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Postby blacknstormy on Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:26 pm

Ok - playing with smokes ... thought adding smoke may improve :? but not sure.... and then started playing with smoke :) seeing I needed smoke for the smoke ;)

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I know smoke shots aren't that original, but I've never been able to get them to work before ..... Bernie's post the other day convinced me to try again.

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Postby Dug on Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:32 pm

I have been planning to play with smoke too except I don't smoke so some incense burning.

I like the red shot best.
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Postby suzanneg on Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:34 pm

Mmmm, there's another woman in the blue shot, side on, facing left. I really like these smoke shots. Have to have a go one day. How did you do the lighting Rel?
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Postby blacknstormy on Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:42 pm

Thanks Doug & Suzanne :)

The smoke was via incense (I'm coughing enough without lighting up a durry), set in front of a dark object (stereo speaker). I had the SB600 with beer cup sitting behind the incense and just above on top of the speaker, and used the onboard flash as well as the commander ..... f9 @1/80th. Colours changed using hue/saturation in PS2 :)

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Postby Dug on Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:03 pm

Have you tried inverting them to have dark smoke on a white background?
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Postby rokkstar on Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:04 pm

The shape in #2 is beautiful.
It's slightly soft which detracts a bit but it's a great colour and shape Rel.

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Postby blacknstormy on Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:10 pm

Yep :)
Straight inversion:
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inversion then alter hue/saturation again :
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But I really liked the red on black - reminded me of fire ;)
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Postby Grev on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:05 am

Rel, these are great!! :!:

Fantastic painting like photography!! :)
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Postby Yi-P on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:08 am

I was planning for this long ago, but since I dont have any incence or smoke at home, I cant find anything much I can make smoke lines with.

Great shots there, #2 does the most for me :D
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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:36 am

Yi-P wrote:I was planning for this long ago, but since I dont have any incence or smoke at home, I cant find anything much I can make smoke lines with.

Great shots there, #2 does the most for me :D


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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:37 am

 PS I do not recommend the use of arson as a way to get good photographs :oops:
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Postby MATT on Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:34 am

Rel, the inverted ones are great..


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Postby greencardigan on Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:34 am

Rel, they look great. I've been going to try this a go for a while.

I got some incense sticks but they don't seem to give off much smoke. Is the some secret to getting a good stream of smoke?
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Postby byrt_001 on Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:40 pm

wow...this shots are really great....very interesting

makes me want to try it..

thanks...love the purple one.

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