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Playing with Fire


Playing with Fire
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Copyright: Tom Winder (bluepianowaits) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 16 N: 348] (2590)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-27
Categories: Abstract
Exposure: f/2.8
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-15 3:09
Viewed: 460
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Treklingburys,

Not posted for a while as I have not really taken anything worth posting for a while, so I have been through my archives and come up with this .

It was taken a long time ago when I first started playing with a digital camera, it was a point and shoot type so I had no control of shutter speed, having taken lots of pics of my sister spinning fire poi with a flash and none of them working I wanted to see what happened if I turned the flash off, it slows the shutter and makes the light much more striking.

I know I have cut off the top which is a shame but I like the warm colour and patterns in the flames. I am posting this because I think it is the picture that really fired (pardon the pun) my intrest in photography.

Cheers
Tom
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Hello Tom!
Amazing firework. Beautiful portrait. Original effect. Amazing lightness. Good dynamic take. Regards!

Super funny shot , with good effext
bravo Réal.

Good shot Tom, just shows what you can do with a point and press. Did something similar myself a while ago. My son was spinning fire too.

Peter

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1489 W: 123 N: 2164] (19817)
  • [2008-01-17 6:27]

Hello Tom, well done on the fire playing shot, it's very impressive. Good idea and great result, thanks!

Mario

Nice one Tom, as you say it's a shame you cut off the top, but it's more than made up for by the fact that you got her face in. Very expressive and a good example of why you don't always need the best gear.
Cheers, John.

HI Tom

A great capture. You wouldn't catch me playing with fire! I did that once when I was six and decided it would be funny play with matches - the ensuing inferno scared me off that idea!

Anyway, I digress, A nice picture, nice colours and good contrast, my only concern is the dark area top left that covers a third of the picture? What is it? I have studied this image for 20 mins now and cant fathom out what it is. Was there something in the foreground to the front left of the camera?

TFS:-)
Chris

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  • Briddl Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 251 W: 81 N: 229] (934)
  • [2008-07-25 5:52]
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Hi Tom,
as you suggested I had a look at this shot of yours - and have to say that I am impressed although there is a part of the fire missing.
But that doesn't matter as you've captured the structure of the fire and your sister's face well. I like the warm tones of this shot and the dark background. How was that bright almost vertical flame caused?
Thank you for telling me how this artwork is called.
And thanks for sharing and playing around with your camera (would like to get any good shots by playing around with my camera, I can tell you).
Regards,
Britta

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