Acid Photography Contest Pictures - Image Page 1

... plus some acid to wash it down - created by jerostone

Favs: 0

SBS: n/a

Hi-res

Rank: 8/8

Score: 59.2% (0)

5818 views

(5 years and 2491 days ago)

10 Comments

plus, some, acid, wash, down

kyricom says:

Nice idea... but it's a little hard to see the nails etc.

author says:

Well, if you try on HR, things get a little better, but yes, you're right

(5 years and 2491 days ago)

friiskiwi says:

I think you may have desaturated it a little too much.

author says:

Yes, madam, this is exactly what I did, because it was too yellowish for my taste.

(5 years and 2491 days ago)

friiskiwi says:

LOL, the theme did say to make it look less appealing and you succeeded, Perhaps crop it a little closer for all the people who can't be bothered looking at high res.

MossyB says:

That's one way to get your daily requirement of iron! Good job!

kathyw says:

vey clean image,

author says:

Thank you kindly all!

rusvelt2000 says:

A painful breakfast. Good luck author, nice image

author says:

thanks

(5 years and 2485 days ago)

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE

The World's First Acid Trip - created by friiskiwi

Favs: 2

SBS: n/a

Hi-res

Rank: 8/8

Score: 56.3% (0)

8509 views

April 16, 1943: Setting the Stage for the World's First Acid Trip

1943: Dr. Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of LSD.

Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the stimulating effects on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later he ingested 250 micrograms1 of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip.

In his autobiography, LSD, My Problem Child, Hofmann remembered his discovery this way:

"I was forced to interrupt my work in the laboratory in the middle of the afternoon and proceed home, being affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness. At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away."

The experience led Hofmann to begin experimenting with other hallucinogens and he became an advocate of their use, in both the arenas of psychoanalysis and personal growth. He was critical of LSDâ€™s casual use by the counterculture during the '60s, accusing rank amateurs of hijacking the drug he still refers to as "medicine for the soul" without understanding either its positive or negative effects.

Hofmann was equally critical of what he considered -- and still considers -- societyâ€™s knee-jerk rejection of a drug that he believes is mostly beneficial and deserving of continued research. "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD," he said at a symposium in 2006, marking the centennial of his birth. "It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be."

(Source: Various) (5 years and 3020 days ago)