusions, art

2 comments:

Antti said...: Isnt this two ropes spinning? Taken with long exposure?; ...
Anonymous said...: No strings, just light.

The artist said the following about how he captured this image.

"With the flash. The scale stood against a white wall with a dark plank approx. 30 cm. above it. The light reflected via the shiny copper on the wall above the scales. The difficulty was to find out how to hold the camera for a good effect. The third try was the best and this is it."; ...

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