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Got an email from the neighbourhoods local lens nut and photographer Dug asking if i wanted to help him with photographing some burning thongs... (dont know what help i was...) but i went along

Nothing Special... just a few shots i took... enjoy..comments welcome.. but hell.. i was the unhired help.. only had the 50 1.4 with me..

Tim









The Master Photographer at Work





Tim

See, I saw "smoking thongs" and, well, to be honest, my thoughts went in a different direction.

Should i change to heading to Holy Flaming Flipflops??

Tim

What a strange thing to do.

I like Greg was unsure what these shots would be like, I'm intrigued by the story behind the flaming thongs.

Flaming heck ... i too was expecting thongs of another sort!

A bizarre subject, although I do like the first shot – nice contrast & interesting DOF. A few phrases or metaphors would go well with that shot .. I dunno… 'hot shoe shuffle' … err 'you think it’s hot in your shoes?' I’m sure someone can do better than that

Cheers,

Pete

I'm sorry but what is so strange about setting fire to a perfectly good pair of thongs and photographing them floating down the river?

Don't you guys wake up in the morning thinking "MMMM I might set fire to some thongs today"

I know I do!

OK it was for a shoot for a CD cover a friend 8 Ball Aitkins ( his real name) has a song about the rapture and a person leaving just a flaming pair of thongs behind.

hence the shoot.

I think tim has the killer shot I will have to stop taking him with me he is getting too good at this stuff. PS rule 101 for flamingthongogoraphy NEVER stand in water with your hands covered in highly flammable rubber cement and a bottle of lighter fluid open in your pocket and then strike a match!

THIS IS JUST PLAIN STUPID!!!

Cheers a slightly crispy Doug

interesting title and interesting shots! Never thought burning thongs can look so good.

as usual I get a little carried away with things flammable this is the first attempt thongs covered in Rubber cement and lighter fluid.

margo has suggested (A) the ultimate hot foot.

and (B) that burning thongs in queensland is sedition and I should be arrested under the anti terror laws.

burnt offerings or bad foot odor?

nice shot Doug.. looks a bit flamable and thanks for taking me.. good to get out of the house and take photos... i dont get the chance much..

Tim
p.s. couple more shots

I needed someone to put me out if I caught fire .


You would put me out not just take photos of me burning wouldn't you ?

MM thinks "I must get assistant with fire extinguisher not a camera"

You know i actually did think about asking if you wanted me to bring a small fire extinguiser... but because you were taking pics on the water.. i thought... Water puts fire out.... sometimes.. hehehe

Tim
p.s. whats next?