That’s really nice

I case you’re really wondering, the model has two legs, maybe three, the liquid effect is due to the very slow rolling shutter of the scanner, and how it draws motion.

And why is there a face just floating in mid-air?

For sure!

I opened up an old Canon flatbed scanner and more or less removed anything that wasn’t the sensor or the mechanical assembly pulling it along. The optical assembly is hacked together with black foam board, an acrylic magnifying glass and too much gaffers tape.

Think of it as a pinhole shoebox camera with a scanner at the back, instead of photo paper or film.

A really good boy, and that’s what matters, thanks for the BTS shot.

Yes, aside from global contrast adjustments, there’s a circular level and local contrast adjustment on the dancer, to make her stand out a little bit more

I love this! The dismissive arrogance is wonderful.

Gorgeous, astrophotography is like black magic to me, I’m really grateful there’s people like you out there giving us these kinds of images.