Waxbows: The Incredible Beauty of a Blown Out Candle

But Not Simpler
By Kyle Hill
Sep 9, 2013 7:30 PMNov 20, 2019 3:07 AM

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A candle is more illuminating after it has been blown out.

In 2009, aspiring science photographer Grover Schrayer took a series of photos documenting candle smoke--something that most people have seen before, but never looked close enough at. As his incredible shots revealed, there is so much more to a candle once you blow it out.

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