Submitter's name:	Steve Goss
Title:	Ghosted Cruiser
Gear used:	OM-2N with 50mm f1.4 (I think) , tripod. A big Sunpak, little Vivitar, and T32 flashes, all hand held.
Diaphragm:	f16. I wanted more time to do the flashing.
Shutter speed:	About 2 minutes.
Film used:	Fuji Superia 400
Technical information:	Walked around and set off the flashes in various locations. I wasn't careful enough, as you can see from the backwash from one of the flashes that ghosted me into the picture. Technical note - You know how portrait photographers put a light behind people to get a glow around their head? It didn't work.
Subject information:	My new car. It's just _so_ photogenic that I've been taking pictures of it from almost every angle. When the time for this TOPE came around, I realized that I hadn't done any night shots. This was about the best of the bunch.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

O.k., so the backlight perhaps did not work out exactly as you had anticipated, yet I still think it adds nicely to the shot: it makes your car look a bit like a UFO. Without this backlight, the picture would not have been as interesting as it is now. Also, your presence in the shot makes the picture look somewhat surreal.

Comment left by: Jay Maynard (jmaynard@conmicro.cx)

I'm not real fond of the PT Cruiser's looks, but you did a nice job with it. I had to look twice to see your ghost there. Two nits from a Texan: 1) The license plate sticker is supposed to be above the inspection sticker...and 2) Why scramble the license plate? You did a fantastic job, but it still looks weird, although I'll admit to being a little bit of a license plate geek.

Comment left by: Mickey Trageser (no e-mail specified)

Nice effect! Likes like the car is about to be levitated to the mother ship. So, is the PT C. considered an SUV? I think the halo effect is a matter of highlighting the hair, which this vehicle is lacking. A flash just out of view from back and above might have achieved your goal.

Comment left by: The photographer (no e-mail specified)

To Jay: The license plate sticker is allowed to be either above or to the side. (check the back of your sticker) The inspection sticker was already above the hood line, and I thought that another sticker above that would interfere with my vision in left turns. The license plate? Just trying to keep some shreds of annonymity. To Mickey: The Cruiser is part station wagon, part 30's tall boy sedan, part mini- minivan, part truck (flat floor with the back seats removed), but I don't think Chrysler makes any SUV claims for it. The ground clearance is too low. Besides, Chrysler has Jeep for it's contributions to the SUV world.

Comment left by: John A. Lind (no e-mail specified)

The car is "painted" very well with the light. Now you can tell people you didn't *buy* this car, it just landed in your yard one night and you were lucky enough to capture the event on film!

Comment left by: Wiliam Wagenaar (wiliam@zeelandnet.nl)

The car is definitely preparing for take-off and your ghost is just there in time to prvent it from leaving you. Nice work.

Comment left by: bob gries (gries@nothingrhymeswithorange.com)

great shot! excellent quality of light from beneath the car, and on the entire body! it almost looks photoshop-ed in!

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