Have had fun recently playing with fire, this one got out of hand (a long story). More of a 'luck than judgement' shot with the flame shape but hope it does well.
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strikebishop, imho not stupid nor redundant ;) yes, it was a very lucky shot (took the edge off the ribbon but hey, if you don't shoot you don't ribbon ;) the shoot was specifically for the challenge and I submitted this shot from many (many) taken because of the 'figure' but never saw that 'it' was actually counting - you've made me think its even better now - thanks!
Taralyn, you may know it as ethyl alcohol, methanol, methyl isobutyl ketone or denatured alcohol?
(This post may sound stupid or redundant, but I like to comment -before- I read other's comments. Keeps me non-biased)
I must say, for luck you sure hit this one on the nose! If the judges saw what my wife & I both saw, you would have made blue! The flame shape looks so much like a small humanoid figure (in flowing robes) standing on top of the coins, adding or tabulating on some kind of device or pad. (Probably a tax collector.) The figure is facing forward to the left looking down at his/her hands. I would say that the image carries a message about the burden of money.
Thanks for all your comments folks :) and yikes! a yellow :)
For those that asked, yes, its a single shot and probably the least editing I've ever done to a pic (oh, and my trademark bad border!). The setup is £101 in change (yes, I counted it) and I just poured meths into the bowl and set light to it capturing 2 to 3 shots per 'light'. I have some pretty good flames but this one literaly jumped out.
When I was clearing up there was still meths in the bowl that I couldnt burn so (stupidly) I poured the coins onto another table and set light to them again and, after a scary moment I managed to quell the flames but sadly the table is no more!
If anyone has ever told you not to play with fire, they were wrong. :-) This is one of the more interesting and better exposed fire shots I've seen here. And it's much safer than lighting your thumb on fire!
Wow! Congratulation! That is truly stunning. Can't wait until after the challenge to see how you did this. I hope you explained. I'll have to pm you if I see N/A in the description :) 10
The shape of the flame does indeed look like some cloaked figure and the overall idea is good and well executed. I would probably liked more light on the coins and the border is a bit too distracting for me.
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