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04/03/2006 02:57:36 AM · #1 |
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04/03/2006 03:13:14 AM · #2 |
You mean like this?
I think I shot this at f/22 @ 3 Seconds ISO 200.
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04/03/2006 03:19:08 AM · #3 |
I dont know what are the "must do" but here's a "dont do".
Dont over-expose as blown-outs tend to happen fairly quickly.
The photo below is taken at 2-seconds, and blown-out is very apparent.
Message edited by author 2006-04-03 03:19:50. |
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04/03/2006 03:30:29 AM · #4 |
Fast shutter speed I think is key. I am by far no expert. I could spend a couple days messing around with fire though. Then I would get my camera and try taking some pics of it. Here's some of mine - I categorized them for your convenience...
Crappy.....
Not So Crappy.....
 
Alcohol Related (Isopropyl).....
Sadistic.....
Self Portrait.....
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04/03/2006 03:32:13 AM · #5 |
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04/03/2006 03:37:22 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Don't get burned. |
And be careful not to burn down the house/office/studio. This would be hard to explain to the insurance company. |
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04/03/2006 03:52:20 AM · #7 |
| even more so if they found the photographic evidence of you starting the fire :) lol |
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04/03/2006 05:02:34 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Self Portrait.....
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I think you exposed this one the best. :P
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04/03/2006 05:26:09 AM · #9 |
Also depends on what kind of fire and whats the background. This is exposed for 2 sec...and is NOT overexposed because the flame is blue (and not too bright) due to fire on alcohal.
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04/03/2006 05:36:36 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by yanko:
I think you exposed this one the best. :P |
...but since it was taken for the "Comfort" challenge (Basic) I could not clone out the armpit stains so I did not submit. Unfortunate, because it clearly had a chance just from sheer intimidation and the threat of village burning. ;-) |
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04/03/2006 05:38:59 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by tejinder:
Also depends on what kind of fire and whats the background. This is exposed for 2 sec...and is NOT overexposed because the flame is blue (and not too bright) due to fire on alcohal.
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Your mistakes on this entry for the "2 second Exposure" challenge were:
1. Alcohol doesn't make very good flames (but DON'T use gasoline in a spray bottle - trust me on that one)
2. Your exposure was exactly 2 seconds
;-P
Message edited by author 2006-04-03 05:44:47. |
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04/03/2006 05:43:15 AM · #12 |
1/80 shutter
and f 32.0
Message edited by author 2006-04-03 05:54:07.
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04/03/2006 05:47:49 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Agcowie:
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Agcowie - you can edit your post and put this in instead of the whole large image:
[ thumb]315902[ /thumb]
(take the spaces out of the brackets) - that will get you the thumbnail linked to the big image. |
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04/03/2006 05:53:30 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by tejinder:
Also depends on what kind of fire and whats the background. This is exposed for 2 sec...and is NOT overexposed because the flame is blue (and not too bright) due to fire on alcohal.
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Your mistakes on this entry for the "2 second Exposure" challenge were:
1. Alcohol doesn't make very good flames (but DON'T use gasoline in a spray bottle - trust me on that one)
2. Your exposure was exactly 2 seconds
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Thats NOT the only mistake I did :) I submitted the WORST picture from the lot and I selectively desaturated it too. I really got battered on this one. But were few things to learn -
- use petrol or octane
- use back-lighting (with contrasting color. Purple works just great with yellow flame)
- use burst mode (flame dies soon...and trust me - you dont want to fill the glass with more liquid :))
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04/03/2006 05:55:06 AM · #15 |
Thanks Art finally got it always wanted to know how everyone did that?! bit of a internet retard
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04/03/2006 05:56:18 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Agcowie:
Thanks Art finally got it always wanted to know how everyone did that?! bit of a internet retard |
i was going to ask why u posted a photo of a rat, lol
glad u sorted it out |
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04/03/2006 05:57:10 AM · #17 |
Yah it was not even my photo dont know what happend there :)
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04/03/2006 05:58:22 AM · #18 |
| Was the rat on fire? That woulda been cool. |
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04/03/2006 06:24:23 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Was the rat on fire? That woulda been cool. |
roasted rat? hmm... |
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04/03/2006 07:00:51 AM · #20 |
 
Shot with slow shutterspeed of 1/10s (handheld).
Message edited by author 2006-04-03 07:02:30.
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04/04/2006 12:02:49 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by tejinder:
- use petrol or octane
- use back-lighting (with contrasting color. Purple works just great with yellow flame)
- use burst mode (flame dies soon...and trust me - you dont want to fill the glass with more liquid :)) |
questions...
1.so correct me if im wrong,i get a purple light for my lightiing?
2. how do i use "burst mode"
3. my camera is not a slr..its a powershot s2 is and the aperature only goesup to 8, what are my options?
long shutter speed?
//adam
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04/04/2006 05:53:36 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by Elmakias:
Originally posted by tejinder:
- use petrol or octane
- use back-lighting (with contrasting color. Purple works just great with yellow flame)
- use burst mode (flame dies soon...and trust me - you dont want to fill the glass with more liquid :)) |
questions...
1.so correct me if im wrong,i get a purple light for my lightiing?
2. how do i use "burst mode"
3. my camera is not a slr..its a powershot s2 is and the aperature only goesup to 8, what are my options?
long shutter speed?
//adam |
-Alternate- use purple (or any contrasting color) and well lighted background
-Most prosumer P&S have option of clicking photos in sequence (till the button is pressed)
- actually it goes DOWN to 8! the up would be 3.2 or 2.8 or something like that :) {bigger the number, smaller the aperture. the number actually is see as 1/xxx where xxx is represented aperture)
I'll try to upload few more examples soon.
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04/04/2006 06:03:19 AM · #23 |
The S2 goes up to f/2.7
The way to make things work for longer exposures is to find other ways of reducing overall light.
ND filters are great. I don't know why I still haven't got any. |
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04/12/2006 11:20:39 PM · #24 |
| What is a good way to make a template |
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04/13/2006 12:14:08 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by eschelar:
ND filters are great. I don't know why I still haven't got any. |
If you own a pair of sunglasses you own a crude polarizer and ND filter. Not ideal, but they work.
 How you shoot fire depends on what sort of effect you want. Crisp tendrils of flame, 1/60th or less, Blur and glow more than 1/10th. The key trick of shooting fire is not burning down your house, or at least if you do make sure you get a good shot out of it. |
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