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Spirits in the Fire


Spirits in the Fire
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Copyright: sm wa (swallace) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 8 N: 303] (2059)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-06-07
Categories: Experimental, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): !!! Mirror effects 1 !!! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-06-08 9:00
Viewed: 983
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 20
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Last week violent thunderstorms came through our area. The storms toppled a large tree in our back yard. This weekend I cut up the tree and had a huge pile of limbs and wood to burn. I used 5 gallons of diesel fuel to ignite this last night. I tried taking some pictures of the flames just to experiment. After playing with the post-processing, I was surprised to see faces, eyes, heads and all kinds of shapes in the flames. The more I looked the more I saw. The photo has a bit of an eerie feel to me. Everyone I've shown it to sees different things, but the one that stands out to me looks like a man with a beard standing in the center of the picture, blindfolded. What can you see?

Post-processing: Let's start with the original from the camera (click here). I used the flood filter to add the water and clarified twice. I then used Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror to achieve final effect. Added a frame
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To starkey666: Helloswallace 1 06-08 09:44
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I think this went well for an experiment. I can deffinetly see the bearded man in the middle of the shot. Can you see what sort of looks like some kind of a mask directly above the bearded man? Very well done.

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  • Deus Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 36 W: 4 N: 102] (785)
  • [2004-06-08 9:18]
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AHHHHHHHGGGGHHHHHH..... I CAN SEE DEAD PEOPLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!


lol....

...nice photo dude. That guy you see does resemble Christ..in a sort of a weird way...doesen't he ? Or perhaps a thinner Buda...with some hair...
I can see a bird, peeking down at the very top center of the image !

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  • manny Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 24 N: 1485] (11941)
  • [2004-06-08 9:37]

I see a giant spider about to take a plunge in the sea of fire. Looks like a final scene in Spiderman.

Anyway, it is a very good work you've done here. I also like the original.

Excellent and spooky too.
I see the blindfolded man and also a scull below him,the more I look the more I see!
Excellent work,very well done.

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  • Riz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 31 N: 100] (523)
  • [2004-06-08 12:42]

WOW, great job let me tell you I think its a little scary but the fire that is hard to make it look real keep on posting.

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2004-06-09 4:33]

Demons and Wizards !
Fantastic experiment and picture, Stephen !

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2004-06-09 16:52]

Hm...I think i can see a man. A tiny tiny man, in the midle. Well, it could be a gilr too. Looks like he/she might be wearing a dress ;) Then ther is some alien at the top midle too...I have a pretty vivide imagination so...Effective pp Stephen

Wow...striking work Stephen! This looks comed out right from hell ;)) Great, great work :)

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  • Maru Gold Star Critiquer [C: 471 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-04-15 18:33]

Hello Stephen,
what a fantastic pp work you did here!! After checking the original shot I'm really amazed. You certainly created a completly different world, full of faces and expressions, bodies, aliens.. (maybe is my imagination.. too much sci-fi!!).
The mirror effect is always full of strange worlds waiting just to be discovered!!
Congrats!!!
Marisa

i see the man too....creepy and eerie....great work!

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