can someone help me out? i've been trying to produce a similar shot to this but i cant seem to get the level of detail, mainly how the ignited area isnt blown out and you can see the expired area cooling off. i can only imaging that some sort of ND filter (which i dont have) was used to remove the super bright flame.
i also dont get nearly as many sparks and the smoke has to be kept at bay with a fan.
can someone help me out? i've been trying to produce a similar shot to this but i cant seem to get the level of detail, mainly how the ignited area isnt blown out and you can see the expired area cooling off. i can only imaging that some sort of ND filter (which i dont have) was used to remove the super bright flame.
i also dont get nearly as many sparks and the smoke has to be kept at bay with a fan.
This looks like an arc welding rod rather than a sparkler, or they soaked it in something to suppress its ignition. The amount of spark is much lower than I get with the usual sparklers.
Write to the guy through his flickr account and ask him, most people are flattered to be asked and willing to share
This looks like an arc welding rod rather than a sparkler, or they soaked it in something to suppress its ignition. The amount of spark is much lower than I get with the usual sparklers.
Write to the guy through his flickr account and ask him, most people are flattered to be asked and willing to share
i was wondering the same, the unspent portion doesn't look like any sparkler i have ever seen nor does the spent portion look so smooth. the more i look at it, the more it doesn't look real.
Otherwise I would bracket your exposures and blend them in photoshop.
Oh. LOL. I didn't realize I hadn't posted the trick in the notes of the shot. The sparks and smoke are on a laptop screen behind the cord. You could do that if you wanted, although it would have its own issues.
