4/365: The landing

4/365: The landing, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

January 4th

A strange purple light.


All right, not so strange. It was actually a dreadful toy I bought at the odds and ends market a couple of days before Christmas- it looks like an Evil Alien Overlord's sceptre, or at a stretch, a microphone, is made out of horrible plastic and has two buttons. The blue one turns on the lights and makes them spin. The red one...you don't want to press the red one. Because this is what happens if you do:

I pity all those people at the market who bought it like I did, as I don't think any of them were long exposure enthusiasts. Not because they bought a cheap and stupid toy for Christmas- of course not. I just can't imagine what their life must look like now that their children are in posession of this, I quote: "Musical Fantasy Light Spinning Ball (32 Pattern), Contains 10 colorful LED Light to create spectacular glowing fun for everyone! Hot New Spinning Light Toy has great visibility during the day or at night." End quote, discard packaging.

Visibility and audibility, oh yes. My grandmother was convinced the thing could burn your eyes out and make you go deaf.

But it does make a lovely alien spaceship.