Lithium[Li]3

Lithium[Li]3, originally uploaded by tankgirlrs.

Lithium has a lot of uses including heat-resistant glass and ceramics, high strength-to-weight alloys used in aircraft, and lithium batteries. But it is also useful as a mood stabilizing drug due to neurological effects of the ion in the human body. It is used in the treatment of bipolar disorder since, unlike most other mood altering drugs, they counteract both depression and mania, though more effective for mania or manic episodes.

So the idea i had for Lithium would concentrate on its uses in the medical industry... And i want you to think about this for a second....

Lithium is a metal. And so people who need to take it for medical reasons, are essentially putting metal in their body. And depending on how much you are prescribed and how much your body can handle at a time... you could reach dangerously high toxicity levels..... Not good. :-(


The shot at hand is from the 3rd shooing attempt. I knew that i wanted to show the crazy bipolar side of the element, and i had a few ideas on how to execute the shot... But it was coming together lol. But i had one more go at it last night and i think it worked out better this time around.

Again almost all Photoshop.... I think the fake DOF came out ok :-)

Well off to think about my next element... Beryllium!

Shutter Speed: 1/50sec
ISO:200
Lens:EF 50mm 1/4f USM

Uploaded by tankgirlrs on 5 Aug 10, 5.05PM EDT.