Friday, July 24, 2009

ELECTRIFYING IMAGES:ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΣΗ ΦΥΤΩΝ ΣΕ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΣΟΚ. R.BUELTEMAN

These extraordinary images reveal what happens when electrical surges pass through a metal board with a simple plant on top.
Photographer Robert Buelteman sends 80,000 volts through his flowery subjects and then literally paints photographs of the outcome.
In three awe-inspiring series, the 55-year-old uses roses, petunias, and even cannabis in mind-blowing detail to give an extraordinary view of ordinary plant-life.
The process to capture these unique images is so complex it has taken him 10 years - and a gruelling average of 60 hours-per-week - to produce just 80 photos.
Working in complete darkness, he begins by placing his chosen plant onto a metal board which he then passes the electrical surge through.
He can even pinpoint areas where he wants to focus the charge using a wand and a simple car battery.
As his subject lights up with the current, and emits radiation invisible to the naked eye, Mr Buelteman captures the moments by passing a fibre optic cable back-and-forth over the plant.
The cable emits a beam of white light which is just the size of a human hair and whatever the miniscule torch-beam touches, transfers the image onto film.
The captivating blue haze that surrounds every leaf, petal and stalk is actually gases ionising around them as the plant is electronically shocked.
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