(Helia Scheppa, JC Imagem / AP)

Edeilson Manoel do Nascimento holds an X-ray showing a knife that was inside his head at the Hospital das Clinicas in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Nascimento is recovering nicely after a team of surgeons removed the 4-inch knife that had remained stuck in his head for three years after a bar fight.

Knife in the head

It’s hard to believe that Nascimento lived with a knife stuck inside his head for three years.

Photographer, Helia Scheppa did a great job with lighting this unique portrait. By placing a small portable flash behind the subject it was able to cast enough light to show the x-ray film, simple yet effective.

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So much for the knife....Wonder where the beer bottle " ended " up?

    Reply#1 - Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:51 PM EDT

    I miss my SB-800, because you never know when you'll need a backlight.

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