This grinder is right next to the outside door so natual light is illuminating the right side which was nice. Then used a tripod to hold the camera with my right hand and my left hand to push the metal rod into the grinder. I took a lot of shots to get this one with enough sparks to make it interesting enough. I used lots of different angles also, and deciding this "perspective" was the best. The slow shutter speed really allowed a lot of "trails", etc. to show up. Used a black piece of cardboard behind the grinder to give an even background.
Post processing used Levels and very light Unsharp Mask.
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Excellent choices of framing, shutter speed and light. If possible I would have cut back on the light level to put a little more emphasis on the sparks.
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