A new visual cigarette illusion

I've never considered myself to be a militant former smoker, even though I often look at smokers and find myself thinking they're awfully anachronistic.

Previous, failed, miserable attempts at giving up were characterized by my habit of disguising jealous anger against people still puffing as lip-curling contempt.

My current (two years and still, unfortunately, counting) attempt has been punctuated instead by mild concern or worried pity, which people find a great deal more annoying.

The outbreak this week, after the Commons vote to ban smoking in public places, of mutterings about "the human right to smoke" and "an assault on freedom of choice", has inspired in me a huge tsunami of such patronizing feelings.

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Optical Illusions of Smoke

The following are actual photos of smoke, true some post processing was done but everything you see in these images is photographed smoke of cigarettes.

There is a photo, when we can see "Mom and Baby".There is very amazing.

The setup is quite simple: the smoke comes from incense sticks (made in India), they are cheap and produce a constant smoke for a long period of time (and also a pleasant scent). The light source is a flashgun from side and behind.

You need a black material for the background and something to shade the direct light from the flash to the lens. Plus some patience and some trials.