All accomplished in camera ;-).

The old fashioned way :D

If you think I just 'cloned out the strings' making the bulb levitate, think again ... cause I didn't! :)

The second oldest trick in the book is pulling a rabbit from a hat. Older than that, is pulling the ghost of the rabbits ancestors.

Here is the ghost rabbit as seen straight from the camera with no processing.
Yes, totally accidental. I'd rather be lucky than good :)

Be careful who you mess with...

When I read the theme, I wanted to do this right away. Unfortunately, the little sorcerer fell ill after the test shoot, so I planned for another picture.
But when he heard that, he yelled at me:"But we HAVE to do the shoot! We need to win the final round!"

It has been an amazing tourney. Thanks to all players for putting so much effort in this, and to the tireless photo admins for the horrible... um, wonderful and inspiring themes. And most of all, to my fabulous team who were incredibly supportive, and to the bestest buddy anyone could wish for. Thanks for torturing me - I learned so much from you.

A brush, a white wall, a cheap torch and lots of patience. And some magic, of course :)

15s f/14 iso100 @ 70mm

Black magic offering to the pagan god Pringlus.