Steel Wool Photography - DPChallenge Forums

11/28/2011 11:32:52 PM · #1

I have been having lots of fun the last month or so with Steel Wool Photography and just got done making a little video tutorial and wanted so see other shots you guys may have taken.

Video Tutorial I made - Link Here

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

11/29/2011 12:53:52 AM · #2

Nice work. Ive done a few of those here and there. Where in NY are you?

Tiny

Apple iPad mini 4

11/29/2011 07:25:51 AM · #3

Thanks for that,I did wonder how those shots where made.
They make good images.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

11/29/2011 07:56:56 AM · #4

Nice job, with both the photos and the video. Thanks for sharing the tips.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

11/29/2011 08:55:42 AM · #5

Excellent video and super cool photos, thanks!

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/29/2011 11:26:17 AM · #6

Looks like a lot of fun! Plan to try it soon. Just wondering if it has to be a Canon camera strap tied to the whisk? ;-)

11/29/2011 11:39:55 AM · #7

Originally posted by snaffles:

Looks like a lot of fun! Plan to try it soon. Just wondering if it has to be a Canon camera strap tied to the whisk? ;-)

Naa, Nikon straps suck just as much as the Canon strap when used as an actual camera strap. ;)

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

11/29/2011 01:15:54 PM · #8

Home Depot / Local home improvement stores should have everything you need.Except the whisk ;)

I'll post my setup as soon as I get it out of trunk.

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

11/29/2011 01:29:56 PM · #9

I've gotta give this a try...I am always looking to experiment.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

11/29/2011 01:36:04 PM · #10

It would be cool if you could set up a couple of those whisks full of steel wool on the rear bumper of your car, and set them off on the highway.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/29/2011 02:45:55 PM · #11

A whisk! Brilliant! I think this is a really fun thing to do although I'm a little gunshy after setting my parent's field on fire after the first picture below (It only burned about 50 sq feet before I put it out).

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

11/29/2011 02:53:58 PM · #12

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I think this is a really fun thing to do although I'm a little gunshy after setting my parent's field on fire after the [] picture below (It only burned about 50 sq feet before I put it out).

Ha! Would have loved to see a video that goes from setup to shooting through conflagration and extinguishing :)

Perhaps it was a good thing that there was a body of water nearby!

(I bet the brush needed clearing out anyway)

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/29/2011 02:59:09 PM · #13

Originally posted by mycelium:

I wasn't too worried until I got my pants stuck in a blackberry bush while the flames were coming up toward me. It was only grass that was burning so it's not that hot, but I'm guessing it would have been hot enough... :P

cgino

Nikon D810

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED

11/29/2011 06:07:20 PM · #14

It is very fun! I did it for the first time a few months back...

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

11/29/2011 06:09:24 PM · #15

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

I wasn't too worried until I got my pants stuck in a blackberry bush while the flames were coming up toward me.

Maybe that's how God got started?

*unsure*

11/29/2011 06:33:36 PM · #16

My PB as of now.

11/29/2011 08:42:36 PM · #17

I don't remember what size cable I used though.. And do wear gloves when doing this ;)

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/30/2011 10:56:17 AM · #18

Here are a few new shots

snaffles

Nikon D7100

11/30/2011 04:43:05 PM · #19

Originally posted by IAmEliKatz:

I don't remember what size cable I used though.. And do wear gloves when doing this ;)

Cable? I was just going to use some bungees duct taped together. Mind a local store does sell airplane cable so if cable is necessary I can get some.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/30/2011 04:43:47 PM · #20

I just used a metal coat hanger... ;) Some of us revel in the low tech.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/30/2011 05:12:31 PM · #21

Originally posted by snaffles:

I was just going to use some bungees duct taped together. Mind a local store does sell airplane cable so if cable is necessary I can get some.

Anything stretchable is no good because you are going to want to whirl an arc that nearly touches the ground, and possibly other things as well, so precision placement is greatly to be desired. Cable = Good, Bungee Cord = Very, Very Bad :-)

R.

sinistral_leo

Nikon D5100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/30/2011 05:31:25 PM · #22

Can't I use cannon fuse?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/30/2011 05:44:49 PM · #23

Originally posted by sinistral_leo:

Can't I use cannon fuse?

It might work for a tough guy like you...

R.

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

11/30/2011 05:51:22 PM · #24

@ Fred /

Derf --

Awesome photos, all of 'em, really. Haven't watched your video tutorial yet, but I plan to, and I hope to try out this technique before too long.

One question for you though--dunno if you answer it in the video--but have you ever attracted any attention from local law enforcement? Some of your shots look like they were taken in highly visible locations, and it's easy for me to imagine that an officer on patrol might find something curious about huge radiating showers of sparks on a (wooden!) bridge...

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