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Flames #2

Postby NikonUser on Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:52 pm

I had another go at taking flame shots...

Took quite a few photos but didn't get that many that worked. Here are some I like. Not sure if others will like them or not...

#1
I like the shape of this one and the colour in the match head
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#2
I like the smoke in this one and the 'texture'. I think that came from the flash reflecting off the black paper I was using as a background
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#3
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#4
I like what the smoke has done in this one
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#5
In this one I like how there seems to be a flame inside the flame. Also the darkness of the matchstick is cool IMO
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What do you guys think? I don't very often try out new things like this but it was kinda fun :) At least the matches stay still... not like the birds I'm usually chasing

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Postby Alex on Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:57 pm

No 2 and 3 are working for me, together with the first one you posted. Nicely done.

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Postby Matt. K on Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:28 pm

These are fabulous! They need to be printed large and framed. Fine art.
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Postby NikonUser on Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:33 pm

Does anyone know how I can get more smoke in the photos?

I think I'd need to slow down the shutter speed but that blows out the flame...

Or would I have to do a double exposure?

Thanks

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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:37 pm

I like the first and 4th pics the most. The second and third, while the smoke looks great, the green snot on the matchhead doesn't look very appealing...

Great pics and keep it up! It's great to see a photo series in progress.
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