The first is inspiring. I think I want to try this technique myself one day.
The second is a "reversed lens" pic? Those are difficult to pull off. Usually they require oodles of light...!
Thanks. It was fun to make. And yes, the second is a reverse lens shot. And I didn't have enough light. I had to brighten it in photoshop, which is why it's so noisy.
I've decided I like playing with long exposures and light. My cousin was over the other day and we fooled around with the laser pointer:
Do you know how hard it is to get a 15 year old to hold still for 10 seconds!!
Oh, BTW; Thanks for moving my brain-fartedly misplaced post.