By Vurdlak on October 23, 2006, with 79 Comments
How do you like these ubercool photos? They were done by artist using special photo equipment that can take extra sharp pictures of fast-moving objects! If someone finds more simmilar photos be sure to post! Jump inside this post for full set and then you can visit Flickr Category for simmilar artistic illusions.
(51 votes)
These are SO cool! this looks completely photoshopped, but all the details are so astounding I even doubt that. What a concept- water flames.
amazing!!!
wow those really are cool! I especially like the one with the candle.
so wait, is the water splashing down and the photogropher just took the picture at the time where it looked like somethin cool?
Woah, that’s cool
I would like to get that camera… One which can take ultra sharp pictures like these…
Keep the good work on the site going on…
I have made this site my homepage so that I dont miss out even a single illusion…
That last one is pretty cool, I’m really wondering how he did it (make a drop of water and take the picture when the drop feel in place?) But i like the first one the best.
Woah.
I have a new favorite illusion.
That looks really neat- you could probably get a decent picture even if you didn’t use a high tech camera!
Wow.
HOLY SHAMOLY
THAT IS AWESOME
That is soooooo cool…..it looks like they could be porring out of thos things. It’s sooooo cool!!!!
waw… these are great pictures. I’m curious about how they are done? I understand the camera is fast but how did he get those flame like shapes? Is it possible to get them in full size?
What IISSSS this??
man thats pimp im so glad i have this site as my home page so i dont miss anything
i dont care how these were done, they are AWESOME!!!!
How he do dat?
So of them could be done by taking the photo upsidedown. I.e. the gas stove one.
asom.
PS. where is that jap game show illusion i sent u?
awesome
i think the one with the match is really cool
I love the one with the lighter and I wanted to ask if you have them in higher quality so one could use them as background picture!
Wow … those are freakin’ awesome!!!
neat-o. I think I’ve seen something like that before – the still shots of water hitting things. but I never attributed the shape to a flame before! way cool!
(adding to my last reply) the gas stove one is upside down – I remember doing that last week in the kitchen. (most of these look upsidedown, I’m just not sure how they did the match or candle one!)
MY FAVORITE ONE EVER!
very very awesome
its kind’a cool
This is really awesome!
I’ve never seen anything like it
How on earth did this guy do it??!!
Makes me have to pee-pee…
It’s obviously CG generated images. No doubt at all.
OMG these are amazing, how’d he do it?
i copied and pasted them all into paint and saved them all as one photo and am using that as my background.
WOW
hey.
this site is pretty awesome, but honestly i think it’d be nice to give more credit to the artists who create these illusions. for example, u could tell ppl that u can find more of this guy’s work at http://leoplat.deviantart.com/
otherwise keep up the good work
my favorite cool cool cool. These would make an excellent calender
they are 3d renders
I saw them on deviantart, thats why i know
Awesome!!
I love it!!!!
If you don’t love it there’s something worng with you!
Ooh…it was a photoshop. Just figured it out by using blue’s link. I knew it was too good to be real. Very nice still.
Here’s the guy that made them.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble BUT…it is not photography. These images are built in 3D CGI by Platinum in Brazil. Although, alot of stuff they do is a combination of 3D, Photography and Photoshop. I had the pleasure of working with them on a project. They use Maya and 3D Studio MAX. Check them out at http://platinumfmd.com.br
now thats awsome…..so creative..i want to add those as lil pix to put on my myspace..very eyecatchy!!!
hey, stefan, that’s some nice stuff……..i especially like that green one with all the pipes….they all look cool! hey vurdlak if you see this, check em out…….in my opinion, theyre DEFINITELY work adding! nice job.
theres a guy who does stuff like that. (Martin Waugh) heres the link: http://www.liquidsculpture.com/
I forgot to mention that thats not THE guy who does it just another guy like that.
I think the pictures were taken upside down and flipped on the computer.
That was totaly awesome!!!!!!! :)
Okay, here’s a challenge, I don’t know if it’s any way possible but if anyone can achieve this is would be AWESOME: make flames look like water. Just a crazy idea! Try it and have Mr. Vurdlak (Vurdlak) post them on the site.
wow this is amazing! totally awesome!!!
these are my ABSOLUTE favorite illusions! ever since i saw these a while ago, i have been showing them to everybody i know. Amazing!…
That’s incredible! Wow, that’s so clever. Even if they are photoshopped or whatever (although I believe you that they aren’t), they’re such awesome, beautiful images.
Major kudos to the creator :)
this is like the best thing EVER!!!! dont know how you did it but it is still amazing!!!!!!
Wow. That is incredibly cool.
THAT LOOKS SO COOL!! I like the lighter one the best..
Btw.. i think the guy who made them used liquid nitrogen or something on a real flame and then it just turns into ice. (except took it at the exact moment so there would be little floating bits)
its called photoshop
No offence but are you stupid? liquid nitrogen. do you even understand the composition of water, and flame. in order to make ice you need water. thats the only thing that can make ice. not flame. all liquid nitrogen would do is put the fire out. its impossible. thats just a stupid statement
It’s quite simple actually.
All these pictures were taken up-side-down, and the camera they use takes lots of shots in a short space of time, so they can pick out the most flame-looking picture.
They spray a specific amount of water out in a very specific manner and photograph it.
e.g. the gas nozzle in the lighter is replaced with a water nozzle.
Very cleverly done, and it must’ve been very tricky to do the last two.
the just used a fast shutter camera and let water fall onto whatever they wanted the lighter one is tricky tho
big deal. All my lighters have water flames. If these flimsy images impresses you, you should see my water fireplace- it keeps the house warm and cool.
i don’t even care if these aren’t real. They are AWESOME!!!
OMG this is now my favourite
i love this and have bookmarked the page now everyday i can see it
great job i dont care how these are done i love them all the same
It’s an illusion? (T_T) I thought I was in love…
Thanks for sharing.
One word: awesome. Fantastic concept, and beautifully followed through.
i think u just photoshopped it. Most of the illusion found here are photoshopped… anyway its cool to see these illusions!!!
Could anyone give the site where i can get the high quality pictures this water flame wallpapers..
i was on photoshop cupple min ago, how do u do thisss. it looks so cool. the combination of water and fire is so calming.
It’s animated with Houdini
sidefx.com
It’s really cool though!
OMG That SOOO AWESOME!
i love these pics they are awesome. some of these people have some creative ideas (i like the idiot that thought they used liquid nitrogen) i’ve seen a tutorial for this. i’m not sure if it’s exactly how they did it in those specific examples but it is basically the exact candle one used here. these are GREAT i’d love to be this talented. i’ll post a link. it is NOT mine but it’s pretty cool
http://digitalartsecrets.com/2009/08/11/how-to-draw-a-water-flame-candle/
wow, that’s so cool!
I love it!
WOW KEWL
wadda flame attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loooove it!
Those pics are photoshoped so don’t speak about CGs or fast shutter photography.
This guy is just very good at painting! ^^
Here is the explanation for one of those:
http://digitalartsecrets.com/2009/08/11/how-to-draw-a-water-flame-candle/
holala .. nys .. !!!
Its sort of like water mimicry; where someone turns into water, only with fire.
OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! THAT IS SOOOO EPIC! I LOVE IT! MY NEW FAVORITE!
LOVE THIS!
nice
I can’t think of how they could manage that without photoshop!
Its pretty..and also quite amazing!