The fire spinning shots were taken during a Beltane Fire Point training session. (the camera info shown was used for the couple. For the fire spinners, the exposure was 0.8sec)
The violin photo was a 15 sec exposure in an improvised home studio. Georgi (the model) kept very still, and the fire patterns were traced out with a lighter.
The whole thing was inspired by this quote:
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars" - Jack Kerouac
I started taking those particular photos because I wanted in some way to show the essence of those people...
And because of the unpredictability of photography, what I ended up with was a fire opera style of scene, which was initially unintended.
Can't wait to see how well this does.
Btw, to really get the photo, try playing Carmina Burana in the background :)
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You have a signature subject style! Where the bottom images overlap, the border looks a little weird, where the top line is thinner than the side. I didn't notice the nudity until I saw levy's comment; maybe the gratuitous violin distracted me.
This has a tremendous energy and vibrance to it - makes a great composite! I, too, think the one of the violin can stand on it's own - heck all three can! Very unique and enjoyable entry.
I quite like this especially with the way the tones work together. The couple is my favourite part. I agree with levyj413 about the border on the bottom left entry though.
First Impression was WOW I wouldn't want flames that close to my hair..
Technically
I like the lighting, and the one you shot of the violinist inside was the best of the three.
Composition..
I like the set up of the pictures, it brought to mind Nero playing while Rome burned.
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Final Thoughts.
A great change from the flower shots.. (I entered a bad flower shot)
I agree with the person who said the violin shot could stand alone.
Nice entry. Really should have scored higher.
Interesting choices. I like the lower left one best, mostly for the lighting. Actually, the nudity seems a bit pointless given the fire and reflection.
The placement of the lower left shot is a bit problematic - it seems to me that it should either overlap the one on the right by a lot more or not at all. The small overlap strikes me as accidental.
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