Stuck a match in a small pot of soil to hold it in place. Lorene held a small shop light really close to the matchstick and then lit the match from behind with a lighter. I clicked the ol' shutter.
Shot in RAW: 2 seperate conversions to expose for the fire and the matchstick
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I saw a few other images with the same concepts here on this challenge and it usually turns me off. However, this shot is just so well executed and sharp that I could not help but comment on it and give it a high score. It's an 8 for me!
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