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 10/06/2005 08:36:18 PM · #1
I played around with photographing smoke last night. I used my 105mm macro lens and an SB800 flash with gels. Here are a few examples



I set up a table in my garage with an ash tray... But up a black cloth background... Rolled a paper napkin up tightly so that it would burn slowly... Turned out the lights... and shot away.

more here
 10/06/2005 08:56:21 PM · #2
That is really cool stuff. It is so cool that I may have to go into my garage and try it. Nice work.
 10/06/2005 09:11:50 PM · #3
Those are Great Pictures, I wish you would have presented them w/out the border/embossed logo though-- (just Nitpicking)
 10/06/2005 09:14:33 PM · #4
Originally posted by buzzrock:
Those are Great Pictures, I wish you would have presented them w/out the border/embossed logo though-- (just Nitpicking)


Thanks. I agree about the border. I used the new "upload print" feature.
 10/06/2005 09:41:31 PM · #5
I happen to like the border. It sets the smoke apart. Rather than just having a picture of smoke, it looks more like a poster this way.

So I say... just ignore the naysayers. :-)

(unless you plan to print them and put them into their own "real" frame)
 10/07/2005 09:46:28 AM · #6
I love them! I think they look great!
 10/07/2005 09:50:31 AM · #7
Wow, funkidelic, I think they're great!
 10/07/2005 10:23:32 AM · #8
Holy smoke! Those our great shots. I agree with dwterry, I like the borders.
 10/08/2005 10:39:17 AM · #9
These *are* great shots. What was the lighting situation?
 10/08/2005 11:02:26 AM · #10
I like the photos, but I'm not sure about the titles. Why not title them like "smoke" or some other term you're trying to get across, then put your name a bit smaller (that is, if your goal is to sell them)?
 10/08/2005 02:48:51 PM · #11
Originally posted by dwterry:
I happen to like the border. It sets the smoke apart. Rather than just having a picture of smoke, it looks more like a poster this way.

So I say... just ignore the naysayers. :-)

(unless you plan to print them and put them into their own "real" frame)


When I submitted the prints for review, I got an Admin. note saying basically they would prefer them without the border, but the prints were approved. So, I test printed a couple and ...the Admin. were right. They didn't look good printed. I have since redone them w/out the borders.





To answer Tim's question, they were shot in the dark, with the flash being the only lighting.


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