I once photgraphed a Civil War re enactment. One of my shots was a head on shot of a canon with the gun crew. I realized it was not the best place to be standing. The canon was loaded. Thought I'd re create the experience with a lit fuse for emphasis!
Camera was set on sharp, contrast was at 1. Got as close as I could without going to macro because I wanted to emphasize looking down the barrel. With camera on a tripod, adjusted the fuse to the blinking timer from test shots. . . then lit the fuse and shot!!!
Cropped and adjusted for color in Photoshop, adjusted brightness and contrast a tinge more, adjusted size for the web, then sharpened the final image.
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I really like this shot but the challenge was to imply something exciting, frightening, REALLY COOL, yummy, tempting, or otherwise compelling somewhere past the edge of the image. You have created the opposite...
Your idea is wonderful, and you have done well with the symmetry. Your focal plane is well placed, and I like that you have a relatively narrow depth of field. If I had to complain about something, I would have liked to see just a little more of the fuse fire at the top. Regardless, 10 from me.
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