No one was hurt, but it was a real fire.. a garage burned down about a mile from my house.
The book title, though, is canadian, so i doubt many people will know it. It's mostly in reference to the fact that a bed is burning in the picture :) even though the book is about sex, hehe. Sort of litteral interpretation of the title.
i used a stump in the ground to stabilise my shot, Forgot to bring my tripod.
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I seem to recall a made for TV movie starring Farrah Faucet titled “The Burning Bed”. Since most movies are based on books, I took it for granted that this was a legitimate book title. There was no problem meeting the challenge (imho). This is a great documentary type shot, it captures the horrible reality that fire has on a person’s home and belongings. I was relieved to hear no one was hurt.
As far as the image goes, there’s a delicate balance between overexposing the fire to get the smoke and underexposing the smoke to the fire. I have to say, you did a fantastic job capturing both the fire and the smoke, with just enough shutter drag to catch some wonderful sparks. The composition is wonderful, considering you had to use a stump for your tripod. I like the dark clump (and bed) in the lower right hand corner. Since that clump/bed is lower, it seems to balance out the garage in the center/left of the shot while allowing for some smoke/sparks to flow into the upper right.
Like I said earlier, this is a great documentary type shot, perfect for a newspaper or magazine article on the incident.
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