put out the light, then put out the light: experiments with light, shadow, and perspective

first idea: a light bulb, and a hand coming out from the darkness to take it out...



then it occured to me... why not a candle? candles seem more fragile... they seem more "romantic" that way...



my first few attempts: a bit blurry, and the can at the base of the candle is visible. so i steady my grip and lower the camera's point of view... and this time, to make it eerier, with the perspective of someone about to put out the candle, as if we (as the viewer of the picture) were about to put out the candle, and whatever it is we had in mind (kill someone?) once the candle is dead... hehehe...



another perspective, with a 3rd person point of view...



photos taken july 2010