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Fire II
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Copyright: richard james (Kilted-Arab) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 105 N: 2089] (8803)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-12
Categories: Daily Life, Event, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-20 3:29
Viewed: 601
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Following on from Fire, here is my second image of a Fire Breather.

"To make a pillar of fire, a fire breather uses two basic components: fuel and a flame source. Put very simply, the performer directs a mouthful of fuel in a forceful spray over a flame. The result can be a pillar, a plume, or a ball of fire.

It sounds simple, but controlling the fuel's direction and the consistency of the spray is a technique that takes a lot of time to refine. Fire breathers usually practice extensively with water before ever taking a mouthful of fuel or lighting a torch. They focus on controlling the spray's direction and consistency. "You can still see the fuel in the air," says Pele. Garner adds that if the spray is not fine enough, "the fuel will catch on fire and then fall to the ground and burn."

Another important factor is the angle of the fuel, and therefore the flame. Pele explains that it should be "between a 60 [and] 80 degree angle…Lower can make the flame come up on a body part, and higher can cause un-ignited fuel to fall back into the face. The angle is extremely important."

When preparing to breathe fire, performers examine their surroundings, including the direction and speed of the wind. "I watch the flames," says Pele. "They are the best tell of everything we could use. They respond to every subtle nuance in the air." "

{taken from http://people.howstuffworks.com}. I don't think the Pele they quote is the ex-footballer :-)


Shot in RAW, jpeg conversion, crop, resize, sharpen, and brightness/contrast fiddled with. And Neatimaged.
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Hiya Richard

Darn good job he is stood in water thats all I can say lol.

Great shot, good and clear from an excellent POV. Interesting notes too.

TFS regards Helen

Hi Richard,
You gona try it?! :-) I might help you with shaving! Excellent capture my friend and a pefect note. Saturday in Leicester was a guy juggling with fire jugglers, imediately I had to think about your previous posting. Made about fourty shots, in the near future I will post one of them. Well anyway an impressive fire shot again. TFS
Hans

NB: meet you in Siem Reap, I'm looking forward to it and say thanks to Mrs. Arab ;-)

Amazing!
I'm speechless ... The moment cought, the action itself, the perfect detail and the whole mood are fantastic!
were you in water too:)?

thank you for this post and have a ncie day, Karina:)

Hello Richard, Impressive thing this guy is doing, your photo is impressive as well excellent colors BG POV DOF excllent detail swell done

TFS Kyle

Hi Richard,

Need strong guts to do it . . Perfect moment with full blown of fire . . Why does he do it in the pool? Is it for safety? . . Thanks for sharing the note how to do it . . eventhough not many people has the competency doing it . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

I agree with others that it's always impressive to spit fire like that! The fact he play it on water to start seem to me perfectly logic...
But i'm some surprise by the background... I have the feeling he playing that just in face of a house who is actually flooded... And that point surprising me a lot yes!

I wonder if he gets chapped lips?? HHAA! Nice exposure here Richard! The last pic I could see faces and shapes in the fire! That is always interesting to me to see the complexity of fire! This pic shows it well!
B-)
linda

Hi Richard,
Good shot, he is certainly in the right place standing in water, good colours and a nice reflection of the fire in the water, excellent note too.
Tfs Andy

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  • tibig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 650 W: 25 N: 635] (7139)
  • [2007-08-20 12:32]

In this shot I like the posture of the blower, it has some pride in it!
Regards,
Tibi

Another impresive photo Richard, great details and focus

Hi

Superb photo, the action, the reflection just great

Amri HMS

Great shot! I suppose the water is in case something goes wrong lol!

Hi Richard,
Perfect timing of the burst of flame, perfect exposure all over.
The reflection creates an ideal base to the image, drawing the eye up through the performer and on to the flame.
Very nicely done,
Kindest regards,
Peter.

Hello Richard,

Very beautiful traditional fire play captured here. They do this in India too.

Nice action, good colors and composition. TFS

Vandana
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You posed a question on someone elses picture so I'll answer you here on yours. Enabling workshops is a request to other photographers to help you with the image if they can.

You are inviting others in. It does not in any shape or form imply or oblige reciprocity. For example I may attend a workshop seminar by David Bailey (I pick his name because you will know he's a famous photographer) and be delighted to get his advice and interpretation. This does not automatically imply or give me a right to go to one of Mr Bailey's images and work on it. Enabling workshops is an invitation to others. It's really simple if you think about it through.

Nice exposure by the way.

Hi Richard
I guess some body has got to do this stuff - He is impressive and you posting is impressive - captured the moment at it's peak. Will there be a third?

Dan

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 110 N: 3229] (16085)
  • [2007-08-25 1:29]

Another impressive image...

His skin looks lovely in the light from the fire... and I like the reflection in the water..

Well done my friend.

KIA ORA
Dawn

You have nice picture of there... Very good shoot indeed! you can see every detail of the flame, and the reflection on the water add a touch of something... But i am wondering, where he was to be in that water? Or a lot of show was in a water basin?

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  • ariw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 170 W: 27 N: 162] (2125)
  • [2007-09-25 8:02]

HI Richard, what a stunning photo, a perfect timing to capture the burst of flame, the pose of the man and the reflection of the flame in the water make additional value, thanks for sharing, ari

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